The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-05
MR, WILLIAMS HAS NUMBER OF BILLS Measures Affect Tariff and Campaign Contributions OTHER BILLS ARE SENT UP Mir. Underwood Has One for the Re- peal of the Fifteenth Amendment.
 Insurance Affairs Figure
 In the List.

l tive Williams of Mississippi, leader of the | minority in the House, today introduced | a number of bills and joint resolutions affecting the tariff and campaign contriou- l tions. The tariff measures contemplate I free trade with the Philippines, reas- I sembling of the United States and Cana | dian joint high commission with view l to freer trade relations between the unit ed States and Canada, and minimum l tariff for the United States.
 These measures it Is believed, indicate l the probable course of the minority on 1 the subject of tariff revision and reciproc- l ity and the question of contributions In l political campaigns MT. Williams said to- | day that other bills may be looked for as he would not be satisfied with revision to the extent indicated. but from his standpoint it was merely the first step l in the right direction, and an invitation to the republican party to declare in- l tentions.
 1 MT. Williams also introduced bill to l authorize the imposition of an income tax The Philippine tariff bill provides that | all articles, the product and growth or l the Philippines, shall be admitted into l the United States free of import duty, and that all articles, the product and growth of the balance of the United 1 States, shall be admitted into the Phil 1 ippines free of import duty, and that nothing contained in the bill shall be construed to repeal any provision or the Paris treaty between the United States and Spain.
 l Proposes Minimum Tarltf.
 l Another bill proposes to establish a minimum tariff of the United States. It l declares the existing tariff schedules to I constitute the maximum tariff of the unit ed States and a reduction of 20 per cent l from them, or rates equal to four-ntths | of the existing duties to constitute the minimum of the United States. The bill extends the operation of the minimum tariff to all such countries as grant ad- l mission to their markets of articles, the | product and growth of the United states 1 at the minimum tariff rates, levied by them Mir, Williams said he had selected 1 20 per cent as the amount of reduction 10 l be made in order to constitute mlnl- | mum tariff although he thought that the | reduction should be greater out Of det- erence to republican opposition, ana to 1 give republicans who are sincere ana 1 honest in their desire to reduce the tarlft an opportunity to act, and with the know ledge of the fact that there would be no factious opposition but the hearty sup | port of the democrats.
 | Another bill Is to amend section lo ol
 the Dingley act. It forbids any common
 carrier or transport agency Of any sore including express companles, rom t .rais | Dorting spirituous and maltous huuoi' ! into any state or municipality where th' | sale of linuor Is forbidden when they art
 carried C. O. D. or in any manner suci l carrier Is charged with the duty or COT 1 lecting the same or doing any other ac | as agent of the seller necessary 10 com
 plete or perfect the sale. , | The resolution regarding the joint mgr | commission, declares that the fiouse o | Representatives will view with pleasur'
 the reeonvening by the President or th'
 joint high commission appointed py tn'
 governments of Great Britain, Cahaui
 and the United States for the purpose O
 securing freer trade relations pet"ee' the United States and Canada
 Regarding Campaign Contributions.
 The bill regarding the campaign contri
 butions which indicates the trend or MT
 Williams thoughts, and probably that o1
 the impression made by the late insurance investigation, forbids any national oanh
 or any corporation chartered by the Ted
 eral government, or any corporation
 whatsoever engaged In whole or in par
 in interstate commerce, from makinl | contributions for the purpose Of infiuenc
 Ing the course of legislation before Con
 gress; any state legislature, or any mum
 cipal government; also that any act II
 contravention of this provision shall con
 sititute a msdemeanor. and shall SUD | xrtA Ia nOnVlCtlOn
 or not less than $500 and not more thal
 slO.OOO and an additional fine Of double
 the value of the money or other thlng
 value found to have been contributed O promised
 Many Measures Introduced.
 A large number of bills and joint reso
 lutions were introduced in the house 10
 day. They cover a large variety or sun l iects. including Philippine tariffs state 1 hood pensions, regulations Of the power l of employment in the executive depart
 ment, merchant marine, increase or sal
 aries of the Vice President and member
 of the cabinet. requiring corporations !.
 make full reports of their affairs to th
 commissioner of corporations, increasinl
 the powers of the interstate commerce
 commisslon. Investigating of oampaigl
 funds, official expenditures on the Pah
 anna canal, insurance companies uuflh an interstate business, of cotton report
 and the condition of child labor. pro
 vision for a sx-year term for the Presi
 dent and the election of senator's b n direct vote of the people The admls sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territore as one state was the subject Of the nrs hill introduced in the house. The bill wa
 prepared by Delegate Mcclure of Okla
 homa and is almost identical with th joint statehood bill of the last session . Representative Payne of New York in
 trodueed a Philippine tariff bill to pro
 vide temporarily for the revenues of tn islands. The bill stipulates that all pro ! ducts grown or manufactured eXeluslVel in the islands, are to be admitted to tn United States duty free, excepting to bacco and sugar, which are to pay 70 pc cent of the regular duty on these pro ducts.
 . Representative Robinson of Arkansa
 introduced three joint resolutions provid
 ing for the investigation of campalS
 funds, expenditures on the Panama cana II and insurance companies having an inter states business. The campaign funds reso lution provides for a special commission
 of fifteen members of the house and fiv
 members of the senate and stipulates tha
 campaign funds be investigated for tn
 years 1892, 1896. 1900 and 1904. The Panam ! canal expenditures resolution provides fc
 a special committee of four senators an
 seven members of the house and the in | surance resolution provides for commit Hoods Pills
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