Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Dec. with the SEN
| ate in session IL minutes and the
house 50, the last session of the 5Sth
congress was assembled. The time OF
both bodies was devoted entirely to
the usual formalities of the opening
day. Committees were appointed t.
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 tho
adoption of resolution in the house
extending until January 5, the time
within which the merchant marine
commission may make it's report.
Several bills relating to the tariff
were introduced in the house. A bill
by Mr.. Spalding of North Dakota GRO.
vlded for nine commissioners to in
vestigete the report recommendations
! as To the necessity tor changes in
the tariff. Mr.. Lowering of Massachp
sets proposed three bills. The first
| provided for an allowance of a draw
back and remission of lnternal
revenue taxes on articles consumed
on vessels clearing for foreign coun,
tries from United States ports. A
second provided for drawback Oh
imported articles on which duties
have been paid, which are used in the
| production of or are joined to or form
an lnseparable part of articles pro.
duced in the United States. The
third provided that where imported
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
a resolution reciting that the tariff
is fraud on the American people
wherever it is levid on any article
whose labor costs less in the United
States than elsewhere. The resolu,
ton especially mentions steel and re-
solves That this despicable fraud
upon the American people may be
stopped by directing the secretary OF
the treasury to suspend the collectiCr
OF a tariff on steel rails until such a
time as the United States steel cor,
poration and others furnish conclusiv.
evidence that the amount paid bv
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 a
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-
sulct the output and fix the price OF
steel constitutes a violation of the
law.
Other bills were: For the purchase
Oh the site where lie the remains of
andrew Johnson, near Greenville.
Tenn, and establishing it as a ma.
tional cemetery, to further the con,
struction of railroad in Alaska py
granting a subsidy, prohibiting the
sale of liquor in the district of Co.
lumbia on Inauguration day. on new
years day, Thanksgiving day, Wash.
lnSton's birthday, the fourth of July,
and also on days when the presi-
Dental election is held.
Washington, Dec. 6.-After some
routine business had been transacted
the presidents message was read In
both houes. Messrs. Knox and Crane,
newly appointed senator's from Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts, re-
spectively, took the oath of Office.
Mr.. Shakelford democrat of Missouri).
member of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. who
accompanied the congressional party
on visit to Panama, introduced
resolution providing for an inquiry in
to the affair of the Panama Railroad
company.
When the message was finished in
the house it wds referred to COM
mlttee and the house adjourned.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Hull.
chairman of the committee on military
affairs, appropriating $1,000,000 an
nually to promote rifle practice; by
Mr.. Hull of Connecticut, providing for
the redemption of silver certificates In
gold coin; by Mr.. Lafean of Pennsyl-
vania, allowing rural mail carriers fif-
teea days leave of absence each year
with pay; by Mr.. Littlefield of
Maine, requiring corporations to
make annual reports to the
commissioner of corporations, and
by Mr., Roberts of Massachusetts,.
providing a pension of SIS a month
for the widows of union soldiers, sail
ors and marines.
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