Show COM ICOM MITTEL AGREES ON In Form of Fifty Amend Amendments Amendments ments to Payne Tariff Measure Washington April 3 Fearing that thal the tho demands which tho they have made mado malicI I for an to vote voto on some of I principal schedules schedule In tho the Payne tariff bill might result in changes which they tho consider more moro disadvantageous than the time provisions now In the bill nearly nearl IO to Republican members of tho the house mot mel today toda and agreed upon the changes which they to have havo submitted U in lii tho the form forni of committee amendments lm I At the same samo time a meeting of all allI I time till of the tho ways WIlS ays and means was uns in progress to pass upon I the tIme amendments which the I of Republican members had bad submitted I Tho Th committee will report about 50 60 O amendments including those tho so striking I out omit tho time countervailing duty dut ou on coffee I and the duty on tea In forming that they would vote vole I against any al to restrict amend amendments meats ments to the tho Payne bill unless tho the thoI I changes they desire desiro are aro provided for forI forby l I by tho the wa a s and aud means mean committee the time I Republicans who met today tod decided to 10 t send lend the thie following petitions to toI I Chairman Payne ne neTo To the Republican Members Membern of oC the Ways ars and Moans Committee The request your OUI com corn committee millee to present tho the following corn com corni committee i I amendments to the tIte Payne tariff hill bill j An amendment providing for a duty 1 of or Hj 15 cents a ton of oC 2000 pounds ou on coal and striking out the provisions for fol reciprocity For a duty of 25 Z cents centa a ton on Iron lion ore For a duty of 3 a ton tou on all pig Iron and scrap Iron For J or a duty dut of or 10 pet per cent on hides The amendment to the time lumber schedule to o be confined confine to the proviso A rule which will provide for tho above aboe will receive our It was claimed by b the leaders lenders of or the that thal fully full 50 0 signatures of or Republican members would be sub subscribed scribed bed to the Ule petition Monday Iol arTho The mooting meeting of Republic Republicans ans amis was attended by of the bors bora of the tIme way and means committee Representatives of Michigan Cushman of or Washington and Gaines of oC West Virginia VirginiaA A of who attended tho meeting have hao contended that their le She leal al sir was merely to permit tho offering of oC to the lumber hides iron ore antI and coal conI schedules In order that hal t there Utere mIght ho bo a vote ote on them That such uch n a vote oto might result In placing placIng ing lag lumber on the free list and an that time tho other changes changeR sought ought might be Ife de dc defeated defeated has tins become evident It was therefore decided that the host boat way wa In which to bring about aboul tho the desired changes chan es was W S to have tho time rule that Is II to ho bo brought In on Monday re restrict restrict strict amendments to tJ those which the tIme ways warB anti and moans mean committee will win report and have havo that committee Include the 0 j five fio amendments asked for Cor in the time pe jue petition Besides tho the three members of oC the tho committee he the following Republicans were present at the meeting Hughes Woodyard and Keiffer Kennedy Ko Johnson and Thorn Thom Thomas Thornas as Ohio Ellin J aud BAllI Hn Havley wl i Loud ud and Iowa and amid Grant North Carolina I Fitch Itch Bradley Bradle and Wheeler Pennsyl Pennsylvania I IvanIa vania vanla Howland Utah Wyo Wro Wyoming I ming miming I Kentucky Hum Humphreys humphreys I s Washington Tho The ways wn tJ and amid means committee I upon motion of Mm Ir Fordney decided to report an au amendment striking out the countervailing duty Jut duIt proviso on lumber and In their tho ia opposition opposition express e desire that the tho rule role for or considering the tariff arler bill will limit amendments In iii the lumber schedule to the tho proviso This would make it Impossible to have havo a n vote oto on the th question of froc froe roe lumber or to raise ralso the duties to what they the arc are under tho Dingley law lawIt I lawIt a aIt It It had been tho the Impression that tho the ways and anti means committee would re tee report port an amendment placing time the same duty dut on scrap SCuLl Iron as tho timo bill hill provides for pig piS Iron It having been that no pig Iron would bo be Imported under tho the provisions of tho the Payne bill hili which places a duty dut of oC 50 cents ton on scrap Iron and a duty of or 2 50 per ton ou on pig Iron Under time the Ding Icy le law both articles pay par a l duty dut of or 1 t tI a ton The petition seeks to have hac the duty fixed at 3 1 a ton Lon on both I All but four femur of oC the morn mom members hors bers who were present at the meeting which decided on the time petition ox ex expressed pressed presed their