The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-19
INTERESTS OF EACH DISTRICT
TO BE cHAMPioNED BY
HOUSE MEMBERS.
LINES ELIMINATED
While There Is Little Prospect Of q
Lengthy General Debate, II Is Evi.
dent That Each Representative VIII
Fight Against Measures Considered
Detrimental to His District.

Washington. March lS.-That party
lines will be eliminated during the
consideration in the house of the
Payne bill was indicated by the action
of Representative Broussard of Louis
lana in withdrawing today from the
meeting of the minority members of
the committee because he differed
from their views on the tariff
With few exceptions each member
will fight for the interests of his home
district. There is little prospect of a
lengthy general debate and the consid-
GRAFTON of the measure under the FIVE
minute rule for amendment will be
proceeded with as soon as possible,
probably by the end of the week.
Unless a gag rule for the preven-
tion of unlimited amendment under
the five-minute rule is brought in the
minority members Of the ways and
means committee will not report
separate bill. Their report will be
drawn by Minority Leader Clark and
will severely criticise the wool sched-
ule. 1t is contended by the democrats
that it has not been cut sufficiently
to place it on a revenue basis. Prob
offered and heated discussions are an
ticipated
The inheritance tax, Philippine free
trade, internal revenue and maximum
and minimum features of the bill are
indorsed by the minority leader, and
there has been much favorable COM
ment upon the measure by demo-
cratic congressman. Champ Clark to-
day declared that he had not had suf-
ficient time to look into its provisions
to enable him to comment upon them.
Wants No Restriction.
1t is understood that the minority
leaders favor the removal If the re-
strictions on the quantity of sugar
and tobacco that can be admitted
from the Philippine islands free of
duty. On the other hand, several
southern democrats are endeavoring
to have the free trade provision
amended so as to exclude rice, their
contention being that rice could be
sent from the Philippine islands to
the United States markets and sold
for 2 cents a pound If admitted free
from the islands. This, they say,
country.
A number of democrats will join
with some republicans in an effort to
keep the duty assessed by the Dingley
bill upon lumber. The fight for free
lumber will be headed by Champ
Clark, it is said. He has frequently
expressed himself in bitter terms re-
garding the lumber situation in this
country. During the tariff hearing he
arraigned the lumber magnates and
delved deep into the intricacies of the
stumpage and railroad land grants.
No Opposition.
1t is thought that there will be no
serious opposition to the tariff on tea.
Great Britain and France probably
will be the first countries to secure
the benefit of the minimum rates
named in the Payne bill. According
to the committees report made today,
Great Britain has been unable to Sc
cure the benefits of reciprocal trade
agreements provided for by the Ding
ley bill, although she has treated this
country fairly in her customs acts.
AS the French trade agreement with
the United States contains no provi-
sions for its continuance for any time
after it has been abrogated by either
nation, France may receive the benefit
of the minimum rates France is now
revising her tariff on a maximum and
minimum basis.
The ways and means committee es-
Inmates that the entire revenues to
the government for the fiscal year
1910 provided the Payne bill is in op-
Grafton, will be sS62, ,065, 1856. AS the
amount for which revenue will be re-
quired for 1910 is estimated at $S72,-
221.701, it is claimed the deficit for
1910 will be about $4,000, 900.