Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-09
BILLS IN CONGRESS-
Many New Measures Intro
duced by Minority Leader.
pOEES FUN Ar YOUTHFUL MEMBER
Presidents Message Listened to with
wrapped NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ladies'
Adorn senate and House.
Flowers Haired,

wrapped Affenstou-SDcAFAs AaHACS
Adorn senate and House.
Flowers Haired.
WASHINGTON, Dec. e. It was
familiar scene when Vice President
Fairbanks stopped the buzz Of CONVEX
sation ia the senate chamber with two
strokes of the gayel There are few
changes in the membership Death
had taken away Senators Bate Tenn.
and Platt lConn) There were no
ehanges among the senate officials.
The first arrival on the floor was
Senator Sutherland Qtah).
In the senate the proceedings were
brief, but most Of the spectators seem.
Cd TO find quite as much to interest
hem in observing the senators who
remained on the floor after adjourn
ment as they could have experienced
Aad the session continued longer.
While the house was Ia session the
presidents message was read ana
here was enough of interest III that
10 hold an exceptionally large audience
during the entire time.
One noticeable feature in the house
was the absence of flowers. which
heretofore have been common t6 both
thambers. The absence of floral
tributes was due TO "A resolution adopt
ID unanimously by the senate ana 10 an
order of the speaker in the house This
robbed the occasion of much of its pic
turesqueness
Representative Williams (Miss), the
leader of the minority in the house. in
troduced a number OF bills and joint
resolutions affecting The tarih and
campaign contributions. These con
template free trade with the Philip
pines, Il reasscmbling Of the United
States and Canadian joint high com
mission with view to freer trade re-
lations between the United States aud
Canada and "a minimum tariff for the
United States. The bin regarding cam
paign contributions forbids federal cor-
porations chartered by The federal gov
ernment engaged in interstate com
Inerce from asking for such conbibu
tons
These measures. Il is believed. indi-
cate the probable course of the minori
~ on the subject OF the tariff revision
aud reciprocity and the question Of
contributions in political campaigns
Mr.. Williams said that other bills
may be looked for, as he would not be
satisfied with revision to the extent in
Heated, but from his standpoint ii was
merely the first step ia the right dircc-
ion and an invitation to the EppHb4
lican party to declare good intentions
Nh Williams also introduced a bill to
uthOrize the imposition &C an income
aX. The Philippine tariff bill provides
hat all articles the product and growth
If the Philippines shall be admitted iu-
20 the United States free Of import
duty and that all articles the product
aud growth of the balance of tile Unit
ed States shall be admitted into the
Philippines free of import duty ana
hat nothing contained IN the bill shall
sc construed TO repeal any provision OF
The Paris treaty between the United
states and Spain.
Another bill proposes to establish
minimum tariff OF the United States.
Il declares the existing tariff sched-
1es to constitute the maximum tariff
If che United States and reduction of
20 per cent from them or rates equal to
four-fifths of the existing duties to con
stitute the minimum tariff of the Unit
I'd States. The bill extends the opera
ion of the minimum tariff to all such
countries as grant admission to their
markets of articles the, product and
growth of the United States ut the
minimum tariff rates levied by them
An appeal was made that Mr. VIII
iarns might have minute to reply to
a question by Mr., Wharton, a new
member from Illinois. who had inquir-
cd what Mr.. Williams meant by Il re-
mark about kids. Il would have the
Gentleman explain" said Mr. Wharton
4 Republican member. who is some
what youthful in appearance what he
means by kids
with that degree of reverence that
he personal appearance OF my interro-
gator excites in my mind | should re
oily that he is the last man in the house
20 ask what kid u.s."
This rejoinder by Mr. Williams was
received with hearty laughter