The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-22
PAGE NINE.

re1dDle Baltimore Sun, a democratic paper
Upon the receipt of DR.. Dreher's letter, we
took the trouble to hunt up the number of the
Congressional Record in which the votes on
the Lumber Schedule were recorded. Under
date OF April 9, 1909, page II74, we find where
the House, in Committee of the Whole, acted
upon an amendment offered by Mr. De Ar
mond, of Missouri, touching paragraph 10Y of
the Payne Tariff Bill
In effect, Mr.. De Almonds motion was to
remove the duty from the timber, hewn, sided
and squared mentioned in that paragraph. A
record vote was taken upon this motion, and
the Democrats in the House followed the lead
Of Hon. Champ Clark, of Missouri, in voting
almost solidly for the De Almond amendment
The Republican members of the House fol-
lowed Mr.. Payne, of New York, the Republi-
can leader of the House, but the official record,
which we find on page II74 Of the Congress
sional Record, shows that Mr.. Adamson of
Georgia went over to the Republicans and
voted with them for the Lumber Trust So
did Mr.. Tom Bell of Georgia, SO did Mr..
Brantley of Georgia, so did Mr. Lee of Geor-
gia so did Mr.. Broussard of louisiana so did
Mr. Brownlow of Tennessee so did Mr.. Bar
tholdt Of Missouri, so did Mr. Clark of Florida,
SO did Mr.. Edwards of Georgia, so did Mr.
Gaines of West Virginia, SO did Mr.. Grggs of
Georgia. SO did Mr.. Hobson of Alabama so
did Messrs. Hubbard and Hughes of West
Virginia, and, alas so did Mr.. Lever, of South
Carolina
lust after the name of Mr. Lever occurs that
of Mr.. Livingstone, and just after that of Mr..
Livingstone occurs the name of Mr. Long
worth, the welknown Republican son-in-law
of ex-President Roosevelt
Among other Southern Congressman who
voted with the Lumber Trust, and against the
people, were Messrs. Taylor of Alabama,
Thomas of North Carolina, Bowers of Missis-
sippi, and the others whose names are men
toned in last weeks paper
Now, on page IVY of the Congressional
Record, same date, April 9th will be found the
list Of those who voted against motion to
put upon the free list all kinds of boards,
planks, deals and other lumber of white wood,
sycamore and bass wood and sawed lumber,
timber hewn sided, squared or sawed and
round timber used for spars or in building
wharves, logs and round manufactured
timber, including pulp woods, fireWood, handle
bolts, shingle bolts, gun blocks for gunstocks,
rough hewn or sawed or planed on one side,
hop poles, ship timber and ship p1anking.
Almost solidy the Democrats of the House
followed their leader the Hon. Champ Clark,
of Missouri, and voted to put all Of these
articles upon the free list. Among those who
joined the Republicans to keep the tariff tax on
these various articles of wood, boards, planks,
timber ETC., will be found the name of Mr..
Lever, of South Carolina, as we'll as those of
the other Congressman already mentioned.
Again, on page IT'S, we find that an amend
ment was offered which proposed to strike
out the clause which puts a duty of so cents
per thousand feet on lumber dressed on one
side, $I.oo per thousand feet on lumber dressed
on both sides, and ST.. 50 per thousand feet on
lumber dressed on both sides and tongued and
rrOOved The infamV of This DrODOSed fax on