The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-09

Washington, Apr. 6.-Final vote on
the Payne tariff bill was fixed at
three o'clock next Friday in rule
reported to the house yesterday by
the rules committee. The order linn
its the amendments to those coming
from the ways and means committee
and to the lumber, hides, barley and
barley malt paragraphs, and provides
for an amendment imposing Is per
cent. ad valorem on petroleum.
The motion for the previous ques-
ton, considered a test vote on the spe-
cial order for amendment to the tariff
bill, was adopted 1876 to $50. To close
debate on the tariff rule, Mr.. Dalzell
(Pa.) moved the previous question
Minority Leader Clark moved to re-
commit, which was overruled. Demo
Gratis forced roll call on the Dalzell
motion.
House Rule in Full.
The order reads as follows: Ere
solved, that Immediately upon the
adoption here of general debate on
house resolution 1888, bill to pro-
vide revenue, equalize duties and en-
courage the industries of the United
States and for other purposes, shall
be closed and the house shall resolve
itself into committee of the whole
house on the state of the union for
the consideration Of said bill for
rule, but committee amendments to
any part of the bill shall be in order
at any time and also preference shall
be given to amendments to para
graphs 1876, 1877, 70S Qumber); 5S1,
447h (hides); 227 (barley), and 22S
(barley malt.
Vote for an Amendment.
THAT an amendment shall be voted
on to section 637, to-wit: to strike out
the proviso and insert as a new para
graph No. 361a the following: Crude
petroleum and it's products, 25 per
cent. ad valorem.'
THAT said specified amendments
shall take precedence of committee
amendments.
THAT consideration of said bill for
amendment shall continue until not
later than Friday. the ninth day of
April, at three o'clock p. m, at which
time the said bill, with all amend
ments that shall have been recon-
mended by the committee of the
whole house on the state of the union
shall be reported to the house and
the previous question shall then be
considered as ordered on said amend
ments and said bill to its engross-
ment, third reading and final pas
sage.
Provide for Separate vite.
ga separate vote may be had on
the amendments relating to hides,
lumber, oil, barley, barley malt, tea
and coffee, or any of them, irrespec-
tive of their adoption or rejection in
committee of the whole and the vote
upon all other amendments in gross.
THAT the daily hour of meeting
hereafter shall be IL o'clock noon"
When the rule was reported Mr..
Dalzell explained it in detail.
Mr.. Underwood of Alabama, men,
Der of the committee on ways and
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sensus was in favor of closing general
debate and that an order was not
necessary. He declared, however, that
the only question of difference was
as to how the bill itself should be
considered. He opposed voting en-
bloc on amendments and the various
amendments and the various provi-
ions of the bill.
Protests against the Payne tariff
bill were prominent in the probings
of the senate yesterday. Senator Will
liam Alden Smith had read vigor-
GUS declaration of some of the iron
ore interests of Michigan against
placing that product on the free list
and Senator Clapp presented an equal
ly strong petition from his constitu-
ents of Minnesota Directing to taking
the protective tariff tax from barley.
The house bill to provide for the
next census will be reported to the
senate next Thursday by Senator La
Toilette, chairman of the committee
on the census.