The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
HOWELL WITH
THE STAND-PAT
REPUBLICANS
Names of Men Who will Fight
for High Profession in the
Payne Bill.
ulTINlTUM TO WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE
-.r-NT THAT a COMPROMISE
. WILL HAVE 10 BE EFFECTED
EEFCRE SUBMITTING RULE.

ELFCRE SUBMITTING RULE. /
........ April e-Fzarinr that I.
... demands which they have made for |
.. arra-tarit- t9 vote or some OF the 7
.-...s,...r .. .s.,rriie- iu the Payne tariff
.v rfc.i result 81 changes which they
...--s..- l....e Advantageous than the
,.,,.-sfaa= uou il uIlc bill, nearly thirty
r..-rhHr7l members c. the house met
-..sr anal aerecd uDon the changes
,rsn ler- desired 80 have submitted
DIP. Oil. form of committee amendments.
a, fna same time. Il meeting of all
Tho members OF the ways and means
committee was iu progress TO pass upon
frl amendments which the sub-cOm-
mfftee of Republican members had sub
mittrd
The committee will report about fifty
amendments including those striking
out the countervailing duty on coffee
and the duty on tea.
Demands of stand-Patters.
nferriug that they would vote
AGAINST any rule to restrict amend
ueuts TO the Payne bill unless the
changes they desire are provided for by
the ways and means committee, the Re
pubIcaus who met today decided 10
send the following petition TO Chairman
PAYNE.
TO the Republican members Of the
ways and means committee;
The undersigned request your COM
mlttce TO present the following COM
nittee amendments TO the Payne tariff
bin,
An amendment providing for a duty
Of 45 cents "A ton of 900 pounds on coal.
and striking out the provisions for reel
procity-
For q duty Of % cents a ton on iron
orc.
For a duty of 50 a ton on pig iron
and scrap iron.
For a duty of I'D per cent Oh hides.
"The amendment 10 the lumber scheG-
ule to he confined 10 the proviso.
"A rule which viii provide for the
above viii receive our support"
More Signatures Expected.
1t was claimed by leaders of the
movement that fully fifty signatures Of
Republican members would be sub
scribed 10 the petition by Monday. The
meeting Of Republicans was attended
by three OF the members of the ways
and means committee. Representatives
Fori1ey Of Michigan, Cushman Of
Washington and Gaines OF West Viz
ginia.
number Of those who attended the
meeting have commended that their de-
sire was merely to permit the offering
Of amendments to the lumber. hide.
iron ore and coal schedules, in order
that there might be a vote on them,
That such a vote might result in plac-
ing lumber on the free list, and that the
other changes sought might be defeat
ed has become evident.
It was therefore decided that the best
way i'm which TO bring about the de-
sired changes was 10 have the rule that
is to be brought in on Monday restrict
amendments To those which the ways
and means committee will report, and
have that committee include the five
amendments eslzed for in the petition.
Republicans Present.
Besides the three members of the
committee. the following Republicans
were present at the meeting: Hughes
woodward and Sturgiss Of West Vir-
-SHla, keifer. Kennedy, johnson and
Thomas of Ohio; Ellis and Hawley OF
Oregon. Loud and Young of Michigan
Norehead. COwles and Grant of NOrtI
Carolina, Focht. Bradley and Wheeler
or Pennsylvania, Howell of Utah. Mon
dell of Wyoming. Langley Of Kentucky
Humphreys o. Washington
Tire ways and means committee. upoY
motion OF Mr.. Fordncy. decided TO re-
rort an amendment striking out tn,
undertaking duty prOviSo on Ium
her. and I'm their petition, the opposition
express the desire that the rule for con
sIleriuE the tariff viii limit amend
menJs jn the lumber schedule 20 tn
p-oviso.
Would Prevent a Vote.
This would make it impossible {
have vote on the question of FIRE
lumber or TO raise the duties to VIVA
they are under the Dingley law.
TO had been the impression that tn
ways and means committee would re
port an amendment placing the sam
uuty ON scrap iron as the bill provide
Ior pig iron, it having been contende
mat no pig iron would be imported un
DER the provisions of the Payne bill
winch places q duty Of so cents per to
on scrap iron and duty of $3.50 per to
ON pig iron. Under the Dingley law bot
articles pay duty Of 81 a ton. The pc
uJon seeks 70 have the duty fixed q
IS ton on both
All but four OF the Republican men
ntrs who were present at the meetin
which decided on the petition expresse
their intention of voting against n
rule To be reported on Monday unles
the committee offers their amendment
Committee Amendments.
Besides taking on the duty on te
ana the COunteTVailing clause for co
fee. the ways and means committee [,
day decided to report numerous otht
amendments reducing the duties in II
original bills The duty on peas W.
reduced TO - cents d bushel. Is cen
less than at present Evergreen seeC
lings and Glove stems were placed c
the Tree list. The phraSeOlogy Of q
para graph defining the term "cottc
clothing" and the method OF determil
fng the count of threads to the squai
inch, which would have increased Il
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