Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
SEND PETITION TO Committee
Offer Six Amendments to Tariff Bill
D and Signify That They VIII Make
Trouble IL Request Not G'an'eo-
Al Are in Opposition to Redue-
tons.
(Pv Associated Fress.)


.-eav;ng that tn. demands when ''''
have made f3r an opportunity |" we
IN SOM. OF the principal sched"I'S
in the Payne tariff bill might result
in changes which they consider M
disadyautageous than the proHi"io"'
NOV in The. bill. nearly thirty R"pup-
,;con members of the House met 10
dav and agreed upon the chanSe'
which they desire TO nave SuDlh'''eo
in the form OF committee amendments
At the same time a meeting or an
III. members OF the ways and means
committee were in progress upon INC
amendments which the sub-commi
, ..e of Republican members had sub
mitted.
There are about fifty or sixty oil
them which the committee will report
including the striking out OF the
countervailing provision for ccffee and
the duty on tea.
Petition to COMMITTEES.
Inferring that they would 'o''
against any rule to restrict ameha-
nents to the Payne bill unless the
changes they desire are PROVIDED os
the WAYS and means committee, the
Republicans who met today decided
to send the following petition 10
Chairman Payne:
ITO the Republican Members OF
the Ways and Means Committee:
The undersigned request your ccm-
mi,,ee to present the following COM
mittee amendments to he Payne
bill:
. An amendment providing for
duty OF 45 cents a ton OF 1000 POUNDS
on coal, and striking out the provis-
ion for reciprocity:
For a duty of % cents ton on
iron ore.
Fer a duty of So ton On pig
iron and scrap iron.
For a duty OF ten per cent. on
hides.
The amendment 10 the lumber
schedule tc be confined to the pro-
viso.
A rule which will provide for the
above will receive our support.
Host 10 Fnty STRONG.
II was claimed by the leaders OF
the movement that fully fifty sigma
lures of Republican members would
he subscribed to the petition by Mon-
day.
Representative Hughes. Of West
Virginia. presided ever the meeting
Of Republicans.
II was decided that the best way
in which to bring about the changes
desired was to have the rule that IS
TO be brought IN on Monday. restrict
amendments 10 those which the ways
and means committee will report and
have that committee include the five
amendments asked for in the petition
The ways and means committee to-
day. upon motion OF Mr.. Fordncy.
Michigan. decided to report an
amendment striking out the counter
vaiI:ng duty prOviso on lumber. and
In their petition. Tue opposition ex-
press the desire that the rule for con-
siderins the tariff will limit amend
mcnts in the lumber schedule to the
provisn.
This would make II impossible 10
have a vote an the question Of free
lumber or 10 raise the duties TO what
they are under the Diagley law.
II had been the impression that the
ways and means committee would r".
port an amendment placing the same
duties on scrap iron as the bill pro
yides for pig iron. The petition
seeks TO have the duty fixed at s. a
ton on both.
Ali the Republican members except
four who were present at the meet
ing which decided on the petition. ex.
pressed their intention CT voting
against the rule TO BE- reported on
Monday unless the committee Offers
their amendments.
Besides taking on the duty on tea
and the countery ailing clause for cot.
fee. the ways and means committee
today decided 20 eport numerous
Other amendments reducing he duties
In the original bin.