The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-12-05
new MEASURES
In CONGRESS
Many Bills introduced By
the Minority Leader.
FUN WITH NEW MEMBER
Presidents Message Listened TO
With wrspt Attention Many
Ladies Present.


MASlilNHIbN, l"r, - 1T Was
familiar scrnr when Vice President
Fairbanks siopis-i the bum 81 con'rf'
saiioh In the senate chamber With Two
strokes Of the gaN"l There are Few
changes ~ ih" membership braui
had taken away senators Hat" ll"ii,i
aud Fiat ,Conn.l, Ihrr" wrrc q"
changes among THE senai" officials
III. firEt arrival on the Hour Wa.
Senator sutherland Utah.
In the senate ia" proceedings wcrr
brief. but most ~ the spectators s-rin'
al 60 mud quite m much TO Interest
them IN observing the senators who
remained on the noor after adjourn
menr az they could have experienced
had the session Continued longer.
While the house was la session the
presidents message was rad. AMI
Their. was enough OF Interest IN that
10 hold an exceptionally large audience
during the entir" time.
One noticeable feature IN the house
was 10. absence OF now"rs' winch
heretofore have been common 10 both
chambers. The absence OF honi
tributes was due TO resolution adopt
I'd unanimously by the senate and TO an
order OF the speaker In the house. THIS
robbed the occasion OF much OF It's pie
turesqueness.
Representative Williams MISS. the
leader of the minority Ia the house. In
troduced a number OF bills aud Joint
resolutions affecting the tarin and
campaign contributions. These con-
template free trade with the Philip
pines. a reassembling OF the United
States and Canadian joint high com
mission with a view TO freer trade re-
lations between the United States and
Canada and n minimum tariff for the
United States. The bill regarding cam
paign contributions forbids federal cor.
porations chartered by the federal gov
eminent engaged In Interstate com.
merce from asking FOR such contribu.
lions.
These measures. Il IL believed. indi.
cate the probable course OF the minorl.
" on the subject Of the tariff revision
and reciprocity and the question OF
contributions in politIcnI campaigns.
Mfr. Williams said that other bills
NAV be looked for. ms he would not be
satisfied with reyision 10 the extent In.
Dictated. hut from bis standpoint n was
merely the firxt step In the rIRht dirt>r.
ton and an invitation 10 the Repub-
lIcan party 10 declare rood Intentions.
Mr. Gulisms alan Introduced q hill In
autborize the imnosit,on NJ nm income
tar The PbilIppipe tar,oP hill provides
thar nil articles the nroduct and growth
of the pbilipnines shali no admired IN.
IN the limited States free NJ import
duty and that ali articles tho nro,uct
and growth NJ the balance of the Unit.
Oh States shalI No admitted into the
pb,,Innines FREQ NJ imnort dutv ana
thar nothing contained IN tho h,li shau
no construed IN reneaI INV nrovIs,on ~
the p.r,s treaty hetwaon Tho IynIto6
states ana sna,n
Another hin, nronosos N e.,. h,,.h n
m,n,mum tar,ry ~ the Irnitod s,otos
r, declare. Oh. .x,s.,nn 800 sohad
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., Tho Tinted S,otos ana a r.dnc,,on =,
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