The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-01
THE TARIFF BILL
The Debate Still Going on in the
House.
PETITIONS AGAINST
CUT IN LUMBER

House win Hold Day and Night ses-
sions-Two Members Almost Come
to Blows-Senate Considering the
Payne Tariff Bill, but Has Agreed
On Nothing as Yet-President
Taft Gives q Dinner to the War
ring Factions.
Washington, March 27.-In order
to expedite discussion of the tariff
bill In the House, unanimous consent
hereafter shall begin at 10 instead
of IL o'clock a. m; that a recess
should be taken at and that re-
suming at O'Clock the sessions
should continue until 1890 p. m.
each day. The request for unani
nous consent was made by Mr..
Payne, who said that there were al
ready forty or fifty members who
had indicated their desire to speak.
Protection Had Origin in South.
That the national wealth has been
doubled is one of the effects which
Mr.. Keifer, of Ohio, attributed to the
operation of the Dingley bill.
Speaking Of the placing of certain
raw materials on the free list of the
Payne bill, Mr. Keifer favored a rea-
sonable duty on hides. eff hides are
not to be made dutiable, then boots
and shoes and leather manufactures
must go on the free list" he said.
why should not the raiser, breeder
and feeder of cattle have the same
protection on their products as is
given the shoe manufacturer and the
tanner On their products?"
Protection and the South was dis
cussed by Mr.. Slemp, of Virginia,
who said that the protection policy,
historically, had it's origin in the
South.
Senate Considering the Bill.
The Senate finance committee is
considering various systems of regu-
lating tariff intercourse with other
nations. While the Senate commit
tee has it in mind to give the execu-
tive a margin in the application of
rates, as between friendly and un-
friendly countries, it is understood
that the committeeman don't favor
the Payne minimum and maximum
| ri m nf
| look with favor upon the reverse of
this proposition. 1t was suggested
yet that some entirely new principle
may result.
Just what are the objections rails
ed against the principle of the Payne
bill which makes the rates establish
ed the minimum, and permits the eX-
ecutive to apply a 20 per cent retail
atory increase to any nation which
fails to give the United States
the advantage of her most favored
clause has not been made clear. All
of the proceedings thus far by the
| Senate committee, however, make it
evident that the provisions Of the
Payne bill respecting this admins
trative feature are likely to be dis
approved.
Indications are that the bill will
be passed by the House and sent to
the Senate by April 18th. The oppo-
sition in the House to the cut on
lumber is growing and it is not i'm
probably the Dingley rate will be re-
stored. In the debate on the lum-
Der schedule the claim has been
made by the protectionists that the
reduction from two dollars to one
dollar on lumber will give an advan-
tage to Canada by reason of the fact
that Canada employs at least so pei
cent Oriental labor in her saw mills
and therefore has the cheaper labor
enabling her to nudersell the Ameri.
can manufacture of lumber in this
country. Petitions against the cu
in lumber schedule are coming ir
daily. If a vote is taken on a cut in
lumber it will probably narrowly es
cape defeat even if it should pass
Lumbermen say if they lose in thu
House they will carry the fight t.
the Senate.
: Almost q Fight in the House.
Washington, March 26.-Ther,
was almost fight on the floor o
. the House to-day when Representa-
t tive Joseph w. Fordney, of Michigan
thinking that Representative Adam
4 M. Byrd, of Mississippi, had calle'
! him a member of the Lumber Trust
said that Mr.. Byrd did not know
4 profanely small amount about it.
President Taft as Peacemaker.
n Washington, March 26.-Presiden
d Taft brought representatives of al
v the warning factions in the lowe
:. House of Congress together to-nigh
:, at the first formal dinner at tn
|, White House.
a The personnel of the guest list wa
: something of tribute to the Presi
e dents capabilities as a diplomat an
|, his ambitions as peacemaker. ReI
Ii resentative Champ Clark, Democra
n leader of the House; Representativ
l. Fitzgerald, of New York, the Demo
n crat who broke away from his part
e in the notable fight on the Hous
e rules; Representative A. p. Gardne
n of Massachusetts,, insurgent leade
= among the Republicans in the Hous,
s, and Representatives Payne, Of Ne
q York, and Dalzell, of Pennsylvani;
"stalwart" members members of th