Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-12
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, Dec. with the SEN
ate in session Is minutes and the
house 50, the last session Of the 18th
congress was assembled. The time OF
both bodies was devoted entirely to
the usual formdlities Of the openins
day Committees were appointed to
wait on the president and inform him
that congress was ready to receive
communication. Resolutions Of re-
spect to the memory of the late
Senators Hoar and Quay were adopt
ed by both houses and adjournments
taken in further tribute to their
memory. The only business outside
Of the usual first day routine was the
adoption of a resolution in the house
extending until January 5, the time
within which the merchant marine
commission may make its report
Several bills relating to the tariff
were introduced in the house. A bill
by Mr.. Spalding Of North Dakota pro,
vided for nine commissioners to in
vestigate the report recommendations
as to the necessity for changes III
the tariff. Mr.. Lowering of Massachn
SettS proposed three bills. The first
provided for an allowance of a draw
back and remission of Internal
revenue taxes on articles consumed
on vessels clearing for foreign coun>
tries from United States ports. A
second provided for a drawback OH
imported articles on which duties
have been paid, which are used in the
production Of or are joined to or form
an inseparable part of articles. pro
duced in the United States. The
third provided that where importeG
materials on which duties have been
paid are used as coverings or wrap
pings of articles produced in the
United States there shall be allowed
On the expectation of such articles a
drawback equal in amount to the
duties paid on the materials used as
such coverings.
Mr.. Baker of New York introduced
resolution reciting that the tariff
is d fraud on the American people
wherever it is leyid on any article
whose labor costs less in the United
ton especially mentions steel and re-
solves: THAT this despicable frauC
upon the American people may be
stopped by directing the secretary o.
| the treasury to suspend the collection
of tariff on steel rails until such a
time as the United States Steel COZ.
poration and others furnish conclusive
evidence that the amount paid oy
them to their employees for producing
ing a ton of steel rails is greater
than that paid by English steel rail-
manufacturers. He also introduced 9
resolution calling on the attorney
general to communicate to the house
his opinion as to the extent to which
the alleged combination Of steel
manufacturing companies are to re
strict the output and fix the price of
steel constitutes a violation of the
law.
Other bills were: For the purchase
of the site where lie the remains of
Andrew Johnson, near GreenylIle,
Tenn, and establishing it as a ma
tional cemetery, to further the con.
structiOn of railroad in Alaska by
granting a subsidy, prohibiting the
sale of liquor in the dist, let of Co,
lumbia on inauguration day, on new
years day, Thanksgiving day, Wash
ington's birthday the fourth of July,
and also on days when the pres1-
Dental election is held
Washington, Dec. 6.-After some
routine business had been transacted
the presidents message was read in
both houes. Messrs. Knox apt Crane,
newly appointed senators from Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts, re,
spectively, took the oath of office.
Mr. Shakelford democrat ofMissour) j,
member of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, who
accompanied the congressional party
on a visit to Panama, introduced a