Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-08
Republican Insurgents and Demo-
Gratis Take Tariff off
Crude Oil.
CANNON APPEALED IN VAIN
Tried TO Rally the Republicans to His
support in Vain-A Duty on Per
Ceutum Ad valorem Imposed
Other Committee Prop
"sitions Sustained.

Washington, April This was n bad
day for the republican organization OF
tho House. BY coalition between soma
republican Insurgents and the demo-
Gratis. the ways and means committee
was bowled over and the advocates of
free crude oil and its products won q
signal victory when amendment by
Mr.. Norris of Nebraska. placing the In
significant duty Of one per centrum ad
valorem on those articles, was aopted
by a substantial majority.
A decision OF the chairman that amend
ments could not be offered to the oil
schedule other than the one covered by
the special rule of last Monday and
which provided for the removal of the
countervailing duty on crude petroleum
and applying an ad valorem duty Of IS
per cent. was overturned, and not even
. fervid appeal by the speaker. IN an
endeavor to rally the republican forces,
was sufficient to stem the ode avowedly
against the Standard Oil company. BY
Practically unanimous vote the counter
Nailing duty went out, as the commits
tee had recommended.
On ali other propositions the COMMITTEES
was sustained. Tho harley schedule ran
the gauntlet without change. Tea and
coffee were placed on the free list, and
the duty on barytes increased from Il
cents a ton to $40 a ton.
a colloqry at first humorous but later
developing into personalities, developed be-
tween Mr.. Stanley. Kentucky. and Mr..
Clark, Florida, and was terminated only
upon an objection by Mr.. Crumpacker,
Indiana. that 1t was against the dignity
OF the House. The bill was laid aside and
at 5:0+ p. m. tho House adjourned
THE FIGHT ON OIL.
When the Oil scheue was reached Mr..
Nreeland on behalf OF the ways and
means committee offered an amendment
striking out the oountervailing duty and
fixing duty Of 25 per cent. ad valoren.
Mr.. Norris Of Nebraska moved a substi-
tute providing for a duty of one per
cent. ad valoren. Against this Mr.. Dali
zcll made the point of order that it VS.
not included in the committee PROPOSE
ton 1t could not be entertained. The
chair sustained the point but by vote
of 1872 to lib on division the chair was
cverruled: many republicans voting with
the democrats against the chair. Tellers
being ordered the negative vote was in
creased and the vote stood 126 to 16S.
Thus the entire petroleum schedule was
opened to amendment. The result Gre
ated much excitement.
A vigorous appeal was made by Mr..
Campbell OF Kansas for protection for
tie Independent oil producers who he
said needed protection while the Stand
ard company did not
A bitter attack against the Standard
oil company was made by Mr.. Cooper
Of Wisconsin. in favoring the Norris
amendment. Seeing the wave OF senti-
ment Speaker Cannon took the floor and
warned the members Of the dangers
ahead. He made plea for the Ameri-
can producer of oil. The amendment,
he declared was designed to punish the
wicked Standard Oil company. GENTLE
men," he said. as it not we'll enough to
see when you seek to punish somebody
that you claim is bad that you do not
like Samson pull down the pliers and
have the temple upon YOU" The adop-
ton OF the Norris amendment, he said
would let in practically free refined oil
from Mexico. land still the gentleman
from Wisconsin and others flap their
wings and crow and cruelty the people
while they denounce this wicked Stand
ard on