The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-12

Washington, April 12-At no time
IN the history Of the Standard on
company aud It's reletlons 70 leglsla-
ton has there been uncovered such a
scandal as has been revealed last
week. In the bill, which passed the
house, Il was generally presumed that
petroleum, crude and refined, It's &C.
cessories and %by-produets, Yves on the
free list.
Through analysis Of the bin passed
by the house ard reported 10 the
the senate, 1t Is discovered that none
OF the by.products OF OIL renners ex-
cept parafhne are mentioned In the
Payne bill IN any manner whatever.
In the expiring moments Of the
houses consideration Of tha tariff
4 schedulela joker was run 10 on unsus-
pecting members and 1t was passed.
Democrats were asleep. They valnly
Imagined that they were bargaining
for free oil. Champ Clark minority
leader. seemed particularly pleased
and gratiied when yesterday morning
Representative Payne. chairman OF
the ways and Means committee, ask
Cd that hts tClark'sl amendment Ak
ing a price OF l per cent en- oil be
agreed TO. and an amendment for
free oil be substituted. .
The Democratic members chcered
They had won the Republicans TO
their side. In the militant hight they
had made against the oil monopoly.
TO have the chairman Of the ways
and means committee 10 wen Earth
or than their bill had provided for
was happy news, Members patted.
each other on thair backs. not meta
| phorleally, but physically. Surely
times had changed they imagined.
Reporter Finds Joker
Il was q pretty trick Az ordinary
young reported, one with no renuta'
tlon IN the journalistic world. dlscos
cred the Joker. II reads That thefe
shall be collected aud paid en- the i'm
portation of all raw OF manufactured
articles, not enumerated or provided
n this act, a duty of 10 per cent and.
on all articles manufactured In whole
or In part not provided for In this act
a duty OF 20 ner cenium"
Thus the b%y.products unmentioned
III the Oh schedule ure to aaye d duty
ur - pcr eentum and It must be re-
memhered that the bgpr0ducts of re-
fneFles are the chief sources Of rev
enue; that The profits Of oil manufac.
turtles. like the one at whiting, Ind,
Hayonne, N ] and other places main
tanned BY the Standard OIL afford tina
company It's chief source Of revenue
and profit
cannon's View
Speaker Cannon. who even the day
tefsie tae bill passed the house,
made an lmnassioned speech In faYor
az q rs per cent ad Halorem tax on
ell and YET who after the resolution
Of Payne reducing the schedule to tae
freel lst, made no dissent, declined
tonight 10 utter a wora either In de-
Tense or In criticism of this Joker but
Payne Is less timofpus
Yes he said. Il knew what we
we've doing. ! hold that any or oil
products Of oil come In free. While
this Language Of the bill may rot state
81 specifically yet the common Under
standing waa aud Is. that oils by-pro.
ducts are to be admitted free. Our
courts hare given us interpretations.
We know where we stand
culbsrlson nenounces Scandal
1T Is one Of the worst scandals !
have ever heard OF since | have heen
IN public life" said Senator Culhert.
son, tcor leader Of The Democratic
side OF the senate, IN an Interview 70.
night. What we, On the senate side
shall do. | am not prepared at this
moment to state. But Il may be IN
ierestlng for some 10 lister 10 the pro
ceedlnEs that VIII take place on Mon
das. Were Ia member Of the house