Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-07
[By Associated Press.1

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w jections, personalities and Ian
guage bordering on Vltuperatlon
marked the first days discussion or the
PAYNE tariff bill for amendment IN the
house today. "
With virtually full attendance, the
members were wrought up to a nlgn
tension and were prepared TO nght 10
the last ditch for the things their con-
stituents demand.
| Nearly the entire day was consumed
| in discussing the lumber and hldes
schedule. The advocates OF Tree rui HIDE,
went down to defeat by the narrow
margin of six votes following the
striking out of the counterValilng
duty on lumber.
An overwhelming majority was mus
tered against an amendment by MI
Scott (Kansas) taking hides from the
free list and fixing a duty upon them
of 10 per cent ad valorem.
The barley schedule came in for a
lively discussion and when the bill was
laid aside for the day there were
pending two amendments, one raising
the rate in the Payne bill from 10 cents
to rs cents a bushel, and the other nx-
ing the rate at 10 per cent ad valorem.
The sum total of the days work, with
the exception of eliminating the coun-
teryailing duty on lumber, was to
leave the bill in identically the condi-
ton in which the committee reported II.
Grants Free Hides
This grants free hides and a duty OF
81 per thousand on sawed lumber. Az
ABS d. m. the house adjourned until
II o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Fordney, in discussing todays
contest, said he introduced his amend
ment with great regret, as the provl-
sion it sought to strike out was
meritorious one.
at am Offering the amendment" he
declared. land will vote for it, but 1t
causes me to sweat blood in doing So"
The Clark substitute, which was then
read. provided for amendment to sew
eral sections by placing lumber on the
free list.
Mr.. Tawney offered an entire substi-
tute for the lumber schedule, monty
ing but retaining the duty. The
chair ruled that the Fordney amend
ment had precedence.
AGAINST the protests Of Mr.. .Tawney,
the chair recognized Mr.. De Almond OF
| Missouri for an amendment as supstl-
tute for the countervailing provision,
providing for the admission OF free
hides from all parts OF the western
hemisphere.
MIR. Tawney received another setback
when the chair overruled his point that
the De Almond amendment was not IN
order because it transferred to the free
list an item on which a duty was I'M
posed.
Both Messrs. Needham and Payne de-
clared the amendment violated the most
| favored nation clause of many treaties,
but Mr.. De Almond held that congress
had a right to so violate 1t.
Mr.. Fordney urged the voting down
of the amendment The De Almond
amendment was lost-131 to IT'S, thirty
Democrats voting with the Repupil-
cans.
The Fordney amendment was adopted
overwhelmingly by a viva Voce vote.
Tawney Again Tries
Mr.. Tawney at once reoffered his
| amendment, which he said would take
the duty off all lumber included IN par
agraph 1877 of the bill, except nnisheo
| lumber, the duty on which would DC
materially reduced. He would later he
| said. offer an amendment placing rough
lumber on the free list.
The amendment and the proposed
amendment were vigorously attacked
| nv MIR. Fordney. He said Mr.. Tawney
once was a protectionist but ne was
| free trader on lumber today.
Amid applause Mr. Clark of Missouri
announced himself for the Tawney
amendment.
"If YOU cannot get whole loaf" he
remarked, "take half loaf"
The Tawney amendment was lost on
division, 151 to 173, party alignments
being badly broken.
A vote by tellers on his demand aiso
resulted in the amendment being lost
| 10 to 176
| A motion by Mr.. Clark Of Missouri to
| strike out all of paragraph 1877 OF the
lumber schedule was defeated, 1lS &c
157.
adding to the free list lumber DESCRIBED
in paragraph 1856 were lost.
When the house opened parlia-
mentary snarl was at once encountered
as to whether or not amendments would
be permitted under the rule adopted
Yesterday. The point was raised by
Minority Leader Clark. Messrs. Fitz-
gerald of New York. Dalzell of Penn
sylyania, both on the committee or
rules commended that Individual amend
ments under the rule could be offered
The Republican members OF the
WAYS and means committee met at II
O'clock to consider further amendments
to the Payne bill. The duties on pis
iron and scrap iron, and the reciprocity
clause of the coal schedule, are the
| principal items regarding which the
COMMITTEES as being urged to make
changes The paper schedule also /:
under discussion for amendment.
The fixing of rates for the new tariff
bill was begun today by the senate
committee on finance. Night sessions
will be held by the committee begin
ming tonight.
Senator Fletcher of Florida favored
protection for lumber and other Floridt
products.
Payne's Defense
Claiming that the new tariff increased
n q
cents per pair, Mr.. Payne today de
clared that there was no truth in TIL
assertion that the price Of hosiery t