Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-15
PAYNE TARIFF BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
DAY FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT
FROM BEGINNING OF SES-
SION TO THE END.
PASSED BY VOTE OF 2I7 TO I6I
One Republican Voted Against the
Measure, and Four Democrats,
All from Louisiana, Voted
in Its Favor.

Washington. ID. C.-After three
weeks of consideration the Payne tar
if bill was passed by the house of
representatives last night by a vote of
217 to 161. One Republican, Austin
(Tenn.) voted against the measure
and four Democrats, all from Louisi-
ana, Messrs. Proussard, Estopinal,
Pujo and Wickliffe, voted for it. An
attempt by Champ Clark, the minority
leader, to recommit the bill with in
structions signally failed.
Day Filled with Excitement.
The day was filled with excitement
from the moment the session began
at noon until the minute of adjourn
ment. The members were keyed up
to the highest pitch and practically
full membership remained on duty
throughout The final vote demon
strated the capacity of the Republican
organization to get together. The sit
uation with respect to lumber was
greatly relieved to the Republican
leaders when it became manifest that
the advocates of the proposition plac-
| ing it on the free list were in the mi
nority. Because of that fact, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald On. " charged that mid
night deal had been made whereby
free lumber was to be voted down and
the rates on barley and barley malt
increased. This was denied.
Some Changes in the Bill.
one of the principal changes effected in
! the Payne bill since its Introduction was
| the placing of petroleum on the free list.
| Among the other important amendments
that have been made since the bill came
! from committee We're those striking out
| the provision for duty on tea and the
! countervailing duty proviso on coffee The
! elimination of the maximum duty of 20
| per cent on coffee, contained in the max
| imum and minimum section of the bill,
was also significant.
To the free list We're added evergreen
! seedlings. cloves and nut oil, which is
used in making varnish. The patent law
! provision, intended to retaliate for the
new British patent law. was stricken out
! on account of an international ConVen-
ton. The so-called Joker in the cot
! ton cloth schedule which it was claimed
would increase the duty of the Dingley
| bin several hundred per cent was cor
rected, the proviso for the method OF
counting threads in the cloth being made
the same as in the present law.
The section restricting the contents OF
packages of tobacco was amended to con-
form with the present law, in order that
union labels may not be excluded from
such packages. The drawback section
| was added to, so that it could not bC
taken advantage of for the purpose Of
! specializing in grain. and the Philippine
| free trade provision was amended so that
! rice will not be admitted free from the
| islands The Counteryailing duty CLAUSE
! on lumber was stricken out but strong
effort to place lumber on the free list die
| not succeed. The duties on barley, bar
| ley malt, charcoal, iron pineapples il
| crates, sacCharinc. mediCatcd cotton, anC
cotton collars and cuffs as originally il
the bill, were increased To retaliatt
against Turkey, which country prohibits
the importation of American filler to-
bacco a proviso was included in the to
baco schedule increasing the duty OF
filler tobacco from any country which pro
hibits the importation of the American
tobacco.
The internal revenue law was als
amended so that raisers of tobacco will
in order to dispose of their leaf tobacco
the steel schedule. principally downward
and lace curtain and netting machine
We're included in the proviso which per
mts the entry free of duty of lace ma
chincry prior to May l. 1910 Hides
hosiery and gloves We're left as rcportc,
by the committee. hides remaining fire.
and an increased duty being presented 70
gloves and stockings.