Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10
NATIONAL HOUSE PASSES
THE PAYNE BILL 217 TO 161.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

After Olmstead, Pa, who has pre-
sided over the deliberations or the DIN
| by the committee Of the whole. had
descended from the chair at +. NJ,
| Speaker Cannon assumed the relns
Olmstead then reported the action OF
| the committee and the House as such
| took the bill in hand for the purpose
of carrying out the special order for
vote.
All committee amendments except
those pertaining to barley, barley
malt. tea and coffee were agreed TO
en- bloc without division.
| No separate vote having been asked
| regarding tea and coffee the amend
| ments regarding these articles which
| were incorporated in the bill income OF
1 the whole were adopted
| Regarding the other schedules such
as lumber. oil, hides and barley sep
arate votes were demanded. A wrangle
at once ensued as to the order in
which the schedules should be taken
up The members practically all stood
| no and the interest was so intense
that many of them occupied the well
| in front of the Speakers desk. The
Speaker was unable to unravel the
| ~
matters right. Olmstead declared that
| the first amendment actually voted on
was an amendment by Tawney to
| Section 1877, the lumber schedule. Up
on refreshing his memory, he later said
| the first vote was on an amendment
by DeArmond, Mo.
The whole problem was settled b.
the Speaker ordering the amendments
read in their order.
These began with an amendment by
| Tawney to strike out Section 1856. which
imposes a duty of one-haf of cent per
cubic foot on hewn timber and timber
used for spars and upon which yeas ana
nays were ordered. The amendment was
| defeated 1874 to 1873.
| Tawney then offered an amendment to
Section 1877, reducing the duty on finished
lumber 50 per cent. and striking out the
duty on rough lumber without placing It
on the free list. His supporters were more
| than sufficient to force another roll call
| but he was defeated, the vote resulting:
Yeas $50. nays 200.
| So great was the confusion when the
| result of these results was announced
| that Speaker Cannon was unable to re-
store order His patience finally becoming
| exhausted, he ordered the serGeant-at-
| arms and the doorkeeper to proceed up
and down the aisles and compel members
to sit down and cease talking. This pro-
cceding had the desired effect and bust
ness proceeded.
| The next amendment in order was one
Ibv DeArnlond, Mo-. eXemptinE from the
cCuntervailing duty all lumber coming
| from countries of the Western hemis-
| pherc. and on that the yeas and nays
likewise were ordered. This amendment
was voted down, 49,, to pa. The pro-
vision for the countervailing duty on
lumber then was stricken out by viva
| voce vote.
Clark, Mo, forced roll call on his
amendment striking out the whole of Sec
ton 1871 providing for a duty on dressed
lumber 1t was defeated: Yeas 1873. nays
22s
Undaunted. Tawney called up his
amendment placing on the free list hewn
lumber and sawed and planed lumber
covered by Sections 1856 and 1871. and a
yea and nay vote was ordered. This re-
suited: Yeas 1871. nays 200, which finally
defeated all attempts at obtaining free
| lumber SO far as the House is concerned.
| Fifty-five Republicans voted for free
| lumber and IS Democrats against it..
| Shortly after the announcement of the
lumber vote the Speaker was again COM
| PEELED to send the sergeant-atarm and
| his deputies to members and order them
to sit down.
When quiet was restored the roll was
called on the amendments made earlier
in Congress to the rates on barley and
| har ,alt nf tn
nays the amendments were retained.
Amendments by Scott. Kan, and Henry,
Texas. fixing a duty of 10 per cent re-
| spectvely on raw hides weighing %
pounds or more and on raw hides and
skins weighing more than one pound We're
voted down. The effect of this action was
to put to rout the opponents of free hides.
This. as was supposed. concluded the
amendments and the Speaker was about
to put the question on the engrossment
and third reading of the bill when Clark
Mo-. insisted on the yeas and nays on
the oil schedule. in order. as he explained,
to get record vote After considerable
discussion over the question whether free
oil actually was in the bill the Speaker
decided that a further vote was necessary
and the roll again was called on the pro
/
| he said. if stricken out would have the
effect of placing crude petroleum and its
products on the free list.
While the Chair was considering the
matter the House was in great confusion
| The provision was stricken out by a
vote of 324 to A..
| By viva Voce vote. the cnSrossment
and third reading Of the bin was Or
dercd, whereupon Mr. Lindberg Of
Minnesota. sought recognition to move
t" re-commit with Instructions Tn,
Speaker refused, saying that in carry
ing out the new rule. known as I'll.
| Fitzgerald amendment. common fair
ness required that he should recognize
Clark of Mo, the minority leader the
bills chief opponent. Clark thercupo,
made motion to re-commit with N
StructionS, which were read
| Clark's motion directed the WAYS
and means committee to make tn,
original minimum rates of the bill an
ply as maximum rates and to provide
a schedule of rates lower than those
to be applied as the minimum rates
| mr. Ind INT I, Il;