Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-10
PAYNE TARIFF
BILL PASSES
THE HOUSE
ONE LONE REPUBLl lCAN
VOTES WITH OPPOSITION


E0d of Exciting Session,
iby Morning journal Special Lessed wlreI
Washington y c. Apri . -After
lthrcc weeks of consideration thc Payne
tariff bill was passed by the house OK
| representatives tonight amid great eN-
! citcmrut by vote of 2lf TO lGl. one
| republican Austin of Tennessee. voted
against the measure and four demo-
| Gratis. an from Louisiana. Mrssrs
Rroussard Estopinal puio and Wick
| life voted for 10. An attempt by
Champ Clark, the minority leader, 20
recommt the bill with instructions
| signally failed
The day was filled with great ex-
eitemcnt from the moment the ses-
| sion began at noon unttl the minute
of adjournment The members were
! keyed up To the highest pitch and
! practically fun membership remained
| on duty throughout The final vote
| demonstrated the capacity of the re-
! publican organization to get together
The situation with respect to lum-
| Der was greatly relieved 10 the re-
| publican leaders when IL became
manifest that tn adyOcatcs of the
proposition placing l. on the free list
We're ir tho minority Because OF that
act MIR Fitzgerald (New York;
charged that a midnight deal had
been made hast night whereby free
lumber Was to be voted down and the
rates. ou barley aud barley malt in
creased. aud this. Notwithstanding ths
deui.ls oi Messrs. Mann Ollihoisl ana
Cn-hnan IWashingtou), who offered
the barley amendments
The goncral public WAS greatly in
terestea Ia the proceedings and the
galleries were packed Both the dip
- ia. .lssafst ID Inn
likewise were fuily occupied, Mrs Taft
being among those presont
When the bin actually Was passed
the republicans cheered Justify, some
dancing up and down the aisles AMI
aaltiug their follow members on the
back
INC bln was introduced on March
81. reported to the house by ;hc ways
and means committee on the following
day aud WAS uudcr general debate for
sixteen days Last Monday the rules
committee reported special order
which closed the general discussion
ana provided for the consideration ~
the ban under the five minute rule.
ono Of the principal changes IN the
bin was the placing Of petroleum on
he free lst today
Among the other Important amend
mems made since the hlil came from
committee were those striking ont TN
countorvafnR pruviso ON coffce.
Tho so-callod "jokur" In tho cotton
.luth schedule. which II was claimed,
would increase the duty of the Ding
ley bin several hundred per cent were
corrected the proNiso for the method
of counting threads on the cloth be-
ing madc tho famc as in the present
low tariff
The drawback section was added %
the bill SO that II could not be take
advantage Of for Specializing In grain
and the Philippine free trade proVia-
ion was amended SO that rice VIII not
be admittcd free from the islands
The counterNailng duty clause on
lumber Wts stricken ont but a strong
effort to place lumber on the free list
ala not succeed
The duties on barley barley malt.
Idncapplcs iu crates ana cotton collars
and cuffs ass originally in the bill,
were increased provision was In
cludcd IN the tobacco schedule IN
the duty on filler tobacco
from any country which prohibits the
importation of thv American tobacco
There were several technical
changes in tho steel schedule. prin-
cipally downward Hides, hosiery ana
gloves were left as reported by the
hides remaining free ana
an Increased duty being presented Tor
gloves and stockings.
The contest over free petroleum WAS
stubborn but the vote in its favor was
,Vcrvhelming Opposing IL were re
pubticaus as follows. Alexander, An
aus southwiek and Nrceland Of New
YORK. Austin. of Tennessee; Barch-
field. Barclay. Bates, Burke, Dahcll.
Graham, Langham, McCrcary, moon,
rcuer and Wht clcr. of PcnnsylNanii
Bennett Edwards and Langley nt
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