The Washington times., 1909-04-06
TARIFF BILL STARTS
WRANGLES IN HOUSE
Chair Takes Part When MI
merouS Amendments
Are Offered.

Immediatel yafter the House met to-
day to take up consideration of the
Payne tariff bsll under the new rule,
Republicans and Democrats and the
char itself became involved in numer-
ou1 parliamentary wrangles over amend
ments which were offered to the lum-
| Der schedule.
Mr.. Fordney of Michigan was the
first to be recognized and he offered a
committee amendment striking out the
Joker in the lumber schedule. This
wOuld leave lumber at 81.
Mr. Tdwney OF Minnesota and Champ
Clark Of Missouri We'd with each other
to gain recognition for the purpose OF
Offering a substitute TO the Fordney
amendment and. much to the disgust or
the Republican members, Mr.. OImstead,
VINO was in the chair, gave recsogni-
ton to Mr.. Clark because he is a men,
Der of the Ways and Means Col1,rpittee
Mr.. Clark's substitute was IN a sense
for the purpose of placing the entire
lualber schedule on the free list.
Point of Order.
Mr.. Tawney made the point OF order
and was sustained, that Mr.. Clark could
not in one amendment perfect or amend
more than one paragraph OF the bill
Mr.. Tawney thereupon offered his
amendment providing for a duty OF 50
cents on lumber when planed on one
side and 81 when pianed on two sides
Mr. Clark then made the same point of
order against Mr.. Tawney that the lat
ter had made against Clark and he was
sustained.
Mr.. Tawney and Mr.. Clark having
been placed out of the running, Repre-
sentative De Almond of Missouri OFFER
n AIw-nsa I'D
no duty shall be imposed on lumber ex-
ported from any country IN the Western
hemisphere. On two occasions during
the discussion of this amendment Mr.
a'awney made points Of order and each
time he was overruled. His points were
based on the fact that the De Almond
amendment proposed to amend the free
list.
Free Lumber Trade.
The effect OF the De Almond amend
ment is to permit free trade In lumber
except that which might come to this
country from Europe. Asia, and Africa.
The insular possessions Of the United
states are given the same privileges OF
Tree trade as any country IN the West
ern Hemisphere.
Mr.. Payne, chairman Of the WAYS
and Means Committee. declared that the
amendment imposes a tariff on some
nations. and not on others, and there
Tore IS a violation of the favored nation
clause.
No COuntervailing Duty.
The De Almond amendment was voted
down. and the committee amendment
10 the lumber schedule knocking out the
provision for countervailing duty was
Mr.. Tawney then offered an amend
ment making all except finished lumber
Tree. He explained that his amendment
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cents when pianed on one side. aNf
from IS 70 81 when paned on two sides
and from $3.50 to $50 when planed on
two sides, tongued. and grooved Mr.
Tawney explained that the amendment
would result in protection on the finish
ed product and give the Americans their
raw material free.
Mr.. FOrdney of Michigan opposed
the amer dment and declared that
rough lum Der was, as matter of
fact, the finished product of thirty
investment OF $500, 900, 900. He then
accused Mr. TaWney Of having threat
ened to vote against the rule yesuer-
day unless he was given an oPDOrtun- |
ity to amend the schedule. NJ. Taw-
ney said that this statement was un-
true, but Mr.. EOrdney insisted that
that was his understanding OF a pri- |
vate converse ton he had with the
chairman Of the Appropriations Com
mittee.
At this point Champ Clark, minor
1ty ledaeT. declared that he was for |
the TaWney amendment.
IF YOU can't get a whole loaf" said i
Mr.. Clark. get half a loaf"
A stir was caused on the Democratic !
side when Representative Pou of North I
Carolina declared himself opposed TO 1
free lumber. This bill is 2 protective /
measure he said, and it would not /
be fair TO single out one particular ar
ticle and place it on the free list"
In an attack upon Tawney. Repre- |