Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-04-09
WINS. LUMBER POINT.
HOUSE ADOPTS THE FoRDNEY
AMENDMENT TO TARIFF
MEASURE.
STRIKES OUT A PROVISION

STRIKES OUT A PROVISION
countervaiIlne Duty on Lumber ID
Killed in Bill-Tawney's Plan ID
Defeated-clark in Warm Struggle
In Minority's Behalf.
Washington, Apr. THE house
yesterday overwhelmingly adopted the
Fordney amendment to the Payne
tariff bill striking out the provision fo1
countervailing duty on lumber.
The Tawney amendment designed to
reduce the duty on all lumber included
In paragraph 1877 Of the bill, except I'm.
ished lumber, was lost on division, 151
to 49,. party alignments being badly
broken. A vote by tellers on his de.
mand also resulted in being lost. ITO
to 176.
Fixes Lumber Duty.
The amendment to the lumber
schedule of the Payne tariff bill which
was offered by Mr.. Fordney and
adopted by the house strikes out the
proviso in paragraph 1877 of the Payne
Dill. The paragraph fixes the duty on
sawed lumber at one dollar per 1000
feet and also fixes the duty on other
closes of lumber. The proviso re-
quires that the maximum rates pro.
vided for in sections three and four OF
the bill shall be imposed upon lumber
coming from any country which fxea
an export duty on lumber shipped to
the United States or which in any
other way discriminates against or re
stricts the expectation of lumber OF
other forest products to this country,
The paragraph was directed especially
against Canada and in case of dis.
elimination would have had the effect
OF increasing rates.
Situation Becomes clouded.
The chair ruled that other amend.
ments could be offered, but that the
committee amendment offered by Mr..
Fordney had precedence. The situa-
ton again became clouded by the offer.
Ing of substitute amendment by Mr..
Clark, who desired to speak to it, but
the chair ruled that Mr.. Fordney was
entitled to the floor Mr.. Fordney said
he introduced his amendment with
great regret, as the provision 1t
sought to strike out was a meritorious
one.
Il am Offering the amendment" he
declared, ''and will vote for 1t, but 1t
causes me to sweat blood in doing So"
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota jumped up
with a substitute. Mr.. Clark, who also
claimed the floor, was recognized. The
Clark substitute, which was then read,
provided for amending several sec.
tons by placing lumber on the free
list.
Chair Overrules Tawney.
Mr.. Tawney contended that two par.
agraphs could not be covered in one
amendment, and offered an entire sub
stitute for the lumber schedule, modi.
flying, but retaining the duty.
The chair ruled that the Fordney
amendment had precedence.
Against the protests Of Mr.. Tawney.
the chair recognized Mr.. De Almond Of
Missouri for an amendment as substi.
tute to the countervailing proviso, pro
v1d1ng for the free admission from all
parts of the western hemisphere.
Mr.. Tawney received another set.
back when the chair overruled his
point that the De Almond amendment
was not in order because 1t transferred
TO the free list an item on which duty
was imposed.
Clark Raises Point.
After converting the house took up
the Payne tariff amendment under the
order adopted. When adjournment
was taken there was pending the Ford.
ney amendment from the committee on
ways and means striking out the provi.
sion for the countervailing duty of lum.
Der. A parliamentary snarl at once
was encountered as to whether or not
other amendments would be permitted
under the rule. The point was raised
by Mr.. Clark of Missouri, the minority
leader. A number of members were
Immediately on their feet endeayorine
to put their construction upon the
rule.
Chair Has Rule Read.
To allay the impending excitement.
the chair had the rule read for In.
formation. Messrs. Fitzgerald of New
York. and Dalzell of Pennsylvania
both on the committee on rules, con.
tended that individual amendments un.
der the rule could be offered.
The Republican members of the
ways and means committee met to con.
slider further amendments to the PAYNE
bill. The duties on pig iron and scrap
iron and the reciprocity clause of the
coal schedule were the principal items
regarding which the committee was
urged to make changes. The paper
schedule was also under discussion for
amendment