Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
Proposition to Place Lumber on the
Free List Voted Down,
DUTY ON BARLEY INCREASED
Committee Provision for Free Hides
is Retained.
DEBATE OCCUPIED THREE WEEKS
Galleries and Floor Crowded by
Interested and Excited ThronE
when the Vote IL
Taken.


WASHINGTON. April 9.-After three
W,eks of consideration the Payne tariff
bill was passed by the house Of represen-
tstives tonight by a vote of 2l7 to l6l.
one republican, Austin, CTenn), voted
against the measure and four democrats
all from Louisiana Broussard, Estopinal'
Pujs and Wickliffe. voted for 1t. An at
tempt by Champ Clark. the minority
leader to recommit the bill with instruc-
tions signally failed.
The day was filled with excitement from
the moment the session began at noon un-
I'll the minute of adjournment. The MEM
hers were keyed up to the highest pitch,
and a practically full membership re-
maned on duty throughout The final
vote demonstrated the capacity OF the
republican organization 10 get together.
The situation with respect to lumber was
greatly relieved to the republican leaders
when it became manifest that the advo-
Gates OF the proposition placing IT on the
free list we're in the minority. Because
of that fact. Mr. Fitzgerald. New York;,
charged that midnight deal had been
made last night whereby free lumber was
TO be voted down and the rates on barley
and barley malt increased and this not
In), and Cushman, CWash), who offeded
the barley amendments.
The general public was greatly interested
In the proceedings and the galleries were
packed Both the diplomatic and execu-
tive reservations likewise were fully oc-
cupied, Mrs. Taft being among those pre-
sent
When the bill actually wss passed the
republicans cheered Justify. some dancing
up and down the aisles and pattlng their
fellow members on the back.
After adopting resolution that until
further orders sessions shall be held only
on Mondays and Thursdays the house at
$50 p. m. adjourned.
General Debate sfxteeh pays. !,
While more consideration ID point OF time
has been given by the house to the Payne
bin It was passed in fewer days than the
Dingley bill was acted upon after being re-
ported to the house. The Payne bill was
introduced on March H. reported to the
house by the ways and means committee
on the following day and was under general
debate for sixteen days.
on Monday OF the present week the rules
committee reported a special order which
closed the general discussion and provided
for the consideration of the bill under the
the bill on the floor and divided the time
in such a way that only paragraphs af-
fected by committee amendments and the
amendments permitted by the special c'lle
had been considered when the time to vote
on the measure was reached.
The Dingley bill was under consideration
in the house for two days longer than the
Payne bill, but the house not in ses-
sion as long each day during the con-
sideartion Of the latter measure. All dur
ing the general debate on the Payne hill
the house sat for ten and one-half hours
each day thus establishing a record for
that body. MIR. oimsted (Ps-) presided as
chairman OF the committee of the whole
house on the state of the union throughout
the twenty days that were given to the
bill
Petroleum Free List.
one OF the principal changes affected
in the Payne bill since its introduction
was tile placing of petroleum on the free
list This involved a more seriously con-
tested fight than any of the other amend
ments Speaker Cannon during the de-
bate 10 reduce the duty, took the floor In
defense of the higher rate Of duty. Al
though an amendment to place oil on the
free list was lost yesterday. a similar
amendment offered by Chairman Payne
today was carried. Among the other i'm.
portant amendments thtat have been made
since the bill came from committee were
those striking out the provision for a
dut on tea and the countervaling duty
proviso on coffee The elimination OF the
msmimum duty of % per cent on coffee
contained In the maximum and minimum
section of the BILL was also significant
To the free list were added evergreen
seedlings. cloved and nut OIL which is
used IN making varnlsh. The patent Law
provision. intended to retaliate FOR the
new British patent law. was stricken ou
on account Of an international convention
Cotton Joker stricken Out.
The so-called Joker in the cotton clott
schedule, which II was claimed would in
crease the duty Of the Dingley blu severa
hundred per cont was corrected. the pro
vIso for the method Of counting threads
in the cloth being made the same as II
the present law
Tho section restricting the contents o
packages OF tobacco was amended TO con
form with the present law in order tina
union labels may not he excluded fron
such packages. The drawback section wa
edded to so il would not I've taken advan
taRs Of for the purpose OF speculatlnE Il
gra:n and the Philippine free trad
PROVISION was amended that rice vii
not be admitted free from the islands
The countervsiling clause on lumber wa
,tricken out but a strong effort to plac
lmber on the free list did not succeed
several Schedules Increased.
The duties on barley, barley malt, char
.oal iron. pineappiies in crates. sacchariue
medlcated cotton and cotton collars an
,uffs. an originally reported in the bin wer
pcreaed To retaliste against Turkey
yhich country prohibits the importation q
American filler tobacco. a proviso was in
cluded In the tobacco schedule increasin
Ne duty on filler tobacco from any countr