The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
ROWLED OVER
THE SPEAKER
AND COHORTS
House insurgents and Demo-
Gratis Fixed Oil Duty at One
Per Cent AID VaI0rem.
REPUBLICAN, FORCES
COULD NOT BE RALLIED
CHICAGO WOMEN START FOR
WASHINGTON WITH PETITION
CONTAINING $4,000 NAMES.

washington, April This was a bad
f.v for the Republican organization
.r tfe house. By a coalition between
SOM, Republican insurgents" and the
Democrats. the ways and means
.1mufttee was bOwled over and the
advocates of free crude oil and its
rroducts won a signal victory when
IN amendment by Mr. Norris of Ne
Hr7sEa. placing the insignificant duty
or l. per cent ad valorem or those ar
r--ies was adopted by a substantial
majority.
a decision Of the chairman that
snendments could not be offered to
HE OH schedule other than the one
covered by the special rule of last
Monday which provided for the re-
u0raI for the countervailing duty on
crude petroleum and applied an ad va
loren dut- Of % per cent, was over
turned. and not even a fervid appeal
hr the sneaker. in an endeavor to rally
+He Republican forces. was sufficient 20
Stem the tide 7voWedly against the
standard oil company. BY a praCtic-
arrv unanimous vote the CounteTvailinE
duty went out. as the committee had
commended
Tea and Coffee Free.
uu all other propositions the commit
ice was sustained. The barley sched-
ME ran the gauntlet without change.
Tea and coffee were placed on the free
list.
s roUo0uy. at first humorous. but
later resulting ia personalities. devel-
urcd between Mr.. Stanley kentucky
and Mr. Clark IFlorida). and was ter
minated only upon an objection by Mr.
CrumpaCkcr Indiana, that 1T was
against the dignity of the house.
Barley Came First.
The first subject TO come UP for dis
gIssiou was barley. upon which there
was cousidera bic discussion yesterday
There are two amendments pending on
that schedule. one fixing the duty at 2
cents "A busheL and the other placing Il
sr TO per cent ad TalOrem. as against
the rate Of Is cents a bushel. provided
-0r I'm the bill
Tre ~aDidity with which the lumber
and hides schedules were disposed OF
leads To the conclusion among the ma
+rrty leaders that the time fixed for q
FINAL vote viii he amply distant 10 en-
able fun and free discussion of the
other schedules covered by the SpeCia.
rule adopted Monday.
As a substitute for both amend
Ua0ts AlT. Humphrey Of Washington
offered an amendment placing barley
oH the free list.
Chairman Payne earnestly opposed
an Of these amendments. After TWEEN
rr minutes debate. the vote was abOu
t0 he taken on the Miller provision
when Mr. TaWney offered a resolution
making the rate % cents a bushcl
This was defeated. as was also tn
amendment of Miller. The vote the!
turned to the Alexander and Hum
rlrry amendments. both OF which wer
-.-r
ON barley malt. Mr.. Miller of Kansa
offered the amendment raising tn
PAYNE rate from . cents TO - cents
Iu-reL
Replying to O. question by Mr.. Nam
Of Illinois the Kansas member de
.H-ai his purpose was to protect al
American industry. and not TO enCOur
age prohibition.
IT. Mann then sarcasucally sug
r.--aF than Kansas was exceedingly
moral and characterized Mr.. Miller a
curiosity of the house who en-
..uraea- production of malt out o
which % make beer.
Mr. Scott kansas replied that tn
r.aears should be taxed at every tUr
01 OH. road. thus enhancing the cost O
-.. mater ais they used
Tr. Miller amendment was vote
down. wHnreuDon Mr.. Humphreys OF
f.raI am amendment raising the Ia
.r beer from 81 to s.. go a barrel but
went ont ON point of order by Nj
na-ra
Whom the Oil schedule was reache
AIR. T~4oIauI offered an amendmer
striking out the couutervailing dut
and fixing du,y of . per cent ad va
.n--u Mr. Norris (Nebraska) move
substitute. providing for @ duty OF
r7~ cent adj valorcm. Against this NJ
Dafzeu made the point Of order that q
IT, viii not bn included I'm the commit
--a proposition. IL could not be SUI
tanned The chair sustained the poin
but by q vote Of 162 TO l75 on division
--a chair was overruled- Many Repul
leans voted with the Democra
r-ai1st the chair. TelleTs being o
rarad. the negative vote was increase
and rho vote stood 126 to 16S.
Thus the entire petroleum schedu
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