The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-20
MUCH TARIFF TALK TO COME General Debate Will Be-
 gin Today. APPLY FIVE MINUTE RULE Mir. Sims Objects to Reading of
 Measure. Tennessee Member Moves to Pass Hill | and Action was Nearly Taken
 During Paynes Ab-
APPLY FIVE MINUTE RULE

Washington D. C.. Mch. l9.-There is a general disposition In the house to eliminate as far as possible any aca- demic disposition of the tariff. Mem- bers of both sides are desirous of hay ing as Title general debate as possible and as much time as is practicable for the consideration of the blll under the i've minute rule for amendment.
 When the Dingley bill was before congress. less than a week was devot- ed in the house to the discussion of the bill under the five minute rule, and while it Is likely that a rule will be brought In limiting the time for considering amendments. 1t is believed that sufficient time will be allowed for the consideration of the whole bill un- der the five minute rules.
 Members on both sides are lining up and preparing to submit amendments to the sections of the bill in which their constituents are interested. The main contention, Is to be over the cut made in the duty on lumber. It Is understood that the Southern repre- sentatives are almost unanim ously In favor of retaining the present duty of $2 per thousand feet. They will have the support of many members of the North west and Pacific coast states. Hides and leather manufacture also will be the subject of considerable de- bate. An earnest effort will be made by the democrats to have shoes and other leather products reduced at least five or ten per cent and have hides re tained on the free list.
 On shoes. acordlng to the new | tariff, will be levied duty of fifteen | per centum ad valorem.
 While this Is a reduction of ten per centum ad valorem. 1t Is contended by | those who favor further reductions l that the shoemen themselves have ad- mitted they could stand a reduction of | five or ten per centum more if hides were admitted free.
 | The representatives of Western | States will mark an earnest effort to have a duty of fifteen per centum again | placed on hides.
 Louisianians Meet.
 The Louisiana delegation met today | to consider the effect the free trade 1 provision for the Philippine Islands would have on the rice industry in the United States. They will endeavor to | have the minority report of the Ways and Means committee favor a smal duty on rice imported from the Philip pines or the quantity entitled to free entry restricted, as has been done witf | sugar and tobacco.
 A committee composed of Senator Forster and Representatives Brous- sard and Pujo, was appointed to con suit with General Clarence Edwards chief of the insular bureau of the War Department, regarding the Philippine rice importations.
 In explanation of the retention oi the countervailing duty clause on pe- troleum, 1t Is claimed that Mexico has developed large oil fields and that the provision limiting the free entry of oil to countries which do not Impose a tax on the importation of American oil was made to prevent the importation of Mexican oil free of duty if that country should impose 6 tax on oil from the United States.
 There has been very little criticism In the House of the metal schedule but 1t Is claimed that duty on wrought and cast scrap iron should be equal to the duty on pig iron as provided ir the Dinglew law.
 In the Payne bill. scrap iron is GOV cred by a duty of 50 cents per ton while the duty on pig iron Is $2.6Q pei ton.
 In speaking of this schedule mem Der of the House today declared tha its effect would be to reduce the i'm portation of pig iron to practical. nothing. while all the scrap iron tha could 'be secured In foreign countrie!