Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10

eral technical changes in the stee
| schedule, principally downward ant
lace curtains and netting machine:
We're included in the proviso which per
mils the entry free of duty of lac
machinery prior to May l. 1910. Hides
hosiery and gloves We're left as re
ported by the committee hides remain.
ing free and an increased duty beins
Presented for gloves and stockings
Washington April "a substitute
for the maximum and minimum provi-
sion was offered in the House today by
the ways and means committee to the
original provision of the Payne bill 1t
does not change the effect Of that sec
ton except upon a few articles. The
maximum provisions are applied to
baumo and manufactured clays. The
ma ximum duties of 20 per cent. ad va
loren are withdrawn from coffee, fur
skins. potash and various salts The
proviso for the free entry of wood
pulp is included in the maximum and
minimum section and a 90 per cent
maximum is applied to steel bands for
saws i'll place of the Dingley rates as
a maximum.
At its final meeting before the pas
sage of the Payne bill the ways and
means committee decided today to
place duty of "a cents a bushel on
barley in place of the original duty of
Il cents and increased the duty on
barley malt from 25 to 40 cents a
hushel. The duty on ferro silicon was
made Is per cent. ad valorem instead
of 81 4 ton. 1t was also decided to take
petroleum ard basic Stag from the
maximum provisions so that no in
crease can be made in the duties on
these articles for the purpose of re-
taliation.
An amendment to correct an error
in the classification of the cold rolled
iron or steel bars was agreed to. The
phraseology of the Dingley bill was re-
stored to the paragraph covering bars
that are polished in addition to being
cold rolled.
Basic Stag ground or ungrolnd was
taken out of the maximum and mini
mum provision. Chairman Payne ex-
planning that ii was used mostly by
farmers as fertilizer.
TIE substitute for Section 8 covering
the MAXIMUM and minimum features
Of the bill. offered by Chairman Payne
yesterday. Occasioned the liveliest de
bate. When it became apparent that
almost countless amendments would
be proposed to that section, Chairman
Payne sought to rally his cohorts by
appealing to them to vote down all
sIch propositions. He called attention
to the fact mat the substitute section
was an elaboration of the original sec
ton in that it specifically pointed out
the articles which should come within
its scope.
All attempts I" amend the section
except in the case of basic Stag and
petroleum failed and tho vote being
being taken the entire substitute Sec
ton 3 was adopted
The committee amendments incrcas-
ing the Payne rate on barley from Is
to "a cents a busheI as we'll as the duty
on barley malt from % to 40 cents
bush.l were adopted
A further committee amendment to
correct an error in the classification
of cold iron or steel bars was agreed
to. Tho phrascnlrgy Of the Dingley bill
was restored t. the paragraph covering
bars that arc polished in addition to
being cold rolled.
The amendment to the lumber
schedule having been offered by Cush-
man. for the committee. Fitzgerald. n
Y, hintcd at a "midnight deal where
by the possibilities Of free lumber
were considerably removed. Denying
that trade had been effected. Mann,
Ills. said he believed those faVorinS
free lumber would maintain their at
titude towards the schedule. CuShman
protested that no one who had talked
to him in relation to barley had done
50 in reference to the lumber schedule.
The substitute for Section 4 was
then presented by Payne. 1t stipu-
lates that the maximum provision
shall not apply to cases where moth
er country gives a preferential duty
to one of its colonies as well as to
cases where a colony gives a prefer
entail duty to d mother country, which
was original prescribed in the Payne
bill
AS a substitute for it. LoWden. Ills,
offered an amendment giving the
President discretion in the application
of the maximum rate.
The Lowdon amendment was lost
and the Payne amendment. the subsfi-
| tute for Section 4, was then adopted
The House adopted the committee
amendment to the Payne bill, which is
| intended to prevent the use of tho
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