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Show ? bill and the new grain drawback pro-I pro-I vision to bo acted upon tomorrow. PROVISION . If Regarding Cotton Cloths Restored and Original Paragraph Stricken Out ' Washington, April 8. Because of the numerous oomralttee amendments to the Payne tariff bill, the house was obliged today to sit later than usual in order to insure action on the various var-ious paragraphs coming within the scope of the special rule adopted lat Monday before the final vote is taken tomorroy afternoon. At one time the Republicans were caught napping and an amendment by Mr. Clark of Missouri; was made, fixing fix-ing the rate of duty on iron ore. steel wire of No. 1C gauge, at three-quarters of a cent per pound. This amendment, however, was thrown out later. Fearing Fear-ing that he might not meet with such success again, Chairman Payne took his Republican colleagues to task for absenting themselves from the chamber cham-ber and appealed to them to remain in their seats. This was done, with the result that' in ajl the committee amendments, Mr. Payne was sustained. While occasionally- there were outbreaks out-breaks of had temper, on the whole, the seslon assumed a normal aspect and business proceeded with a reasonable reason-able degree of facility. Paragraph 318 of the bill, regarding cotton cloths, was stricken out and the provision of the Dlngley law on tho same subject was restored. .Tacquard figured goods for upholstering uphol-stering covers, etc., composed wholly or in chief of cotton or other vegetable fibre, were given protection by levying a duty of 50' per cent ad valorem. A tax of 45 per cent ad valorem also was put upon tire fabric or fabrics sued for pneumatic tires. The effect of this provision will be to place the duty on the long staple cotton used in the fabric. A duty of 20 per cent ad valorem also was put upon cotton bleached and purified puri-fied whether medicated or not. The dividing line between the high and low rates of duty on oilcloth and lineoleum wa3 fixed at 1 feet Instead of 9 feet, as originally in the bill. It was 12 feet in the Dingley law. The amendment restoring theDing-ley theDing-ley rates of 45 cents per dozen pieces and 15 per cent ad valorenm on cotton cot-ton collars and cuffs, was agreed to. In connection with this change. Mr. Harrison of New York, criticised the method employed for prenentinff committee com-mittee amendments. He argued that they hae been printed in the records prior to their presentation on the floor. Because- of an inadvertancc in consolidating con-solidating the paragraphs covering laces la-ces and articles of silk and India rubber, rub-ber, the duty on bindings, garters and Biispenders was Increased. Mr. Hill of Connecticut, offered a committee amendment to have retained retain-ed the duties now levied in the DinR-ly DinR-ly law. Mr. Fitzgerald, of New York, claiming he acted in the Interest of the American people, whom he wished to wear silk suspenders and parters. offered an amendment reducing the duty 30 per cent ad valorem on suspenders sus-penders and garters, and 40 per cent In tho paragraph for laces. Upon a division vote, this amendment amend-ment as lost and the committee amendment agreed to. Western senators today started a canvass of the senate to determine the fentiment In relation to putting hides on the free list. If a majority of members are found to favor free hides, as desired by the house, the senate commltee on finance will accept ac-cept this verdict. By this method, it In argued that long debate may be avoided. It Is the Intention to discourage general debate when the bill is reported re-ported to the senate and begin work at once on the adoption of the committee com-mittee amendments. The committee continued all day and until late tonight in insetting rates in the bill, and will be ready lo report all but the administrative features to the senate next Monday. MivPujo, Ixiuisiana, spoke in favor of a committee amendment offered by Mr. Prouasard. Louisiana, excepting rice from the provisions permitting the free entry of products of the Philippine Islands. The amendment, which makes rice the only exception to the Philippine free trade provisions, was agreed to by a rising vote. The paragraph covering braids made of artificial hair was amended no as to include braids of natural hair. Minor amendmenta In phraseology phrase-ology were made to the paragraphs covering wood pulp and print paper. All the amendments that followed were committee amendments. The duty on basic papers for photographic process was decreased ten per cent ad valorem and the duty on die-cut, or embossed picture, post cards, labels and similar articles, was reduces! re-duces! to 1 1-2 cent and 1 cent on both embossed and die cut. On decalcomanias, in ceramic colors the duty was reduced to 80 cents a pound from $2.50 a pound. The duty upon wrapping paper was increased from 30 per cent to 35 per cent ad valorem. The phraseology in Iho paragraph providing for straw braids for hats was changed to broaden its ecope The Dlngley paragraph placing a duly ou toys, was restored with a provision pro-vision that only articles intended as playthings for children shall he admitted ad-mitted as tovs. A duty of $2 a thousand was placed on hlasting caps Instead of the original duty of 30 per cent ad valorem. Copperas, Cop-peras, or sulphate of iron, used in manufacturing ink. was taken from the free list and a duty of 15-100 of a cent per pound placed upon It. I A duly of 50 cents per gross pairs and 10 per cent ad valorem was placed on leather Bhoestrlnge, which had been provided for with a 15 per j cent duty. Vatses. relorts and other appnratua. composed of platinum, for chemical uses, were stricken from, the free list, while nut oil. oil of nuts and cloves and clove stems were put on the free list. Mr. Payne. New York, offered an amendment which Included in the free list, several coal tar pioducts. Ho al?o submitted a substitute for the ma.iu)uiu and minimum section of tho |