The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-08
FORDNEY IS VICTOR
I. IN LUMBER FIGHT
rEs
Michigan Congressman Knocks
Out counteryailing Duty.
TAWNEY SUFFERS a DEFEAT
Minnesota Mans Plan to Modify the
Duty Is Beaten--scott's Amend
ment Against Free Hides ls
Lost, 1866 to 1o6.

Washington, Apr THE house
yesterday overwhelmingly adopted the
Fordney amendment to the Payne
tariff bill striking out the provision for
countervailing duty on lumber.
The Tawney amendment designed to
reduce the duty on all lumber included
In paragraph 1877 OF the bill. except fin
ished lumber, was fost on division. Isl
TO l73, party alignments being badly
broken A vote by tellers on his de-
Inahd also resulted In being lost, 10
to l76.
Fixes Lumber Duty.
The amendment to the lumber
schedule of the Payne tariff bin which
was offehed By Mr. Fordney and
adopted by the house strikes out the
proyisu in paragraph 1877 of the Payne
bill. The paragraph fixes the duty on
sawed lumber at one dollar per 1000
feet and also likes the duty on other
closes of lumber. The proviso re-
quires that the maximum rates pro.
yided for in sections three and four of
the bill shall be imposed upon lumber
coming from any country which flxes
an export duty on lumber shipped to
the United States or which in any
other way discriminates against or re.
stricts the expectation OF lumber or
other forest products to this country
The paragraph was directed especially
against Canada and In case of dis.
crimination would have had the effect
OF Increasing rates ~
Situation Becomes clouded.
The chair ruled that other amend
ments could be offered, but that the
committee amendment offered by Mr.
Fordney had precedence. The situa-
iion again became clouded by the offer
ing of a substitute amendment by Mr..
Clark. whosdesired TO speak to it, but
the chair ruled that Mr.. Fordney was
entitled 10 the floor. Mr.. Fordney said
he Introduced his amendment with
great regret, as the provision II
sought TO strike out was meritorious
one.
II am offering the amendment" he
declared, and win vote for it, but II
causes me to sweat blood in doing so"
Mr. Tawney of Minnesota jumped up
with substitute. Mr.. Clark, who also
claimed the floor, was recognized. The
Clark substitute, which was then read,
provided for amending several sec.
tons by placing lumber on the free
list
Chair overrules Tawney.
Mr.. Tawney contended that two par
a. nj ha In, q
amendment, and offered an entire sub
stitute for the lumber schedule, modi-
flying. but retaining the duty.
The chair ruled that the Fordney
amendment had precedence.
Against the protests OF Mr.. Tawney,
the chair recognized Mr.. De Almond of
Missouri for an amendment as "a substi.
tute to the counteryaillng proviso, pro.
viding for the free admission from all
parts or the western hemisphere.
Mr.. Tawney received another set.
back when the chair oyerruled his
point that the De Almond amendment
Was not in order because 1t transferred
70 the free list an item on which duty
was imposed.
Scott's Hide Amendment Lost.
A lively discussion was precipitated
over an amendment by Mr.. Scott OF
Kansas, fixing a duty of ten per cent.
ad yalorem on raw hides, which was
finally lost on division, 1o6 to 166.
Among those supporting the Scott
amendment was Mr.. Burleson, Dem.
ocrat of Texas, who said that evidently
the amendment suggested the only way
to get cheaper boots and shoes. Refer
ring to Mr.. Clark of Florida, but with.
out mentioning his name, he declared
that the position such as he had taken
meant that If you take care of my dis
triet you may pilfer, you may rob, you
may plumber the American people and
! will stand by and not raise voice
against It,
Discussing the Scott amendment Mr..
Hill OF Connecticut declared that the
proposed duty ON hides was simply "a
surrender to Chicago monopoly"
Rank nonsense" shouted Mr.. Mann
Of Illinois, all the way across the cham
Der. 4 am for free hides myself he
said, "but that is rank nonsense"
After the Scott amendment was lost
an unsuccessful attempt was made by
Mr.. Clark Of Missouri to put leather
and all products of leather on the free
list, the chair deciding that the special
rule did not apply to that section.
Through proposed amendments. Mr..
Miller OF Kansas sought to have the
barley schedule changed from 10 cents
to 25 cents a bushel, and Mr.. Alexan.
der OF New York offered substitute
fixing that duty at ten per cent. ad
yalorem.
These amendments, relating to the
barley schedule. were still under dis.
cussion when the bill was laid aside
and the hoGse adjourned.