The Washington herald., 1909-04-08

20 10 support OF Drawback Clause.
The House OF Representatives directed
q BODY blow at STANDARD Oh yesterday
afternoon, when il defeated the clause
in the Payne tariff BIN providing fo-
ceuHtervailing duty on al petroleum
products and substituted an ad vaIorem
duty o. per cent.
II Is contended in some quarters that the
defeat Of the cOuntervaning duty. a.
Though admittedly blow - the STANDARD
company, viii not be effective II Is said
the monopoly Owls large oil properties
IN Mexico and can nov refine It's proc
uct there ami ship fnto rhe United States
b. paying duty Of 1 per cent ad va
loren
As one member Of the House expressed
il, 'the Rockefeller company was playing
both ends against the middle"
The change in the bin was ae-
compiished only after one o. the
bitterezt fights seen in ths House
in many years. and quickly followed The
success OF the Democrats n overriding
: ruling Of the chair thar the amsadmeas
vas out Of order.
The House organization was completely
At bay, and when thir;y-ave Republicans
Left the chamber rather than vote TO
sustain the ruling 10 shut out The amend
E.ent- which vas offered 5s Representa-
tive MOTIFS, OF Nebraska as substitute
for enc offered by Representative vree-
land Of New Tork. IL was plainly ev.-
dent waat ire result wo-ld be.
ReprsSsntati-es Payne. DalzsH. and
Cannon and Other leaders and tros,ies
o. The House organization fought bitterly
% Sustain Representative Olnsred. OF
PENNSYLVANIA. who Is chairman Of the
Touse, acting as a committee. but they
failed utterly, and the final vote vas is
70 1ss in favor of the Democrats
Change n Surprise.
The change IN the bin came 50 ssz-
6enly and unexpectedly that the Repub-
lean whip had bur little tine 70 roGn1
up the insurEent members or his
and IL seemed % many as
PLAYED into the hand
yRep-eseats1lve
offered an amend
ing new section
Proviso for a counter
countries imposing a
OIL products The new
an ad valorem duty OF
.pttroieum and ali peroleu
Mr.. Norris. as quick as
his amendment as sui
provided a duty OF per c,
original amendment provide,
Representative Dalzeil. a
Ways and Means Commit
point OF order against the
declaring that II was cont
rule adopted on Monday. vhi
for separate votes on certain
OF the bin end fCr otner = ts
onlv as the Oil was read By 50 rs and
that amendments must be introduced as
the sections we're reached
After considerable vranglinE and speech
making, Chairman Olmsted upheld tEs
point Of order made by AIr- Payne. Champ
Clark. Ieade- of the minority. appealed
from the decision Of the chair. and the
question was. put 20 a viva voce vote OF
the membership
The vote. as announced BY Mr.. Olm-
sted. resulted II q victory for Mr.. Ciars.
the result being 175 10 162- thiTty-fve O:
the Republicans. known as insurgents.
voting with the Democrats. Mr. Dalzeu
called for a vote by Jellers. and This time
the result was l6S 20 IS3. Che Republi-
cans falling by twenty-nine votes 70 show
the strength As announced by the chal-
a few minutes before. Many insurgents
voted neither way. but left the room
when the teIlers were demanded
Appeal for Independents.
II vas then seen plainly that the pro
vision in the biz was doomed. ard Rep
reseniative Campbell secured the acor
and made a strong appeal in behalf OF
the independent oil producers Of the coun-
Try. declaring that the action c7ntem-
plated would mean their ruin
Representative Fitzgerald. a Democrat.
who has been classed by the regular
Democrats. as better. spoke next. ard
made strong appeal for the Norris
amendment re declared that Tor the
last rhree weeks re had been accused II
somes quarters as being The subservienI
agent Of the Standard or Company.
T now have the chance 70 show the
membership of this House where I
stand said ny fitzgerald. and I am
heartily IN faver Of Mr.. Sorrfs-s arneac-
nent ! Sing back into their dirty mouths
the charge they made against me-
Representative Cooper. of Wisconsin.
denounced in scathinE terms the work O.
the STANDARD OH -Companys and declared
II VAS responsible for the provision "a
ire bsll. and for the drawback provision.
especially he said the drawback pro-
vision would allow the giant corporatica
TO pay the counteTvaiing duty o. s. on
petroleum imported from Mexico. and
collect II back from tse GOve-amsnt when
Il exported its goods he said the indie
pendent producer could not get this duty
back. as he did nor export bis goods. but
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