Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-09
Democrats Amend Iron Ore Schedule
When Many Members Are Absent.
CALL SENT FOR DELNoUENTS
Committee Provision Is Reinstated
After Their Return.
SILK sUsPENDERs AND GARTERs
Duties on These Articles Are In
creased because OF Mistake
Made in ConsOIidat ting
Paragraphs.


numerous committee amendments TO the
Payne tariff bill, the house of representa-
tives was compelled to sit until late In the
evening In order to insure action on the
various paragraphs coming within the scope
of the special rule adopted last Monday
before the final vote is taken tomorrow
At one time the republicans were caught
mapping and an amendment by Mr.. Clark
OF Missouri was adopted fixing the rate of
duty on iron ore and steel wire of the No.
IS gauge at A-cent per pound, but this was
thrown out later Fearing that he might
not meet with such success again, Chair
man Payne took his republican colleagues
to task for absenting themselves from the
chamber and appealed to them to remain in
their seats This done. with the
suit that in all the committee amendments
he was sustained.
While occasionally there were outbreaks
of bad temper, on the whole the session
assumed a normal aspect and business pro-
ceeded with a reasonable degree Of facility.
Pineapples and Cocoa.
Following a spirited debate, a committee
amendment was adopted placing a duty of
cents a cubic foot Of the capacity of
barrels or packages of pineapples. The rate
on crude cocoa. or cacao and leaves, was
teuuCeu from = 10 cents u pound
In Nfder to meet the decision in regard
to the counting of threads in cotton cloths.
paragraph 31S OF the bill was stricken out
and the provision of the Dingley law on
the same subject was restored in its stead.
jacquard figured goods for upholstering,
covers ETC., composed wholly or In chief OF
cotton or other vegetable fiber, were given
protection by levying a duty of so per cent
ad valorem.
Long staple Cotton.
A tax Of 10 per cent ad valorem was also
put upon tire fabric, or fabrics used for
pneumatic tires. The effect of this
provision will be to place the duty on the
long staple cotton used an the fabric
duty of % per cent ad valorem also was
put upon cotton bieached and purified,
whether medicatcd or not.
The dividing line between the high and
low rates Of duty on oil cloth and rnoleum
wns fixed at eleven feet instead of nine
feet as originally in the bill 1t was
twelve feet in the Dtngiey law The
amendment restoring the Dingley rates Of
As cents per dozen pieces and 10 per cent
ad valorem on collars and cuffs composed
of cotton, was agreed to- In connection
with this change Mr.. Harrison IN, " took
occasion to criticise the methods employed
for presenting committee amendments. lie
argued that they should have been printed
In the record prior to their presentation on
the floor
Carriers and SusPenders.
Because of an inadvertance in con-
solidatng the paragraphs covering laces
and articles of silk and India rubber, the
duty on bindings. sarters and suspenders
was increased
Mr.. Hin Connecticut offered a COM
mittee amendment TO have retained the
duties now levied In the Dingley law
AIR. Fitzgerald IN. ", who said that
he acted in the interest OF all the American
people, whom he wished TO see wear silk
suspenders and garters. offered an amend.
ment reducing the duties 30 per cent ad
valorem on suspenders and garters.
Upon division vote this amendment
was lost and the committee amendment
agreed TO.
Republicans Caught Mapping.
The committee amendment increasing the
duty on round iron or steel wire smaller
than No. l6 was voted down, 1856 to 146 and
in its stead there was adopted a substi-
tute presented by Mr.. Clark of Missouri
fixing the rate at y of / cent per pound
A long wrangle ensued over the right
TO amend any other portion of paragraph
l3i. The chair ruled that such amend.
ments, except to the Clark amendment
which was adopted were out Of order Al
appeal from the decision was lost IFS tC
lSs on the final vote the Clark amend.
ment was defeated l26 10 III, and the orig
insl Payne amendment was adopted.
Mr. Payne criticised his republican col
Leagues for leaving the chamber, He de
elarcd the slow progress was due TO tha
fact
"Ihe committee has worked hard for fiv,
months he said. Cant you afford I,
stay here this afternoon and tomorrow
morning In order To vote this bill?'
The rate on brlar root briar wood anC
laurel was increased from 9 to 25 per cen
ad valorem.
The tobacco schedule was amended so a:
to fix a duty Of 20 cents a pound II un.
stemmed and 81 a pound IL stemmed. on al
filler tobacco imported from countrie,
which prohibit similar importations.
SUGAR SENATORS ORGANIZE
Members From Beet aud Cane state,