The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-04-13
PASSES HOUSE
Payne Tariff siIl Now Goes to
= the Senate
FOR CONSIDERATION

The Bill, Which is a Thoroughly
Republican Measure, Was Voted
For by Every Republican, Except
One, and Four So-CaIled Demo-
Gratis, Who Sold Out.
Washington, April 9.-After three
weeks of consideration the Payne
bill was passed by the House OF Rep
resentatives tonight by vote OF
217 to.161. One Republican, Austin,
of Tennessee, voted against the
measure, and four Democrats, ali
from Louisiana, Messrs. Broussaro'
Estopinal, Pujo and Wickliffe, voted
for it. An attempt by Champ Clark
the minority leader, to recommlt the
bill with instructions, signally failed.
The day was filled with excitement
at noon until the last minute. Inc
members were keyed up to the high
est pitch, and a practically full men,
bership remained on duty through
out. The final vote demonstrated
the capacity of the Republican Or
ganization to get together.
The bill had plain, easy sailing
until the lumber schedule was reach
ed. Then a fight began with an
amendment by Mr.. Tawney to strike
out Section 1876, which imposed a
duty of one-half Of one cent per
cubic foot on hewn timber and tim
ber used for spars, and upon which
the yeas and nays were ordered.
The amendment was defeated 2S4 to
1913.
Mr.. Tawney then offered an
amendment to Section 1871, reducing
the duty on finished lumber so per
cent and striking out the duty on
the free lumber without placing it
on the fre list. His supporters were
more than sufficient to force another
roll call, but he was defeated, the
vote resulting, yeas $50, nays 200.
The next amendment in order was
one by Mr.. DeArmond, Of Missouri.
excepting from the countervailing
duty ali lumber coming from coun-
tries Of the Western Hemisphere,
and on that the yeas and nays were
likewise ordered. The DeArmond
amendment IVES voted down, l. = to
244.
The provision for the countervall-
ing duty .on lumber then was strick-
en- out by viva voca vote.
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, forced
roll call on his amendment striking
out the whole of Section 1e7, pro-
viding for duty on dressed lumber.
1t was defeated, yeas 153, nays 22S~
Undaunted, Mr.. Tawney called up
his amendment placing on the free
list hewn lumber and sawed and
planned lumber, covered by Section
1s6 and 1877, and yea and nay vote
was ordered.
This result: Yeas. 1S1; nays, 200,
which finally defeated all attempts
at obtaining free lumber so far
as the House is concerned.
.Fifty-seven Republicans voted for
free lumber and thirty-eight Dem
ocrats against it.
The following Democrats voted in
the negative:
Adamson, Bell, Brantley, Edwards,
Griggs, Lee and Livingston, of Geor-
gia; Bowers and Dickson, of Mis-
sissippi; Hobson and Taylor, of Ala
bama; Broussard, Estopinal, Pujo,
Ransdell, Watkins and Wickliffe, the
entire Louisiana delegation; Clark,
Mays and Sparkman. the entire Flor
ida delegation; Glass, Lamb, LaSsi-
ter. Maynard and Saunders, of Vir-
ginia; Goodwin, Page, Pou, Small
Thomas and Webb, of North Carroll
ma; Gregg and Dies, Of Texas; Cor
don, Moon and Padgett, of Tennes-
see: Lever, of South Carolina, and
Wilson, of Pennsylvania.
The roll was called on the amend
ments made earlier in the day, in
creasing the rates on barley and
barley malt. BY vote of 1913 yeas
to 1S6 nays the amendments were
retained.
Amendments by Messrs. Scott, Of
Kansas, and Henry, of Texas, fixing
a duty of 10 percentum respectively
on raw hides weighing twenty-five
pounds or more and on raw hides
and skins weighing more than one
pound. was voted down. The effect
of this action was to put to rout
the opponents of free hides.
This, as was supposed, concluded
the amendment, and the Speaker was
about to put the question on the
engrossment, and third reading of
ihe bill when Mr. Clark. of Missouri,
insisted on the yeas and nays on the
oil schedule, in order as he eXpalin-
ed. to get a record vote.
After considerable discussion over
the question Of whether or not free
oil actually was in the bill. the
Sneak decided that a further vote
of the House was necessary and the
roll again was called on tho rrovis-
ion for the conntervailing duty,
which. he said. If stricken out would
have the effect Of placing crude Pc
troleum and its products on the free
list