The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-07
TumuIt Among the Revisers
Almost Resulted in Several
Fistic Encounters and
Near Riots.
HIDES WILL REMAIN
UPON THE FREE LIST
Lumber Schedule, Which Pro-
vides a Duty of ST per
Thousand Feet, Remains
Same by Close Vote.

Washington. April Lumber at 81 |
per 1000 feet and hides free was the
result Of two votes taken in the house,
sitting in committee of the whole, yes
terday afternoon. The lumber pro-
tectionists. however, got a thoroughly |
good scare because they won by the |
very close margin of six votes against /,
the advocates Of free lumber
Those who objected to duty on this |
article still have another chance wher
the bill is reported from the commit
tee of the whole and the house takes a
separate vote on this schedule What
ever the outcome OF this vote Is it will
be very close one way or the other.
The advocates Of the duty on hides
were badly beaten. the vote to keep on
the dutiable list being only log as
against 1877 in favor Of the hides going
on the free list as provided for in the
bill.
The Barley Schedule.
After disposing of these two items
the committee of the whole tackled the
barley schedule. but the house adjourn.
ed before a vote was reached The
present duty on barley is 80 cents a
bushel, and the Payne bill reduces it
| to Is cents. Representatives from
states which grow this cereal want the
present duty retained. Among them is
Representative Tawney, of Minnesota,
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations who was one Of the most act
i've of the advocates of free lumber In
| retaliation for his Industrious cam
paign against the lumber duty the lum-
Der protectionists have served notice
that they will do their utmost to pre-
vent increasing the Payne schedule on
J barley.
Tumuituous Session.
/ The session was tumultuous in the
exhibition of feeling during the debate
and votes on the schedules mentioned.
The bill is now being considered un-
der the five-minute rule. and dozens of
members participated in the discus.
sion. which at times approached the
personal stage. For example. Cush-
man republican,, OF Washington. who
favored the duty. walked up to Tawn-
ey, also a republican,, and. thrusting
his long bony finger under the nose OF
the appropriations chairman. exclaim-
ed in tone which sounded very much
like the hiss of the villain on the stage:
IF you are republican then l am not
and do not want to be one" Later on.
when hides were under consideration,
the veteran ex-speaker. General Keifer
of Ohio, and Chairman Paynee of ways
and means. came near engaging in a
personal encounter.
Although party lines were largely
lost sight of in the votes. the clashes
on the republican side were the merri
est and most spectacular. But the
democrats were also in q turmoil, indi
vidual members voting for protection
on lumber and hides as they happened
to represent states in which these in
dustries flourish. Clark. of Florida
who upbraided his democratic col.
leagues yesterday for living in the
memories of the past instead of keep
ing abreast with the progress of the
times" and advised Colonel William
J. Bryan to hide himself in a political
cyclone cellar, again occupied a posi-
ton under the spotlight.
He Hurled JaveIins.
He hurled several of his javelins o.
scorn at Representative Pou, OF North