Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09
NIL PITT 0N FREE [ST' DEATH OF HITCHCOCK
Tariff Riu Amended Without, Former Secretary of Interior
Dissenting Vote III six weeks.
APPLAUSE GREETS ACTION CONT RACTED SEVERt zulu
~ Rarlev and nmber Distinguished
Interests Charged. omcai Lie
pEpup11cAN 1EAnERs ALERT LAND FRAUD PROSECUTIONS.
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tions to for
Taken berry OF Government
Tariff Bill Amended Without a
Dissenting Vote.
APPLAUSE GREETS ACTION
Bargain Between Barley and Lumber
Interests Charged.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS ALERT
Watching for Surprises by the OPP
position When the Division Is
Taken This Afternoon.

Without a dissenting vote. and on
the suggestion of the chairman of the
committee on ways and means, the
House of Representatives today agreed
to an amendment placing crude oil and
all its products on the free list and
striking out the countervailing pro-
vision. Also, oil was omitted from the
maximum penalty list SO that oil is to
be absolutely free and subject to no
restrictions whatever.
This action was greeted with ap
plause. The committee on ways and
means at morning session also
agreed to an amendment fixing the duty
of n cents on barley and 40 cents on bar
ley malt
The voting on the passage of the bill
was fixed for 5 o'clock this afternoon A
motion to recommit the bill to the COM
mittee on ways and means is in order. and
will be offered by the minority leader,
Champ Clark. The motion to recommit
will be accompanied by instructions to re-
port the bill back to the House with GER
tain amendments.
Interest in Democratic Program.
The greatest interest was manifested
during the day in the scope of the pro-
posed instructions, and the republican
leaders were very anxious about them.
1t was generally understood that the in
structions would include lower duties on
gloves and hosiery and free lumber. No
one could forecast the action of the
House on these paragraphs. although on
the vote in committee of the whole this
week free lumber was defeated by six
-,ta hat n
vote, and a yea and nay call might
change it.
The republican leaders were busy dur
ing the day bolstering up their forces
and appealing to republicans to stand by
the committee bill and resist the demo-
cratic efforts to lower duties All the
leaders were on guard watching against
possible attempted surprises by the oppo-
sition. and the democrats were as keenly
alive to possible efforts to break through
the republican lines with amendments
desired to the steel. lumber, hosiery,
glove and other schedules.
Bargain Is Charged.
Considerable gossip was indulsed i'll to-
day around the House about the action
of the ways and means committee in com
ing back again with AN amendment in
creasing the duty on barley. Representa-
tive Fitzgerald of y w York charged on
the floor of the House that there had been
a deal between the men who want protec-
tion on lumber and those who desire pro-
lection on barley, with the object of keep
ing up the rates on both commodities.
Mr. CushmaL of Washington. who pre-
scented the barley amendment. and who
also favors duty on lumber. denied that
there had been a ~ such understanding
between the advocates of the two tariffs
With but three hours remaining in
t,f lpasy, ll,
voted upon the House today resumed
consideration of the tariff bill. There was
practically full membership present.
At the suggestion of Chairman Payne
he action of the House in fixing rate
Of | per cent ad valorem on crude petrol
cum and its products was by unanimous
consent reversed and the articles placed
the free list.
Basic Stag. ground or unground. was
taken out of the ma Xinlum and minimum
provision. Chairman Payne explaining
that il was used mostly by farmers as
fertilizer.
Substitute Adopted.
The substitute for section =. covering
the maximum and minimum feature of
the bill offered by Chairman Payne yes
terday, occasioned the liveliest debate.
w
countless amendments would be proposed
to that section Chairman Payne sought
to rally lis cohorts by appealing TO them
to vote down all such propositions. He
called attention 10 the fact that the sub
stitute section was an elaboration Of the
original section. in that it specifically
uointed out the articles which should
come within its scope
All attempts to amend the section, eX-
cept in the case of basic Stag and Pc
troleum failed, and the vote then being
taken the entire substitute section ) was
adopted.
The substitute does not change the eff
feet Of that section. except upon d few
articles. The maximum provisions are
applied TO baume and manufactured clays.
The maximum duties of - per cent al
yalorem are withdrawn from coffee. fur
skins potash and various potash salts.
Th,, proyso for the free entry of wood
pulp is included in the maximum and
minimum section. and 20 per cent maxi
mum is applied TO steel bands for saws, in
place of the Dingley rates maximum.
Yesterdays Session.
The House devoted the day yesterday
with Recommendations of the committee
on ways and means, designed to correct
irnperfectionS in the original draft of the
bill The amendments were largely of a
technical character.
TAFT'S TALK FULL OF MEANING
New Cuban Minister Received