The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-15
PASS PAYNE BILL;
VOTE 2l7 TO lGl
House After Fiye-Hour Fight
Adopts Measure.
WoMEN'S PROTEST IN VAIN
Duty on Gloves and Stockings In
creased-oll, Hides, Coffee and
Tea Free--Tariff on
Lumber. " ftg
WoMEN's PROTEST IN VAIN

Washington, Apr 10.-After three
weeks of consideration the Payne tariff
bill was passed by the house Of repre-
sentatives last night by a vote of PIT
to 161.
One Republican, Austin Of Tennes.
see, voted against the measure, and
four Democrats, all from Louisiana,
Messrs. Broussard, Estopinal, Pujo and
Wickliffe, voted for 1t. An attempt by
Champ Clark, the minority leader, to
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 members 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 organiza-
ton to get together.
( Charges by Fitzgerald.
The situation with respect to lumber
was greatly relieved to the Republican
leaders when 1t became manifest that
the advocates Of the proposition placing
1t on the free list were in the minority.
Because of that fact, Mr.. Fitzgerald of
New York charged that midnight
deal had been made whereby free lum-
Der was to be voted down and the
rates on barley and barley malt in
creased, and this Notwithstanding the
denials Of Messrs. Mann of Illinois and
Cushman of Washington, who offered
the barley amendments. -
The general public was greatly in
terested in the proceedings and the gal
leries were packed. Both the diplo-
matte and executive reservations like
wise were fully occupied, Mrs. Taft be-
ing among those present. IT.
When the bill actually was passed
the Republicans cheered Justify, some
dancing up and down the aisles and
patting their fellow members on the
back. ,
After adopting resolution that until
further ordered sessions shall be held
Oilly Oh MOhudyo anu lhul ouoy lhO
house at 500 p. m. adjourned.
Hides, hosiery and gloves were left
as reported by the committee, hides re
naming free and an increased duty be
ing presented for gloves and stockings
Principal Changes in Bill.
One of the principal changes effected
in the Payne bill since its introduction
was the placing Of petroleum on the
free list. This involved a more seri-
ously contested fight than any of the
other amendments. Speaker Cannon,
during the debate Wednesday on the
amendment 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, similar amendment offered
by Chairman Payne yesterday was car.
ried.
Among the other important amend,
ments that have been made since the
bill came from committee we're those
striking out the provision for a duty
on tea and the countervailing duty
proviso on coffee. The elimination OF
the maximum duty of 20 per cent. on
coffee. contained In the maximum and
minimum section of the bill, was also
significant
To the free list were added ever
green seedlings, cloves and nut oil
which is used in making varnish. The
patent law provision, intended to re,
taliate for the new British patent law
was stricken out on account of an in.
ternational convention. The so-called
'jokerH 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.
Changes in Tobacco Law.
The section of restricting the con
tents 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 Sc
that 1t could not be taken advantage
of for the purpose of specializing in
grain, and the Philippine free trade
provision was amended so that rice
will not be admitted free from the Is
lands. The countervailing duty 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
saccharlne, medicated cotton and cot
ton collars and cuffs. as originally In
the bill, were increased. To retaliate
against Turkey, which country prohib
its the importation of American filler
tobacco, a proviso was included in the
tobacco schedule increasing the duty
on filler tobacco from any country
which prohibits the importation OF the
American tobacco.
The internal revenue law was also
amended so that raisers Of tobacco
will not have to pay manufacturers
license In order to dispose OF their
leaf tobacco. There were several tech.
nical changes In the steel schedule
principally downward, and lace cur
tain and netting machines were in,
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