The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
The Payne Tariff Bill Passes the
House.


| that the Payne tariff bill would pass
| that body by a considerable margin
was not misplaced. The measure was
brought to vote on Friday of last
week, the 9th instant, after having
been under consideration and discus
sion three weeks, and the tally of the
ballot showed 2l7 yeas to 16l nays, q
majority of Sc for the bill. One Re
publican, Hon. Richard W. Austin
of the second Tennessee district, voted
with the Democrats in the negative,
while four Democrats, Messrs. Estop-
inal, Broussard, Puio and Wickliffe,
all of Louisiana, voted with the Re-
publicans in the affrmati
Numerous amendments, mostly of a
minor character, were agreed to before
the final vote, the most important be-
ing to place tea again on the free list,
abrogate the proposed countervailing
duty on coffee produced in countries
that levy an export tax on that ar
ticle, and eliminating the provision of
the rice schedule which proposed to
permit the free Importation of Philip
pine rice. The Louisiana members
were united in support of the last
named amendment, and to their in
fuence it's adoption was largely due.
Our representatives also actively OPP
posed the proposition to place lumber
on the free list, and Mr.. Ransdell
of the fifth district made a strong
speech in favor of retaining the pres
ent duty of 81 per thousand feet The
bill as passed fixes the rate of duty at
81 per thousand feet.
The senate finance committee had
been working diligently on counter
part of the Payne bill. hence when
that measure came over from the lower
house the sen ate committee was fully
conyersant with its provisions, and
will therefore be ready to submit their
report to the senate, it is expected,
early the coming week.
1t was announced that determined
effort would bemade by the friends ofthe
domestic beet and cane sugar interests
TO have the senate modify or expunge
the provision for the free admission
of not exceeding 300, 900 tons of Phil
tppine sug ars in any one year, and
number of Democratic senator's, on
the other hand, were reported to con-
template the Introduction of an amend
ment removing entirely the differ
entail on refined sugar, but latest in
dications point to the failure of both
these movements and the retention of
the items Of the sugar schedule in the
same shape that the house placed them.
Senators McEnery and Foster of
Louisiana can both te relied upon to
resist with allNtheir might any altera-
tion of the bill inimical to the inter
ests and Industries Of their state, and
TO this end will not hesitate to ignore
party lines and act independently Of
their Democratic colleagues in the
sen ate as did our so-called Demo
cratic representatives in the house.
A Business Meeting of the State Press
Association.
When indicted into cffice at the
conclusion OF last years session of
the Louisiana Press Association,
President E. L. Knobloch promised
tha at the 1909 reunion would be largely
devoted to the legitimate affairs OF
the organization, and that the enter
tainments devised by the hospitable
people of the meeting place would not
be allowed to encroach upon business.
That this pledge is to be fulfilled at
the annual gathering of the associa
ton to open at Covington on the 4th
of May, will sufficiently appear from
the fact that the program as definitely
outlined provides for two sessions on
each Of the three days, or six in all,
and that a majority Of the topics TO be
by the persons who have
been invited to read papers or make
addresses appertain directly to the
practical duties of the newspaper
editor, publisher and business man
ager.
A glance at the list so far as COM
pleted by President Knobloch will
attest the correctness of this statement: |
Burning Questions, by Henri L.
5ueydan of the Gueydan News; MAX.
ng Moneyswith a Country Newspaper, ;,
oy r. E, Bulloch of the Logansport
Inter State Newsboy; 1.-THE Press and
he Public" by Robert Roberts, Jr.,
If the Minden Democrat; What Other
State Associations are Doing" BY |
w. D. Robinson of the New Orleans
oicayune; "Commercial ais Coz per alton |
4 mung the Daily and Weekly News
papers of Louisiana" by James M.
Thomson of tie New Orleans Item.
The Liberty Of the Press" by Chas.
9. Schwing of the Ibervilie South;
Some Rersons why the Natural Re-
sources OF the State Should be Con.
eryed,n by Frank Nj. Miller, presi-
lenb Of the Louisiana Game Commits
ion; IS anitation, y by DIR. D. Harvey
Dillon, president of the Louisiana
State Board of Health; and on subjects
ret to be announced, by Mrs May E.
Robinson of the ST. Fcancisville True
Democrat, Edmund Maurin of the
Democrat, and Oscar
;. Alpha of the Franklin Waterman.
In addition TO these contributions