The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
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tHdI the duty or per cent Do stricken
from the bill, and that all oil products be
placed on the free list
This, he said, was the sense OF the
House as shown by the striking out of
the original provision OF the bill. and he
believed transferring the schedule 70 the
free list the most expeditions way 20
handle the section.
Action Causes Surprise
Mr. Clark as well as most other mem
bers OF the House. was greatly surprised
at this step on the part Of Mr.. Payne
and al first there was considerable doubt
that the action would be wise. it being
feared. maybe. it would have the effect
OF nullifying the action taken in placing
the l per cent duty on oil. but Mr.. Payne
explained his position. and the transfer
was made by unanimous consent.
When the time arrived for a separate
vote just before the close last night. Mr.
Payne and Mr. Dalzell insisted that there
was no use 10 vote by roll call: that no.
body would oppose il, but Mr.. Clark
took advantage OF the opportunity and
forced the Republicans 10 support free
oil.
The Republicans who. because OF party
amendment were Representatives Andrus.
Of New York; Austin, Of Tennessee;
Barchfeld. OF Pennsylvania; Barclay. Of
Pennsylvania Bates. Of Pennsylvania;
Bennett, OF Kentucky; Burke, Of Penn
sylvania Cole. OF Ohio: Creager. OF Okla
hOma: Dalzell. Of Pennsylvania; Driscoll
OF New York: Edwards. OF Kentucky;
Englebright. Of California: Gaines. OF
West Virginia: GOebel OF Ohio. Graham.
OF Pennsylvania HAYES of California;
HOllingsworth. OF Ohio: Howell Of
Utah; Hubbard Of West Virginia;
Hughes. of West Virginia; Johnson. OF
Ohio; Kahn. Of California; Knowland. OF
California; Langham- OF Pennsylvania:
Langley. OF Keatucky; Lindberg Of Min
nesota; Lorimer, OF Illinois; McCreary. OF
Pennsylvania; McKinlay Of California;
Mann. OF Illinois: Mondell. Of wyoming;
Moon, Of Pennsylvania: Needham. OF
California;; Southwick. Of New York;
Stureiss. OF West Virginia. Tener. %
Pennsylvania. Thomas. OF Ohio. NTee-
chusetts: Weeks. OF Massachusetts,:
woodward, OF West Virginia. Young. OF
New York and Speaker Cannon
Free Lumber Defeated.
Contrary to all expectations. me free
lumber forces IN the House failed IN
every attempt 10 put lumber or lumber
products on the free list. The only change
from the bill as It was originally reported
was 10 strike out the countervailing duty
provision. This was a committee amend
ment offered by Representative Fordney,
OF Michigan. and had the backing Of the
Ways and Means Committee and the
House organization.
The first lumber amendment was 20
strike out the duty Of one-half OF l cent
cubic foot on ali timber, newn, sided,
or squared otherwise than Dy saving.
This was offered by Mr.. Tawney. Of Min
nesota. and was lost by vote OF 1sS 10
1s4
Voting was not along party lines, the
amendment being opposed by thirty-nine
Democrats and supported by ffty-siX Re
publicans. II had been regarded as gen
orally certain that these lumber products
would be placed on the free list, but the
vote for the Tawney amendment fell
short some twenty-five votes Of what was
expected.
Organization Well in Control.
After this the free lumber votes weak |
ened steadily, and at the close OF voting !
on this schedule the House organization /
was well IN control Of the situation
Representative De Armcnd. Of Missouri |
offered an amendment providing that no 4
duty be collected from lumber products I
coming from any country in the western !
hemisphere; Champ Clark one 10 strike 4
out rke paragraph. and Mr. Tawney still /
another 70 put sawed board planks, deals. /
planks. and other similar products on the /
free list but all We're voted down.
Democrats who voted for protection on 4
lumber were Representatives AdamsOu. /
Bell tGa) Bower. Brantley. BrousSard. \
Clark Fla.). Dickinson. Dies. Edwards. 4
Elierbe. Estopinol. Glass. Goodwin. Cor
don. Gregg. HobsOn Lamb. Lassiter. Lee.
Lever. Livingston. Maynard. Mays Moon T.
tTenn.J, Nichols. Page. Padgett. Pou.
Pujo, Ransdeu Saunders. Small. Spark
man. Taylor. Thomas (N c., Watkins.
Webb, Wycliffe. and Wilson Pa). Mr.
Wilson was the only Northern Democrat
who deserted his party.
Free Lumber Republicans.
Republicans who voted for free lum-
Der were: Representatives Anthony. Bar
nard. Burke, Of South Dakota: Camp
bell. Carey. Cooper. Of Wisconsin: Creag-
er, Davidson, Davis, Dawson. DriscoH.
OF New York. Esch. Good. Graf. GrOnna.
Hanna. Haugen. Hinshaw Howell. How
land, Hubbard, Hull. Joyce. Kendall. Ken
nedy or Iowa; Kinkaid. Kopp. Kuster-
mann. Lawrence. Lenroot Lindberc
Lowden, Mckinney Madison. Mann.
Martin of South Dakota; Miller. of Kan
sas. Miller, OF Minnesota; Morgan. Of
Oklahoma; Murdock. Nelson. Norris. Nye.
Perkins. Pickett, Prince, Reeder. Scott.
smith Of Iowa; Stafford Steenerson.
Sterling. Stevens, TaWney, Volstead. and
Woods, OF Iowa.
The duty on barley was then raised
from l. cents a bushel 20 . cents. and
the duty on barley malt was increased
from 30 20 40 cents. This was a com
mittee amendment. and was passed by
a vote OF 1s3 TO 1S6
The barley fight in the House has been
the cause Of considerable squabbling in
the Republican party. Mr.. Tawney. fol- 1
lowed by other members from the North
west, wanted the duty increased. and
once II was announced the Ways and
Means Committee had agreed 70 do SO.
When the Committee OF the Whole House
was considering the bin THURSDAY an
offered by Mr. Miller. OF
Kansas, TO increase the rate was de-
feated. Yesterday Mr.. Cushman. Of
Washington, a new member OF the Wavs
and Means Committee. offered an amend
ment increasing the duty 10 q cents.
and this was carried. Mr.. Fitzgerald, Of
New York. and Mr. Mann. OF Illinois.
assailed the amendment, but their ef-
forts 10 defeat II were fruitless.
Inconsistency Is Charged.
Mr. Fitzgerald said that he believed
there had been a combination formed,
and that he certainly could not under
stand why the committee was so bitterly
opposed 70 Il Thursday and so strong