Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08

bad day for the Republican organiza-
ton of the House. By combination
by some Republican insurgents" and
| the Democrats, the ways and means
committee was bowled over and the
| advocates of free crude oil and its
products won signal victory when
an amendment by Mr. Norris of Ne
braska, placing the insignificant duty
| OF l per cent. ad valorem on those
| articles WAS adopted by substantial
| majority.
A decision of the chairman that
| amendments could not be offered to
| the oil schedule other than the one
| covered by the special rule of last
Monday and which provided for the
removal of the countervaling duty on
crude petroleum and applying an ad
Valorem duty of 25 per cent. was over
| turned, and not even a. fervid appeal
| by the Speaker. in an cndeavor to
| rally tie Republican forces was sutfi
cent to stem the tide avowedlY against
| the Standard Oil Go. and by prac-
| tically unanimous vote the counter
vailing duty went out as the commit
tee had recommended it.
on all other propositions. the com
mittce was sustained The barley
schedule ran the gauntlet without
| change Tea and coffee We're placed
on the free list and the duty On
barytes increased from IS cents a ton
| to a dollar and a half a ton. a colOuur
| at first humorous but later develop
| ing into personalities developed be-
tween Mr.. Stanley of Conn. and Mr..
| Clark. Fla. and was terminated only
upon an objection Mr.. CrumpaCkrr.
Ind. that it was against the dignity
OF the House. The bill was laid aside
| and at 5.45 p. NJ. the House adjourned,
Wa shington, April THE barley
schedule of the Payne tariff bill again
was threshe,i ont in the House of Rep
rescntativcs today The pending
amendments We're, one by Miller, kas.,
Increasing the Payne bin rate from -
| to % cents a busllel and the other by
| Alexander, \. Y. fixing the rate at 10
| per cent. adj Valorcm.
| AS "a sub for both amendments
| Humphrey. Wash. offered an amend
mcnt placing barley on the fire." list.
Chairman Payne earnestly opposed
all three of the amendments.
After 20 minutes debate the vote was
| about to be taken on the Miller proVl-
sion when Tawney offered an amend
| mc.lt fixing the rate at 90 cent Il bush
| 81 This was defeated as was also the
| amendment of Miller. The Not" then
| REQUIRED to the Alexander and Humph-
rev amendments, both of which like
wise We're lost.
on barley malt Miller, Kas. offered
an amendment raising Payn" rat"
| from % to IS cents a bushcl l;cnly'nS
to question by Mann. H.. the Kan
sas member declared his purpose WAS
to protect American industry and not
to encourage prohibition
Mann Sarcastically suggested Kan
sas was exceedingly moral and char
acttrized Miller as a "curloslty OF inc
House" who encouraged production oil
malt out of which to make beer. Scout.
kas.. replied that the brewers should
be taxed 1T every turn of tn" road
thus enhancing the cost of the materl-
ais they use.
"hc Miller amendment was voted
down, whereuron Humphreys offered
an amendment raising the tax on beer
FROM 81 to $50 barrel. but It went
ont on a point of order by Payne.
When the oil schedule was reached
Nreeland. on behalf of the ways ana
means committee. offered an amend
mcnt striking out the countcrvali'he
duty and fixing 4 duty Of - I"r cent,
al yalorem. Norris, Ncb.. moved Il SUD
stitute providing for duty OF per
cent. ad yalorcm. Against thus balzFli
made tho point of order that as IL WAS
MT included in the committee pr"po-
sitiup il could not he entertainer.
The Chair sustained the point, nut
w.. = vote of 1862 to Il; on division the
chair was ovcrruled, many Ecpu't-
cams voting with the Dem"cra'S
| AGAINST the Chair. Tcllers being order
| oil tho negative vote was increased and
| the vote stood 1926 to 16S. Thus the en-
fro n.troleum schedule was opened 10
| amendment. The result created much
| excitement.
| The House adopted an amendment
hv Norris. Neb imposing | per CENT
| adj valorem on crude petroleum ana '''
| products.
| FITZGERALD, ~ y. denied that the
Standard Oil controlled his ofiiclai ac-
| lions. saving these vile inslnuatlohS
were made through dirty ana dis-
| rrnditab,' prints.
The House also struck out the col'h
te.va'ling duty on crude petroleum ana
its products.
| vigorous appeal was made by
| camnbell. Kan. for protection for the
indrDendent oil producers who. nc SAD,
noe del protection while the Standard
| Co dill not.
| 4 bitter attack against the Standard
oil 90 was made by Cooper. WIS. IN
favnrms the Norris amendment. See
ing the wave of sentiment in favor OF
th- amendment, Speaker Cannon TOOK
the floor and warned the members OIL
the dangers ahead. He made pea
for the American producer of oil. The
| ,,,o,dnent he declared, was designed