Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-31
DATE FOR VOTING
ON PAYNE BILL
Indications Are That Rule Will be
Brought Into House Next Mon
day Fixing April 10.
FIGHTING OVER PROVISIONS.
Become Palmer and plaincr That 10
J. e Contest Between Interests Of
Various sections OF Country.

Washington March 3I-nIioltous
today are strong that a rule viii Dee
brought into the house noNt Monday
fixing April 10 as the date for Vot.
ing on the Payne tariff bin.
Do is understood that tine ruie win
provide for committee amendments
and the opening of tine lumber ten
and coffee schedules TO amendment for
placing these articles ou the free li-t
It may Doe possible that hides win Doe
included for considerations plt the
sentiment seems 60 be growing that
the senate win see that the duty is
restored ON hides. The rule win prob
ably provide for the reading OF the
measure under the five minute rule
during next week. This would NOT
give time for the reading OF the whole
bin under the rule.
The house today resumed considera-
uou OF The tariff bin. Mr.. Morgan
,NissourD urged protection for the
zinc Industry.
quoting from speech by President
Taft that the primary purpose of
tariu was To provide more revenue
for the government MI. BrautloN
Georgia., declared this 20 bee true
Democratic doctrine. The primary
purpose of the Payne bin he contend
ed. was not revenue but the mainteu-
ance of the true Republican theory ot
protection.
Mr.. Brautey laid the present deficit
at the door OF what he charged was
Republican extravaganza.
Mr.. Brantlev said the Dingley tariff
InIIaH.. H
thousand was not prohibitive but a.
revenue rate and ho said If given the
opportunity he would vote TO have lt
restored. lie attacked the cotton
schedule on the ground that 10 was
solely in the interest of tho New
England manufacturer.
The couutorvailing duty on coffee
was opposed hv Mr. Douglas of Ohio.
since, Dc said. Brazil al which country
DO was directed. would be unable. with
out imparing her finances, 20 remove
her export duty on the product
Mr. Rothermeu (PennsSlvania), IN
q speech faVoring "a reduction on
/ wood pulp and print paper, severely
arraigned the Gould Paper company
| and the Continental Paper Bag COM
| pany. He quoted from testimony Of
! representative of those companies I'M
/ der oath before the Mann committee.
I in which DO was stated they knew Of
| no agreement or understanding among
them fixing prices. aud set, ne said
both companies plead guilty to indict-
mcnts charging them with unlawiui
combination In restraint of trade dur
ing the period beginning sept. 10,
1906. and paid fines OF $4,000 each.
Mr.. Rothcrmell maiutained that the
fines were So small IL would result in
placing q premium on wrongdOing and
also be considered a good Investment
on the part OF the laWbrcakers.
widening the scope of the drawbacks
system was supported by Mr.. Lover
ing. of Massachusetts. He took issue
with Mr.. Underwood of Alabama on
tho subject and denied that such a
law operated against the American
labOring man.
MONDELLs VIEWS.
Claiming that the great coal opera
tors Of Western Pennsylvania and on.J.
who he said. now enjoy "a monopoly
OF tho ontario markets, favor the recl-
procity arrangement with regard Co
free bItumluous coal because be would
mean an additional profit OF millions Of
dollars 90 them. MT MoudeI OF Ny1-
MINIS today opposed the Payne IiNFl-
sion for coal
.Fnm my view point" no said, "the
bill contains "a number of changes from
the present law which are not just
fable
Claiming that the duty ON woods o..
the third class should be retain a.
at present. and that there should 1e no
reduction Dob tho duty ON tops ana
waste. he held that the reductions .u
duties ON leather and It's manufacture
did not justify placing hides ON ne
free list and hides is one of tho fgW
items the t4rin On which directly plnc-
fits the farmers.