The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
PAYNE TARIFF BILL
PASSES The HOUSE
Oil, Tea and Hides Go on Free
List, but Lumber Fails
to Make It.

bill was passed by the House of Repre-
to 161. One republican, Austin, of Ten
nessee, voted against the measure, and
four democrats, all from Louisiana
Broussard. Estopinal. Pujo and Wick
tiHe--voted for it. An attempt by
Champ Clark, the minority leader, I'd
recommit the bill with instructions sig
nally failed.
The day was filled with excitement
from the moment the session began at
noon until the minute of adjournment.
The embers were keyed up to the
highest pitch, and a practically full
membership remained on duty through
out. The final vote demonstrated the
capacity of the republican organization
TO get together.
When the bill actually was passed
the republicans cheeerd Justify, some
dancing UP and down the aisles and
patt1ng their fellow members on the
back.
After adopting q resolution that until
Surther orders the session shall be held
only on Mondays and Thursdays, tho
blouse. at $3.50 o'clock p. m, adjourned.
Beats Dinsley Bill.
While more consideration in point of
time has been given by the House to
the Payne bill, 1t was passed in fewer
days than the Dingley bill was acted
upon after being reported to the House.
The Payne bill was introduced on
March II, reported to the House by the
ways and means committee on the fol-
lowing day and was under general de-
bate for 16 days.
The Dingley bill was under consider
alton in the House for two days longer
han the Payne bill. but the House was
not in session as long each day as dur
ing the consideration of the latter
measure. All during the general de-
bate on the Payne bin the House sat
sor 1912 hours each day, thus estab-
fishing a record for that body. Mr..
sOlmsted, OF Pennsylvania, presided as
chairman of the committee of the
whole House on the state of the union
throughout the 20 days that We're given
TO the bill.
important Changes.
One of the principal changes effected
IN the Payne bill since it's introductio
was the placing of petroleum on the
tree list This involved Il more serious
ly contested light than any of the other
amendments. Speaker Cannon during
the debate to reduce the duty took the
floor in defense of the higher rate OF
duty.
Although an amendment to place oil
on the free list was lost Thursday, a
similar amendment offered by Chair
man Payne yesterday was carried.
Among the other important amend
gments that have been made since the
bill came from committee We're those
k out the provision for a duty
ON Ted anu the COuI1IGTNail1lS DUTY pro-
yiso on coffee. The elimination of the
maximum duty of 20 per cent on coffee
contained in the maximum and mini
mum section of the bill was also sig
ntficant.
To the free list were added evergreen
seedlings, Glove and nut oil, which is
used In making varnish The patent
law provision intended to retaliate for
the new British patent law was strick-
en- out on account Of an International
convention. The so-called ''joker'' in
the cotton cloth schedule, which it was
claimed would increase the duty of the
Dingley bill several hundred per cent,
was corrected, the proviso for the
method of counting threads in the.
cloth being made the same as in the
present law. a
Tobacco Duties. Z
The section restricting the contents
of packages of tobacco was amended to
conform with the present law in order!
that union labels may not be excluded
from such packages. The drawback
section was added to the bill so it would
not be taken advantage of for the pur-
pose of speculating in grain, and the
Philippine free trade provision was
amended SO that rice will not be adj
mitted free from the islands.
The co~untervailing clause on lumber
was stricken out, but a strong effort to.
place lumber on the free list did not
succeed. :
The duties on barley, barley malt,
charcoal. iron, pineapples in crates,
~saccharine, medicated cotton and cot
ton collars and cuffs as originally in
the bill We're increased.
To retaliate against Turkey, which
country prohibits the Importation of
American filler tobacco. a proviso was
included in the tobacco schedule in
creasing the duty on filler tobacco from
any country which prohibits the i'm
portation Of American tobaccos.
The Internal revenue law was also
amended so that raisers OF tobacco will
not have to pay a manufacturers IL
cense In order to dispose OF their leaf
tobacco. There were several technical
changes in the steel schedule, princip-.
ally downward. and lace curtain net
ting machines were included in the pro-
viso which permits the entry fee of
duty Of. lace machinery prior to May
l, 1910. Hides. hosiery and gloves We're
left as reported by the committee, hides.
remaining free and an increased dutX
being presented for gloves and stock
tngs.
Fffty-hve republicans voted for free
lumber and SO democrats against it.
For Free Hides.
Amendments by Messrs. Scott of
Kansas and Henry of Texas fixing a.
hides weighing 25 pounds or more and
on raw hides and skins weighing more
than l pound were voted down.
The effect of this action was to put
70 Iout Tic opponents ol Tree nldeS.
At IDS voting on the bill on it's final
passage was begun. The noise was so.
great that the clerks had difficulty in
hearing the Practically every
memb was in his seat
The vote resulted: Yeas, 217; nays,
ISL; present, l. Upon the announce
ment OF the result, the republicans
broke out into loud and prolonged ap-'
plause. The roll call lasted 20 min,
utes.
Mr.. DalzeIl, of Pennsylvania. in1me-i
dtately offered a resolution providing
until further ordered the house shall
meet only on Mondays and Thursdays
Of zach week. The resolution was
adopted unanimously, and the house
adjourned until Monday.
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