The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-03
WORK ON TWO BILLS
Senate Will Consider Salaries of
judiciary and Philippine
Tariffs.

Washington, Feb. 2.-For the most
part the senate viii divide its time tn
week between tSe Philippine tariff bns
anC the bill increasing the salaries Of
members Of the federal Judiciary.
The salary bill is in charge of Sen
atOr HOar. and viii be considered in
tie morning hour of the senate each
day until it is disposed Of, while the
Philippine Uill, which is in the hands
81 senator Lodge. viii continue TO nave
fignt Of way as the unfinished business
after o'clock Of each dag. The saIarg'
bill VIII be the subject only Of running
debate, but number Of set speeches
will be made on the Other measure.
Among The senators who viii be heard
during the week are Messrs. Teller,
Turner, Carmack and Culberson. 1t is
not probable that the debate on the
Philippine bill N-ill be concluded dur
inr the week
The friends of the judicial salary bill
nope 70 conclude its consideration al
a comparatively early day. They say
that Senator Stewards amendment in
creasing the salaries Of senator's and
members of congress viii ho uncere-
mOnously voted down. Monday, Sen
at0r Hale, from the committee on APP
Iropriati0rs. Will report the urgent de-
il considered on the following day.
The amendments in tlis bill prOvid-
ing for the entertainment CT Prince
Henry and the expenses Of this coun-
try incident TO the coronation may lead
20 some discussion. but no doubt is err
tertained of the final favorable disposi-
tioD Of those items.
This promises to b. an intere sting
week in the house. The Oleomargarine
bin has been made a special continu-
ing order for tomorrow, and after 1t Is
disposed Of. which probably viii be on
Tuesday the bill Coz the repeal of the
war revenue taxes VIII follow.
While Doth sides are unanimous IN
favor Of the repeal of these taxes, il
IS The intention Of the Democrats &c
open up the whole tariff question dur
ing the debate on this bill. and they
viii make a strong fight for ample tiLIe
for discussion.
The question OF Cuban reciprocity IS
also likely to be debated at length, as
some members on both sides Of the
house are anxious to define their posi-
tions.
The friends of tie oleomargarine bill
have no doubt Of its passage. The5
regard the vote on the adoption OF tn
special order last Friday as practically
y
old Grout bill, imposing a tax of j
cents a pound on products c0lored Y
imitation of butter and to make retail
detlers who color oleomaTgarine sub
ject 20 the same penalties as the manu-
facturers.
The majority and minority reports
on the DILL reducing the war revenue
taxes are practically completed, TIT
purpose being to report the bill TO INT
house after meeting of the ways an'
means committee tomorrow. Chairman
Payne's majority report is toreshad
owed in his recent statement when tn
bin was agreed upon.
1t deals mainly with the facts an'
details of the reductions, which IS sal'
TO be the largest single reduction o
taxation ever made by d nation IN
minority of the committed conferred
today. and will meet at IL a. m. tomor
row 10 sign the fnal draft OF their re
mort. IL will concur with the maJOrln
in supporting the tax reduction, AM
a so viii discuss the general subject o
tariff revision.
Charles A. COnant, VINO has Deen 10
twelve years Washington correspon
dent of the New York Journal of com
nerce and Commercial Bulletin, ma
been elected treasurer Of trust com
pany i'm New York. Mr.. Conaht re
turned recently frOm the philippines
where ne was sent last summer 10y IN
war department to investigate ana re
mort upon the banking and coinage sys
tenn of the islands.