Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-03-27
BATTLE OVER TARIFF
MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES
ARE DIVIDED.
Chairman Payne, Supporter of the New
Tariff Bill, and Champ Clark, Head
of Opposition Forces, Have Estab-
ished Their Headquarters-Tho
of Documents Are at Hand.

Washington.-That there will be
lively contest over the tariff bill is evil
dent from the preparations that are be-
ing made by the sponsors of the bill and
by those who oppose it. Chairman
Payne, supported by his chief heuten-
ant, Representative John Dalzell of
Pennsyl> anna, and the other republican
members of the ways and means com
mittee of the house, together with Rep
resentative Broussard,- ouisiana, the
newly appointed democrats, will be busy
with thousands OF documents and com
municatlons Tor the defense of the pro
visions of the Payne bill. The commit
tee S old room is on the house floor of
the capitol, and field headquarters
were established there by Mr.. Payne.
Directly beneath the headquarters of
the Payne forces are the headquarters
OF the enemy, the democrats. Champ
Clark has taken possession of joan
Sharp Williams old room and was today
occupied with the preparation of tue
report of the minority. The democratic
members have held councils of war
for the last few days in the Clark head
quarters. They will maize strong fight
against every protective duty in the
Payne bill unless it is a revenue pro
Queer. While the Payne and Clark
forces will be lined up against each
other on many questions, there probably
will be several duties on which they
will join in fighting other opposition,
This is due to the fact that Mr.. Payne
is not high tariff man.
No United Front on Lumber.
When an amendment is offered to in
crease the duty of 81 a thousand feet
provided for lumber by the Payne bill
Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Clark will stand to-
duty, and on many amendments each OF
the leaders will find that some of his
trusted aides have deserted him. This
illustrates the feeling that prevails
throughout the membership of the hous,
that every member shall work for the
interests of his individual constituency
and that the tariff question is a loca
one.
There is one point about the new bill
on which little controversy is expected
in the house, but which it is believed
viii be much considered in the senate
that is, the revision of the present tariff
Jaw with regard to ambiguous phrase
ology. The changes in the wording o.
various paragraphs and sections of tn,
bill have been made in accordance will
the recommendations of Thomas j
Dougherty, assistant counsel for thu
treasury department, who has prose
cuted customs cases for the government
throughout the country and has extens
i've information, supported by Majo
Herbert M. Lord, U. S. A., who wa
clerk of the ways and means COMMITTEES
during the Dingley revision.
Notable among the changes brough
about by the suggestions which wer'
based on the decisions of the courts an,
the board of appraisers are the new
paragraphs in the metal schedules pro
viding duties on steel wool or steel shay
ings; diamond steel, grit, iron and simi
lar articles; chrome metal and ferr
manganese, ferro tungsten, ferro silicoi
and similar metals; alloys and othe
mixed metals not specifically provided
for; and the general provision restrict
ing the terms iron plates, steel plate
and plate iron and steel to figures hav
ing plane surfaces for use as parts o
construction, but as tools or instrument
in manufacturing
Many changes in the phraseology o
paragraphs imposing duties on article
which contain alcohol have been incor
porated in the bill and are expected t
increase the revenue considerably.