The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-10

he was defeated, the vote being $50
years, nayes 200.
So great was the confusion when
the result on the second Tawney
amendment was announced that
Speaker Cannon unaided was unable
to restore order. His patience finally
becoming exhausted he ordered the
sergeant-at-arms and the doorkeepers
to proceed up and down the aisles
and compel members to sit down and
cease talking. This proceeding had
the desired effect and business pro-
ceeded.
The next amendment in order was
one by Mr.. Dearmond of Missouri ex-
empting from the eountervailing duty
all lumber coming from countries of
the western hemisphere and on that
the yeas and nays were ordered.
The De Almond amendment was
voted down 1873 to 244. Then provi-
sion for the countervailing duty on
lumber then was stricken out by
viva voce vote.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri, forced a roll
call on his amendment striking out
the whole of section 1871. providing for
duty on dressed lumber. 1t was de-
feated. yeas 1853; nays 22S.
Undaunted, Mr.. Tawney called up
his amendment placing on the free
list hewn lumber, sawed and planed
lumber, covered by sections 1856 and
1871 and yea and nay vote was Or
dered
This resulted: Yeas, 1871; nays,
2OO, while finally defeated all at
tempts at obtaining free lumber SO
far as the house is, concerned.
North Dakota's Vote.
Fifty-five Republicans voted for
free lumber and thirty-eight Demo-
Gratis against it. The Republicans
who voted for free lumber were:
Anthony. Campbell, Madison, Miller,
Murdoch, Reeder and Scott of Kan
sas; Cary, Cooper Davidson, Esch,
kopp, Larroot, Nelson and Stafford of
Wisconsin,; Davis, Lindbergh. Miller.
Nye, Steenerson. Stevens, Tawney and
Volstead. the entire Republican dele
cation from Minnesota; Dawson,
Good, Hugen, Hubbard, Hull, Kendall,
Kennedy, Pickett, Smith and Woods,
the entire Republican delegation from
Iowa; Burke and Martin of South Da-
kota; Gronna and Hanna of North
Dakota; Lowden, Mckinney, Mann,
Prince. Sterling and Graft of Illinois:
Hinshaw, Kinkaid and Norris of Ne
braska; Howland and Joyce of Ohio:
Laurence Of Massachusetts; Barnard
OF Indiana, Driscoll and Perkins of
New York; Ham..ton of Michigan:
Howell of New Jersey and Morgn of
Oklahoma.
Shortly after the announcement of
the lumber vote the speaker again
was compelled to SEND the sergeant
alarms and his deputies to members
and order them to sit down.
When quiet was restored the roll
was called on the amendments made
earlier increasing the rates on bar
ley and barely malt. BY vote of
1913 yeas to 1S6 nayes, the amend
ments were retained.
Barley Rate.
Amendments by Messrs. Scott OF
Kansas and Henry Of Texas fixing
duty of ten percentum respectively on
raw hides weighing twenty-five
pounds or more and on raw hides and
skins weighing more than one pound
were voted down. The effect of this
action was to put to rout the op-
ponents OF free hides.
After considerable discussion over
the question whether free oil actually
was In the bill. the speaker decided
that further vote was necessary,
and another roll was called on pro-
vision for the countervailing duty.
which, he said. if stricken out would
have the effect Of placing crude
petroleum and its products on the
free list
While the chair was considering
the matter. the house was in great
confusion.
This. as was supposed. concluded
the amendments and the speaker was
about to put the question on the en-