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Payne bill seals the new tariff shaping up
The Payne tariff bill culminates a fierce legislative duel. Key fights over free hides, leather duties, and a corporate tax defined conference outcomes. Taft pressured for reductions while Congress debated Dingley-era protections. the result blends free raw materials with adjusted duty schedules across sectors.
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Rhode Island
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Berenc “E. Payne
Ways and Means Committee
New England
House Committee of Ways and Means
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New York
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Senate Finance Committee
Payne
White House
William McKin Jey
Ohio
William Howard Taft
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