Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10
What Senate May Do.

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Structural steel. increase from $40 Of a |
cent per pound to u cent per pound.
Pulp and paper, duty to be partially re-
stored. l.
The Payne tariff bill was passed by the
House of Representatives at STA O'Clock
last night by a vote of 217 to 161. -Four
democrats voted for the bill. Messrs
Broussard. Estipinal. Pujo and Wickliffe
all of Louisiana, while one republican
Austin of Texas, voted against it.
The voting on amendments to the bill
began at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Several yea and nay votes were taken or
motions to put lumber on the free list. but
all failed, the yrotectionists having
majorities of 20 to 80 on the respective
votes.
Vote on Free Lumber.
Fifty-five republicans voted for free
lumber and thirty-eight democrats against
it. The republican free lumber vote
was as follows:
Anthony, Campbell, Madison, Miller
Murdoch, Reeder and Scott Of Kansas
Cary. Cooper, Davidson. Esch. Kopp,
Lenroot, Nelson and Stafford of " isconsin
Davis. Lindbergh. Miller, Nye, steerner-
son, Stevens. Iawney and Volstead, the
entire republican delegation from Mime
sofa; Dawson. Good. Haugen, Hubbard,
Hull, Kendall. Kennedy. Pickett, Smith
and Woods, the entire republican delega-
ton from Iowa; Burke and Martin of
South Dakota; Gronna and Hanna of
North Dakota; LOwden. Mckinney, Mann.
Prince, Sterling and Graf Of Illinois;
Hinshaw. Kinkedd and Norris of
Nebraska; Rowland and Joyce of Ohio.
Laurence of Massachusetts, Barnard of
Indiana, Driscoll and Perkins of New
York, Hamilton of Michigan, Howell Of
New Jersey. and Morgan of Oklahoma.
Following is list OF the democrats
voting in the negative:
Adamson. Bell. Brantley, Edwards.
Griggs. Lee and Livingston of Georgia.
Bowers and Dickson Of Mississippi. Hob
son and Taylor of Alabama. Broussard.
Estopinal. Pujo, Ransdell, Watkins and
Wickliffe. the entire Louisiana delega-
ton; Clark. Mays and Sparkman, the
entire Florida delegation: Glass, Lamb,
Lassiter. Maynard and Saunders of VirS
ginia: Goodwin. Page. Pou, Small. Thomas
and Webb of North Carolina; Gregg and
gett of Tennessee; Lever of South Caro-
lima, and Wilson of Pennsylvania.
The increases on barley and barley malt
were retained and the effort to put a
duty OF 10 per cent on hides was de-
feated.
Division on Oil.
A separate vote OH the oil schedule was
demanded. to make record, and the fol-
lowing republicans voted against placing
oil on the free list Alexander, Andrus.
Southwick and vreeland of New York:
Austin of Tennessee. Barchfeld. Barclay.
Bates Burke, Dalzell. Graham, Lang
ham. McCreary. Moon. Tener and
Wheeler of Pennsylvania; Bennett, Ed
wards and Langley of Kentucky: Cole.
Goebell. HollingswOrth. Johnson and
Thomas of Ohio; Creager of Oklahoma.
~1>r,, ,s.rI,< S-Ir \
Mckinlay. McLachlan and Needham Of
California; Gaines. Hubbard, Hughes.
Sturgiss and woodward of West Virginia:
Howell of Utah, Lorimer, Mann and
Cannon of Illinois; Mondell Of Wyoming.
Washburn and Weeks Of Massachusetts,
and Young of Michigan.
The Democratic Substitute.
The motion to recommit the bill. made
by Minority Leader Clark, was accom-
panied by instructions to report a bill
with a vast number Of amendments.
Mr.. Clarks motion directed the ways
and means committee to make the origi-
nal minimum rates of the bill apply as
maximum rates to provide a schedule Of
rates lower than those to be applied as
the minimum rates. Ut also provided
that the discriminating duty clause levy
ing an increase of 10 per cent on goods
imported In foreign vessels be reversed.
50 ds " pIo'lue !or ~ per cent de-
crease in the duties on goods imported
In American vessels. 1t instructed the
committee to provide for a graduated
income tax and to add a paragraph to
the bill which would give the President
the right TO place any article on the free
that the value on that article has been
enhanced in consequence of any mon
opoly or trust in the United States.
Tariff for Revenue.
The motion also directed the amend
ment of the measure by reducing the
duties carried by the bill to revenue
rates. SO as to raise the maximum of
revenue with minimum of burden Of taxa
pie, SO adjusting the rates of duty as to
deal fairly with both producer and con-
sumner. with due regard to the needs OF
the government"
1t specifically provided that leather,
boots. shoes and all products Of leather.
cotton bagging, cotton ties, agricultural
implements, and cocoa should be placed
on the free list. 1t also stipulated that
the increases in the duties on gloves and
hosiery should be taken of. 1t also pro-
vided for the granting of American reg
TRY to vessels built In foreign countries
when purchased by American citizens
for the ocean-carrying trade, providing
they shall be Differed by American citi-
Zens.
Previous Question Ordered.
When the reading had been finished,
Chairman Payne promptly moved the pre-
vious question, and on that the roll was
called.
The previous question was ordered. and
the vote then recurring to the Clark mo-
ton to recommit it was lost. To- to 21S.
The only breaks in party alignment were
by Messrs. Broussard and Pujo. Louisi-
ana democrats, who voted with the re-
publicans.
At precisely 1853 pm. voting on the
bill on its final passage was begun. The
noise in the chamber was SO great that
the clerks had difficulty in hearing the
responses. With the exception OF a very
few absentees, every member was in his
seat. Chairman Payne. who had borne
the brunt of the trying ordeal, frightened
up. evidently happy in the thought that
for a month at least, his duties in con-
nection with the bill were about to be
ended.
The Bill Passed.
On the final passage OF the bill the vote
resulted yeas. PIT; nays, 1871: present. 1.
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