The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-09
THE DRAWBACK
KILLED BY THE
HOUSE TODAY
Interest at Fever Heat in the
Closing Hours of the j
Debate .>!,,j3
FINAL VOTE WILL Be TAKEN
THIS EVENING ON ENTIRE BILL
Some of the Schedules Discussed an6
Rates Fixed in the Bill as It Ia
Being Finally Rounded Out In tha
House.

Being Finally Rounded Out In tha
House.
Washington. April 9.-With but
three hours remaining in which to
perfect it before being finally voted
on, the house today resumed the con.
slderation of the Payne tariff bill.
lhere was practically full member.
ship present and the interest was at
fever heat. At the suggestion of
Chairman Payne. the action of the
house in fixing the rate of one per
cent ad valorem OH crude petroleum
and its products was by unanimous
consent reversed and the article
placed on the free list.
The committee amendments to the
Dill, with the exception of those af-
tectfng tea. coffee. barley and barley
malt, were adopted in lump and
without revision. The house accented
the committee amendments placing
tea on the free list without restric-
tion.
| The house also adopted the COM
mittee amendment which is intended
to prevent the use of the drawback
privilege for the purpose of prevents
ing speculation in grain.
| After three weeks of consideration
the bill will today be voted on by
the house this evening. and then the
scene of tariff discussion will he
transferred to the senate.
A committee amendment was
adopted placing duty of cents a
cubic foot of the capacity of barrels
or packages on pine apples. The rate
on crude cocoa, or cocoa and leaves
was reduced from four to three cents
pound.
In order to meet the decisions in
regard to the counting of cotton
cloths. paragraph 3lS of the bill was
stricken out and the provisions Of
the Dingley law on the same subject
was restored in it's stead
Jacquard figured goods for up
holsterings. coverings. ETC.. composed
wholly or in chief of cotton or other
vegetable fibre were given protection
by levying duty of fifty per cent
ad valorem.
A tax of forty-fve per cent ad
valorem was put upon fabrics used
for pneumatic tires. The effect of
this provision will be to place the
duty on the long staple cotton used
in the fabric.
A duty of twenty per cent ad
valorem also was put upon cotton,
bleached and purified. whether medi-
Gated or not.
The dividing line between the high
and low rates of duty ON oil cloth
and linoleum was fixed at eleven feet
instead of nine feet, as originally in
the bill. 1t was twelve feet in the
Dingley law.
The amendment restoring the Ding
ley rates of forty-five cents per dozen
pieces and fifteen per cent ad valorem
on collars and cuffs composed of cot
ton. was agreed to.
Because of an inadvertence in con-
solidating the paragraphs covering
laces and articles of silk and Indian
rubber. the duty on binding garters
and suspenders was increased. Mr..
Hill of Connecticut offered a commit
duties now levied in the Dingley law.
ing that he acted in the interest of
all the American people, whom he
wished to see wear silk suspenders
and garters. offered an amendment
reducing the duties thirty per cent
ad valorem on suspenders and gar
ters and forty per cent in the para.
graph for laces.
Upon division vote, this amend
ment was lost and the committee
amendment agreed to.
Mr.. Pujo of Louisiana spoke in
favor of committee amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Broussard of Louisiana
excepting rice from the provisions
permitting the free entry of products
of the Philippine islands. The amend
ment. which makes rice the only ex-
ception to the Philippine free trade
provisions, was agreed to by rising
vote.
The paragraph covering braids
made of artificial hair was amended
so as to exclude braids of natural
horse hair. Minor amendments in
phraseology were made to the para
graphs covering wood pulp and print
paper. All of the amendments that
followed were committee amendments.
The duty on basic papers for photo
graphic process was decreased ten
per cent ad valorem, and the duty on
diecut or embossed pictures. post
cards. labels and similar articles was
reduced to one-half of one cent and
one cent when both embossed and die
cut.
On decalomanias. in ceramic colors.
the duty was reduced to eighty cents
a pound from $3.50 a pound. The
duty upon wrapping paper was in
creased from thirty per cent to thirty
five per cent ad valorem. The phrase
ology in the paragraph providing for
straw braids for hats was changed
to broaden its scope.
The Dingley paragraph placing
duty on toys was restored with pro-