The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
CORPS OF TARIFF EXPERTS
 WILL SUPPLY INFORMATION
Democratic Members Hold Many
 "councils of War;"
There Probably VIII Be Several Duties oa Which the Payne ana Clark Forces VIII Join in Ffght- ing Other Opposi-
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bill Is evidenced by the preparations that are being made by the sponsors for the bill and by those who oppose them.
 Chairman Payne. ably supported by his chief lieutenant. John Dalzell of Penfisylvania. and the other Republi- can members of the Ways and Means Committee. together with Representa- tive Broussard Qs,). the newly ap- pointed Democrat. will be armed with thousands of documents and communi- cstions for the defense of the provis- ions in the Payne bill.
 A special corps of tariff experts will be ready to supply information to Chairman Payne on the floor at mo- ments notice.
 Champ Clark. minority leader, has taken possession of John Sharp Will liamss old room and was today oc- cupied with the preparation of the re. port of the minority members of the Ways and Means Committee. With the exception of Mir. Broussard, the Democratic members have held "coun- cils of war" for the past few days in the Clark headquarters. They. have collected a mass of figures and are go- ing to make a strong fight against every protective duty in the bill un- tess 1t Is a revenue producer.
 There probably will be several du- Lles Un WHICH tH6 EdyHe dIld SldEk forces will join in fighting other oppo- sition. This Is due to the fact that Mr. Payne Is not high tariff man. When an amendment is offered to in- crease the duty of $1 thousand feet. provided for lumber by the Payne bill, MT. Payne and MT. Clark will be found standing together in opposition to the increased duty; and each will tnd that some of his trusted aids have deserted him. This illustrates the feeling that prevails throughout the 3nembe ership of the House-that every member should work for the inter ests of his Individual. constituency.
 On one point in the new bill. little stntroversy Is expected in the Rouse. but it is expected 1t will be given much consideration in the Senate. That Is the revision of the present tariff law with regard to phraseology that has been found to be ambiguous.
 Notable among the changes brought about by the suggestions which were based on the decisions of the. courts and the Board of General Appraisers schedules providing duties on steel. steel shavings. diamond steel. grit. iron. sand and similar articles; chrome metal ferro-n1anganese, ferro-tungsteh, ferro- silicon and similar metals; al- Joys and other mixed metals not spe- cially provided for: and the general provision restricting the use of the plate iron and steel, to articles hav- ing plain surfaces for use as parts of construction, but not as tools or in- struments in manufacturing.
 Synthetic camphor. product of synthetic chemistry made from oil of turpentine. has been assessed a duty iof 6 cents per pound. the same as is now imposed on refined camphor. As a result of an experiment conducted by the Department of Agriculture with camphor growing in Florida. this in- dustry promises to become of consid- erable importance. 1t being proposed to plant camphor trees in those sec- tions where the orange industry was ] driven out by frosts. The tariff fram- CTS received many protests against the placing of a duty on synthetic cam phor. which has been admitted free of duty as crude camphor.
 = Many changes in the phraseology Of paragraphs imposing duties on articles which contain alcohol. have been in- corporated in the bill and are expected to increase the revenue considerably.
 Much complaint was made that olive oil imported free of duty for manu- featuring purposes. has been used by foreigners of the poorer classes for food. This has resulted in a provision that olive oil. to be admitted free of duty, must be rendered unfit for use as food by such means as shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury. Because of difficulty of de- termining under what paragraph of the Dingley law duty on Japanese rice wine or sak, should be imposed. rice wine Is specifically included in the paragraph of the Payne bill. imposing a duty of 40 cents per gallon on still wines.
 Numerous other changes for similar purposes have been incorporated in the new bill.