The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-10
BY Associated Press.


Washington, April 9.-AIter three
weeks consideration, the Payne tariff
bill passed the house OF represent
atives tonight by a vote of PIT to I6I
One Republican, Austin OF Tennessee,
voted against the measure, and four
democrats, all from Louisiana. voted
Tor it. The attempt of Champ Clark
the minority leader, to recommit the
blll with instructions, signally failed
The day was filled with excitement
from the moment the session began at
noon until the minute OF adjourn
meut. The members were keyed up
TO the highest pitch and practically
the full membership remained on
duty throughout. The final vote de-
monstrated the capacity of the Re
publican organization TO get together.
The situation with respect to Ium-
Der was a great relief to the Repub-
iican leaders when IL became mani
Test that advocates OF the proposition
Of placing II on the free list were in
the minority. Because of that fact.
Fitzgerald of New York. charged that
midnight dea. had been made last
night, whereby free lumber was to be
voted down and the rates on barley
and barley malt increased. and this.
Notwithstanding deniaIs by Messrs
Mann Of Illinois. and Cushman Of
Washington, who offered the barley
amendments.
The general public was greatly in
feTeSted in the proceedings and the
galleries were packed Both the
diplomatic aud exclusive Teserya-
tons were likewise fully occupied.
Mrs. Taft being present.
REPUBLICANS CHEERED.
When the bill passed the Republic
ans chcere0 Justify. some dancing up
and down the aisles and patting
their fellow members on the backs.
One of the principal changes et-
fected liz the Payne bill since its in
PRODUCTION was the placing OF Detro-
ieum on the free list. This involved
a more seriously contested fight than
any other of the amendments. Speak
er Cannon, during the debate on the
amendment TO reduce the duty, took
the floor in defense of the higher rate.
Although the amendments to place oil
on the free list was lost yesterday, a
similar amendment offered by Chair
man Payne was today carried.
Among other important amend
ments made since tho bill came from
Che committee are those striking out
the provision for duty on tea and
The countervailiag duty proviso on
imum duty OF twenty pei cent or COT
fee contained in the maximum and
minimum section OF the bin is also
significant. The patent law pTovis-
iCQ. intended to Tetaliate for the new
British patent law. was stricken out.
on account OF the International con
TenIon. ne so-calied Joker" in
he cotton cloth schedule. which it
Vas claimed would increase the duty
over the DiUgley bill several hundred
Der cent. was corrected. p proviso for
he method Of counting threads IN
10th being made the same as the
9resen; Law.
The section restricting the contents
If packages of tobacco was amended
q conform with the present law in
order that union labels would not be
excluded from such packages y
draw back section was added so il
could not b. taken advantage OF for
the purpose of specializing in grain,
aud the Philippine free trade provis-
ion was amended so rice can not be
admitted free from the islands The
>uuntervailing duty clause on lumber
was stricken out. but the strong ef-
fort to place lumber on the free list
aid not succeed.
DUTIES INCREASED,
The duties on barley. barley malt,
charcoal iron. pineapnleS in crates,
saccharine, medicated cotton and cot
ton collars and cuffs. as originally IN
the bin. were increased. To retaliate
against Turkey, which country pro-
hibits importation Of American hller
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