The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-22
PAYNE TO DEFEND
NEW MEASURE
ON TARIFF
THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS AND
COMMUNICATIONS ARE READY
PAYNE AND CLARK TO %
ORATORS.

WASHINGTON, March 22.--Chair-
man Payne. of the ways and means
committee. has established field head
quarters" on the house floor OF the
capitol Mr.. Payne, supported by Rep
resentative John Dalzell. % Pennsyl-
vania. and the other members OF the
house ways and means committees,
will defend the tariff bill with thou
sands OF documents and communities
tions. That there will be a lively con-
test over the measure Is evidenced by
the preparations that are being made
The documents which may be need
ed when the tariff bill comes before
the house for debate were moved from
the committee room in the house once
building and the special corps of tariff
experts, with William X. Payne, the
clerk OF the committee In command,
will be ready TO supply information to
Chairman Payne at moments notice.
Directly beneath the headquarters Of
the Payne forces are the headquarters
OF the enemy. the Democrats. Champ
Clark. the majority leader. has taken
possession OF John Sharp Williams'
old room and was today occupied with
the preparation of the report OF the
Broussard. the Democratic members
have held councils of war; for the
past few days In the Clark headQuaF.
ters. They have had little time IN
which to digest the provisions Of the
Payne bill. but they have collected
mass OF figures and will make q strong
fight against every protective duty IN
the bill unless II Is a revenue pro-
Queer.
Payne Is not high tariff man.
When an amendment Is offered TO In
crease the duty of 81 a thousand feet
provided for lumber Payne and Clark
will stand together in opposition to the
increased duty, and each will find that
some OF his trusted aides have de-
serted him. This illustrates the feeb-
ing that prevails throughout the menf
bership Of the house-that every MEM
Der should work for the interests or
bis individual constituency and that
the tariff question Is a local one.
There Is one point about the new
bill on which little controversy Is ex-
pected In the house, but which 1t IL
believed will be given much consider
alton In the senate. That is the re-
vision OF the present tariff law with
regard to ambiguous phraseology. The
changes In the wording OF various
paragraphs and sections OF the bill
have been made in accordance with
the recommendations of Thomas j.
Doherty, assistant counsel OF the
treasury department. who has prose-
cuted customs cases for the govern
ment throughout the country.
Notable among the changes brought
about by the suggestions are the new
paragraphs of the metal schedules.
providing duties on steel, wool or steel
shavings: diamond steel. grit. iron.
sand and similar articles; chrome
metal. ferro-tungsten, ferro-silicon and
similar metals; alloys and other mixed
metals.
Much complaint was made that olive
oil imported free of duty for manufac-
turing purposes has been used by for
eigners Of the poorer classes for food.
This has resulted in provision that
olive oil, to be admitted free OF duty,
must be rendered unfit for use as food
by such means as shall be satisfactory
to the secretary of the treasury.
Litigation involving thousands or
dollars still is pending in the courts
because Of the difficulty OF determine
ing under what paragraph OF the Ding
ley law, sake, duty on Japanese rice
wine. should be imposed. To prevent
any similar difficulties In the future.
rice wine or sake Is specifically IN
cluded in the paragraph or the Payne
bill imposing a duty OF 40 cents per
gallon on still wines.
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