Intention of or voting against tho the rule role to be reported on Mon Monday Monday Monday day unless tho the committee offers their amendments I Besides taking off the duty dut on tea toa and tho tIme countervailing chase for coffee the thc ways and amid means committee to today t I Irla day to report numerous other amendments reducing tho the duties In Inthe Inthe inthe I the bills Tho rho duty dut on peas lucas was reduced to 26 25 cents a bushel 15 cents less than at present Evergreen I seedlings and clover cloTer stems placed on the Tree free list Hat The phraseology of oC oCI the time paragraph defining the term cot cotton cotton cotton I ton clothing and tho the method of de del l the count of oC threads to the LIme square which would have bave Increased the duty on cotton cotlon cloUm or per cent coat was amended to read I the same as aR In the DingIer law lawI Finding that Section 11 n or of the Payne Pane I bill hili which provides that a patent Is la Issued sued aimed by hI h the United States State to a citi citizen citizen citizen zen or om subject of a foreign country shall to the same conditions condition Imposed l ed by b that country on a citizen of the United States Slates was w as s In violation of an aim International convention which precludes any discrimination against j I foreign n citizens clUzen In the patent laws tho the committee decided to strike out that i section 1 Tho rho section which proscribes prescribes that no packages of or tobacco or cigarettes I shall be bo permitted to have hac packed In InI I I attached to or connected with them themI I I any an articles other than the manufacturers wrappers and anI labels the time In Internal I revenue stamp and the tho tobacco I or cigarettes was amended to conform I with sith an amendment that was Wag made mode to toj j the law The object t of thIs section Is la to prevent the uso muse of con call coupons pons P or other premiums but It was claimed that the Payne Pane bill would pre prevent vent ent the tho use of union labels labelsOn labelsOn On motion of Mr Ir of Louis Louisiana t luna iana an amendment was waR agreed to toI I making dutiable all rIco rice coming from Crom tho thic Philippines It Ii was contended that 1 j the Philippines which do not riot raise auf suf sufficient I rice for tor their own I would take advantage of the free freo trade provision of 01 the tIme Payne bill to send scud I their rice to this country countr and Import I Ithe the time cheap rice of Japan Tapan and China Chum for their home consumption Specific du Iu duties ties are aro provided by b tIme the amendments for mica and saccharine on which the tho duty dut was sas changed from 25 26 per por cent ad valorem to 50 60 cents a pound Minor changes wore made mado In time the paragraphs covering linoleum m horse horsehair horsehair horsehair hair goods gools wood pull pul and print paper paler cutlery and wire The Tho duty dut on charcoal iron Is In Increased creased to 10 a ton while all glues are arc assessed at nt 25 23 por per cent ad art valorem ware jacquard figured curtains and table covers coers aro are especial especially ly h provided for Tho The Di gley rates on collars and cuffs curTs are arc restored while shoe shoo strings have hae a special duty dut of 50 cents per gross pair and 10 per cent ad ud valorem provided A reduction of 10 per por cent ad nd valo vale valorem rom rem Is mado made in the duty duh on photo photographic photographic photographic I graphic papers Several crude gums for making varnish aro are placed on the free list listA listA A duty of of a cent per pound IK Iii l Imposed on omi copperas or sulphite of ot Iron which was on the free list Time Tho duty dut on oh crude o and flour our spar Is fled fixed at per por ton Net netting machinery Is Included In the time paragraph which permits the free floe en entry try tn of all aU embroidery and machinery prior to July Jul 1011 1911 an In iii Increase crease of o 50 per cent ad valorem Is la lamade made mado In the Ule duty dut on briar root and briar wood while the tho duty dimLy du on carbon electrodes used for manufacturing Is ha lowered 15 16 por lO cent ad nd valorem Representative Harrison of or New NewYork NewYork NewYork York moved that thal wool lumber refined sugar coal zinc ore oro and tho tIme entire steel and Iron schedules ho placed on tho free froc list and the duties dillies on gloves and hosiery be retained an as In tho the Dingley law IV No one else voted for forthe forthe forthe the motion An amendment proposed by b Mr Un Underwood Underwood Underwood derwood to strike out tho countervail countervailing tag ing clause on ou perfume mill and a 30 motion molion of or offered offered by b Mr Clark of Missiouri that leather heather and leather goods bo be placed on the tho freo list also al o failed tailed I r The Tho ways waS and anh means committee will I have havo another meeting before the time bill billIs bIllIs Is considered In the Uie house for Cor amend amendment ment in en I |