Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-10
PAYNE TARIFF BILL IS
PASSED BY The HOUSE
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western hemisphere and on that the
yeas and nays likc"is" We're ordered.
! The DE Almond amendment was
voted down l"3 to Pa.
I The provision for tn" cnuntervailihg
duty on lumber then Was strich"h
out by viva voc" vote.
Mr.. Clarke Missouri. forced roll
call on his amendment striking out
the whole OF section 1917 providing
for a duty Oh dressed lumber. II was
defeated yeas lji. nays 22S.
Undaun,ed, Mr. Tawney called up
his amendment placing on the free
list hewn lumb' and sawed ana plan.
ed humber. covered by section 1876 ana
1877 and a yea and nay rot" was ORDER
ed
This resulted: yeas 1871: NAYS 20"
which finally defeated all attempts
at obtaining fire.. lumber so lar as
the House il concerned.
How Parties Divided.
Fifty Republicans voted for free
lumber and 3S Democrats against II,
The following Democrats voted In
the negative: Adam on. Bell. Brant-
ley Edwards. GrigGS. Lee and Lily
ingston. of Georgia. bowers and Dick
Alabama: Br0usSari, Estopinal. P,jo.
Ransdall. Watkins and Wickiime. the
entire Florida delegations: Glass.
Lamb, Lassiter. Maynard and Saun-
ders of Virginia: Goodwin. Page. Pon.
Small. Thomas and Webb. o. Nortn
Carolina: Gregg and Dies OF. Texas:
Gordon. Moon and Padgett, Iennes-
see: Lever. South Carolina and Viii
son Pennsylvania.
Barley Amendments Retained.
The roll was called on the amend
mcnts made earlier in the day in
crpasing the rates on barley and bar
lev malt. BY vote of 1913 yeas 10
1S6 navs the amendments We're re-
tanned.
Amendments hv Messrs. Scott. Kan
sas. and Henri. Texas. fixing duty
of 10 per cent respectively OIL raw
hides weighing % pounds or more
AMI on raw hides and skins weighing
more than one pound were voted
down. The effect of this action was
to nut to rout the opponents OF free
hides.
Record Vote On Oil.
This. as was supposed. excluded the
about to put the question on the en-
grossment and third reading OF til"
bill when Mr. Clark. Missouri. in
sisted upon the yeas and nays on the
oil schedule in order. as he explained.
to get a record vote. Alter CONSIDER.
able discussion over the question OF
whether CT not free OIL actually wa"
In tn. bill the speaker decided that
thn
necessary and The roll again was call
I'd on the provision for the counter
vaiiing duty which he said II strlcR-
en- out would have the effect OF piac-
ing crude petroleum and its products
on the free list.
While the chair was considering the
matter the House was in CONFUSION
dozen or mere members trying TO get
the ear of the speaker at the same
time to explain the situation.
The provision was stricken out by
practically unanimous vote.
By viva wore vote the engrossment
and third reading of the Till was order
ed whereupon Mr. Linberg. Minnesota.
sought recognition to move to recon-
nit with Instructions.
The speaker refused to so recognize
him saving that in carrying out the
new rule known as the Fitzgerald
amendment. common fairness requir-
ed that he should recognize Mr.. Clark.
Missouri. the minority leader ana
chief opponent Of the bill.
Motion to Reeommit.
Amid intense interest Mr.. Clarke
thereupOn made motion to recon-
mi, with instructions. which instruc-
lions we're read Almost complete 81
lence prevailed while the Instructions
were being read. Occasionally Re
publican would ne heard to sneer at
come particular recommendation.
When the reading had been finish
ed Chairman PAYNE promptly moved
the previous question and on that
the rCIl was called.
The previous question was ordered
and the vote then recurring To the
Clark motion to recomnit IL. vas lost.
Iss 10 eIS. The only breaks m party
alignment were by Messrs Broussard
and Puie. I.oui LANA. Democrats. who
voted with the Republicans.
At precisely 7:55 p. m. voting on he
bill on its final passage was begun.
Vot. na On Final Passage.
On the final passage Of the bill tn"
vote resulted yeas el7. nays lSl. pres
ent l. Upon the announcement OF the
result. The roll call lasted exactly
twenty minutes.
One Republican. Mr. Austin. Ten
nessee. voted against the bill AMI four
Democrats. Messrs Broussard. EstoPin-
al. Pujo and wickIihe. Of louisiana.
voted for it,
Mr.. DalzelI. Pennsylvania. sm-
me iiatsly offered a resolution Provid-
iug that until further ordered the
House shall meet only on Moniays
H.l.-- a.cat Tho