Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-04-12
PAYNE TARIFF BILL
ADOPTED BY HOUSE. FREE LUM.
BER Defeated.
Committee Amendments AdODted
with Bill. Effort to Remove Outv
on Timber Is Defeated. House
Fixes Duty at 90 per N. Senate
rlaY Raise II.

tiay Raise Il.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The day
of free lumber" or rather the i'm
mediate prospect of it, is among the
by-gones. The house today voted for
a 81 tariff, those favoring the tariff
numbering 200 and those for free
lumber 1870. There is little fear that
free lumber will be exploited very
strongly in the senate. Senator Piles
said today that since the house had
placed the tariff at 81, he believed
the senate would rcin5tatc the Dins-
ley 81 schedules. This, however, is
by no means sure. The final mo-
ment of the struggle for a lumber
tariff was considerably enlivened to-
day by the presentation of two am
endments by Representative Cush-
man, as member of the ways and
means committee, providing for a
much higher tariff on barley and bar
ley malt. He explained his position
by saying that he not only favored
protection for things in his locality
but also on the products of other Sec
tions.
Representative Fitzgerald, how
ever, was credited with more nearly
Stain fho ~'4ua'i00 -'-"en he rai6
Mr.. Cushman's amendments were
the result of trade among the
lumber delegations and those inter-
ested in the barley schedules, but
who at the same time had been for
"free lumber" However it was, both
barley amendments offered by Mr.
Cushman won decisively, and on the
final vote free lumber went the
way of shattered hopes.
After three weeks Of consideration
the Payne tariff bill was passed by
the house of representatives tonight
amid great excitement, by vote of
217 to 161. One Republican-Austin
of Tennessess-voted against the
measure, and four Democrats, all
from Louisiana-Messrs. Broussard,
Estopinal, Pujo and Wickliffe-vot-
ed for it. An attempt by Champ
Clark, the minority leader, to recon-
NIT the bill with instructions, signal
ly failed.
The day was filled "..n oXcitement
from the moment the session began
at noon until adjournment. The
members were keyed up to the high
est pitch, and practically the full
membership remained on duty
throughout. The final vote demon
strated the capacity Of the Republi-
can organization to get together.
The situation with respect to lum-
ber was greatly relieved to the Re-
publican leaders when it became
manifest that the advocates of the
proposition of placing it on the free
list were in the minority. Because of
that fact, Mr.. Fitzgerald, of New
York, charged that midnight deal had
ben made last night whereby free
lumber was to be voted down and the
rates on barley and barley malt in
creased, and this Notwithstanding
nois, and Cushman, of Washington,
who offered the barley amendments.
The general public was greatly in
terested in the proceedings and the
galleries were packed. Both the diplo-
matte and executive reservations
were fully occupied. Mrs. Taft was
among those proesent.
When the bill was passed, the Re-
publicans cheered Justify, some dane
ing up and down the aisles and pat
,4Ao .Ao.i Aollow i4o4Aou.e on the
back
WASHINGTON, April 10-The sen.
ate tariff bill, so far as rates are con-
cerned, are completed tonight, but
it was decided that in making a
report, Chairman Aldrich will an
nounce a reservation on certain i'm.
portant schedules for future action
These reservations will include hides
steel rails, wood pulp and crude pc.
trOleum.
The duty on lumber promises to
occasion considerable debate, and
while no change to the Payne bill
will be recommended, it is predicted
that number Of amendments will
be offered on the floor of the senate
A long list OF pleased patrons II
tho leading advertisement of the