New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
MANY AMENDMENTS
TO PAYNE TARIFF BILL
DUTY ON TEA CUT OUT BY
HOUSE COIflIITTEE.
CounterraiIng Duties on Coffee and
Lumber Also EIiminated-More
than Forty Other Changes.
from The Tribune Bureau. 7


Committee. at its full meeting to-day adopted
the amendments to the Payne tariff bill prepared
by the Republican members in executive ses-
sion which were announced exclusively in thess
dispatches TO Fridays Tribune The folio"lns
are the most important changes:
The countervaina duty coffee - stricken
out
The duty on tea is removed.
Tho countervaiIing duty lumber IS a5cI'
ished
Rice from the Philippines is taken of tbs
free list.
The section relating to patents is eliminated
The duty On collars and cuffs ia raised per
cent sd valorem and 10 cents specific
The cutlery schedule is materially reduced
Forty ether slight amendments are made.
The meeting was free from bitterness, ana
when 1t ended Mr.. Payne announced tna'' az
though there would be another meetfns 70
morrow no important amendments would oe
made and that the bill in its present 1orm
would be presented TO the House Tomorrow
meeting will be held merely TO make sure tnat
there are no clerical errors in the Dill ana III
order to give the committee q final opportunity
to suggest amendments
MOTIONS DEFEATED
Among the motions which were defeated az
the meeting were the following;
By Representative Calderhead. OF kansaS-IO
restore the duty on hides
Bv Representative Clark Of Missourt-Io pue
boots and shoes and all leather products on tns
free list
By Representative Underwood. OF Alabama
To remove the countervailing duty on Se-fo-
leum-
Bv Representative Harrison. Of New York
To put on the free list wool. lumber, zinc ore.
iron and steel. and 20 restore the Dingiey duties
on gloves and hosiery
Mr. Harrison's motion received only his own
vote, notwithstanding the fact that Mr.. Clark
and his Democratic colleagues have frequently
asserted that they favored the removal OF the
duties on all the articles mentioned Mr..
Underwood's motion for free oil was defeated
by party vote. while Mr. Calderhead had only
three supporters for his duty on hides He said
afterward. however, that he had assurances
that separate vote would be allowed in the
House
Philippine rice vas placed under the same
strictions in the Dingley BILL on motion OF
Representative Broussard- of louisiana who
/ pointed out that the rice industry in his state
would suffer irrepsrable damage Il rice from
the Philippines allowed to enter free
The lactic acid paragraph vas changed SO 80
10 charge duty OF three cents pound when
the import contains more than 40 per cent BY
weight Of the actual acid. and when less than
10 per cent. cents a pound; copperas.
suphate Of iron. was transferred from the free
i
pound: briar root is charged % per cent sld
valorer: saccharine is reduced from IS per cent
sd valoren to so cents a pound; peas re-
duced from 30 to % cents busheI: all bleached
cotton whether nnedicated not. is raised TO %
per cent ad valoreu: shirt collars and cuffs are
raised from S5 TO As cents dozen and from 1e
to IS per cent ad vslorem; leather shoe laces are
increased 10 so cents gross pairs and 10 per
cent ad va!orem; nut oil is placed the free
list
The section which prescribes that no pack
ages Of tobacco or cigarettes shall be permitted
10 have packed in. attached 10 or connected With
them any article other than the manufacturers
wrappers and the labels the internal revenus
stamp and the tobacco or cigarettes was amend
ed conform with amendment that vas
made to the Ding1ey law. The object OF this
section is to prevent the use of coupons or other
premiums, but it was said that the Payne bill
would prevent the use OF union labels.
The patent section was stricken out for tbs
reason that II was found TO conflict with GER
tain treaties already entered into by the United
States. Representative Currier. Of New Hanp-
shire chairman OF the House Committee
Patents is largely responsible for this change
in the bill He said tonight that his COMMITTEES.
in connection with the State Department, had
been yy0-king for some time on a system which
would eventually insure to American citizens
the same patent rights in all foreign countries
that enjoyed by the citizens Of those coun-
bill would have nulliied all his efforts
MORE AMENDMENTS ASKED.
memorial signed by forty Representatives
will be presented to the Ways and Means Com
mittee tomorrow by Mr. Cushnan. Of Wash
ington asking that the countervailing duty on
bituminous coal be increased to 45 cents ton
and duty OF 10 per cent be placed on hides.
West Virginia. Ohio North Carolina, Wyoming.
Kentucky. Iowa. Michigan and Washington
we're represented at a meeting this afternoon
when the memorial was drawn up. II was de-
cded by many of those present that they would
not vote against the rule even If their request
should he denied by the committee. but ths
would insist separate vote. The text OF
the memorial follows:
To the Republican members Of the Ways and
Means Committee:
The undersigned request your committee TO
present the following committee amendments to
the Payne tariff bill:
An amendment providing for duty Of *
cents tOn OF two thousand pounds on coal and
striking out the provision for reciprocity.
For a duty of 25 cents a ton on iron ore
For duty of IS ton on pig iron and scrap
iron.
For duty of 10 per, cent on hides.
The amendment to the lumber schedule to be
confined to the proviso-
rule which will provide for the above viii
receive our support
A number Of the members present cOntendsd
| that their desire merely TO permit the offer
ing of amendments to the lumber. hides. iron ore
| and coal schedules in order that there might be
| a vote on them. II was decided that the best
| way in which 10 bring about the changes de-
| sired was to have the rule to be brought in on
/ Monday restrict amendments 70 those the WAYS
and Means Committee will report. and have that