The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-10

House Passes Payne Revision Measure
After Long Session Filled With
Moments of Exciting Interest.

Hurd, Kendall KENNEDY, Pickett.
Smith and Woods the entire Rcpub.
llcan delegation from Iowa ilinshaw,
klnkaid and Norris. 81 Nebraska Nor
gan ,0f Oklahoma
While more consideration IN point
af Time has been given by the house
TO the Payne bill. It was passed IN
fewer days than the Dlngley bin was
acted upon after being reported to
the house. The Payne bin was IN.
trodnced on March II, reported 10 the
house BY the ways and means com
mltlee on the following day and was
under general debate for sixteen DAYS.
Last Monday the rules committee re.
ported a special order. which closed
the general discussion and provided
for the consideration Of the bin under
The tive'mlnute rule. Chairman Payne
handled the bin on the floor and di
vided the time IN such a way that
only araGaphs affected by commit
tee amendments and the amendments
permitted by the special rules had
been considered when the time to
vote on the measure was reached.
Less Time Than plnpley
The Dlngley bill was under eonsld.
Grafton IN the house for two days
longer than the Payne bin but the
house was not In session as long each
day as during the consideration Of
the latter measure. All during the
general debate on the Payne bin the
house sat for ten and one half hours
each day, thus establishing record
for that body Mr.. Olmstead OF Pen
nsylyanla presided au chairman OF the
committee Of the whole house on the
state Of the union throughout the 90
days that were given to the bill,
One Of the principal changes affect
ed The Payne bill since its ntroduc.
tiqn was the placing Of petroleum ON
the free list. This involved more ser
iohsly contested fight than any Of the
other amendments. Speaker Cannon
during debate on the amendment to
reduce the duty, took the floor In de.
Tense OF the higher rate OF duty AL
though an amendment 10 place oll on
the free list was lost yesterday, a
similar amendment offered hy Chair.
man Payne today was carried.
Among the other Important amend
ments that have been made since the
bill came from committee were those
striking out the provision for a duty
on tea and the counteryaiIlng duty
provlso on coffee The elimination OF
the maximum aud minimum section
4 the bill was also significant.
The patent law provision. intended
10 relallate for The new British pat
ont law was stricken out The so
called Joker" In the cotton cloth
schedule which was claimed. would
increase the duty OF the Dingley biii
several hundred per cent was cor.
reeted. The drawback section was
amended SO that II could not be TAX.
en- advantage Of for the purpose OF
Specializing Ia gfain. and ihe Philip
pine FREQ trade provision was amend,
ed so that rice VIII be admitted free
from the islands. The couniervail.
Ing duty clause on lumber was slrlck-
en- out but a strong effort to place
lumber On ihe free list did not sue
coed
The duties on barley barley malt,
charcoal iron plnapples IN crates,
aaeehaflne, medlcated cotton ana cot
ION collars and cuffs, as originally IN
tae bill were Included in The tobac-
co schedule Increase which provides
any that prohibits the importation OF
American tobacco. a provlso was IN.
cluded In the iobacco schedule In.
the duty on filler tobacco
from any country which prohibits the
Importation Of the American tobac.
co.
The internal revenue law was also
amended on that ralsefs Of tobacco
will have TO pay a manufacturers II.
cense IN order to dispose of their leaf
tobacco There were several teehni
cal changes In the steel schedule
downward and lace curtain
and netting machines we're included
IN thep roylso which permits the
free of duty of lace machinery prior
TO May /. 1919 Hides. hosiery and
gloves were left as reported BY the
hides remaining free and
IN increased duty being presented
Iof gloves and stockings
Among the Democrats who voted
against free lumber were representa-,
Ives from Georgia. Mississippi. Ala
lama. the entire Louisiana delegation,
he entire Florida delegation, Virginia
North Carolina and Gregg and Dies
If Texas.
Shortly after the announcement Of