The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-25
Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE Philip
pine tariff bill vas passed by the
| house yesterday substantially as 1t
| came from the ways and means COM
mittee. The vote was 25S to Il. Rice
| was made subject to the same tarin
| as sugar and tobacco-25 per cent OF
the Dingley rates. This result was
| attained after decidedly the o
| trenuous day of the present m
gress. :.
Republican opposition to the bill in
the interest Of American beet ana
| cane sugar and tobacco, tried out its
| strength early and gave up. This OPP
| position refused to affiliate with Dem
| ocratic efforts.
The bill admits goods, the growth
or products of the islands, into the
United States free of duty. except
| sugar, tobacco and rice, upon which
a tariff of 25 per cent of the Dingley
rates is levied. 1t provides that after
! April /, 1909, there shall be absolute
| free trade each way between the Uni
ted States and the Philippines.
The senate Unexpectedly found itself
| considering the railroad rate question
while the Dolliver bill was up yes
terday. The discussion was listened
to most attentively by all the sena
tors, showing the great interest that
=. c~Ik H. A. e,,Lioaf Tho fr0nh nf
the controversy was all toward the
point as to whether congress has the
right to delegate its authority to TX
rates and whether the courts may de-
termine what is a reasonable rate.
Washington, Jan. 18.-The recent
forcible, removal from the White
House of Mrs. Minor Morris was made
the subject Of emphatic de%nunciation
by Mr.. Tillman in the senate yester-
day. His remarks called out remon-
frances from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins
and Daniel and led to the very alb
rupt closing of the doors and the sud.
den adjournment of the senate in the
middle of the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr.. Till
mans peculiar expressions and was
characterized by many severe and ex-
~ceptionally personal thrusts at the
president.
The reference to the treatment OF
Mrs. Morris constituted the latter
half of a speech based upon the ee"-
ator's resolution making inquiry 81
the president concerning the status
of our relations with the republic of
Santo Domingo, and was added to il
lustrate his theory that the present
administration is tending toward i'm
perialism.
With reference to the Morris Incl
lent he declared that the president
had been derelict in failing to punish
his subordinates for their course, and
quoted statements from persons said
to be witnesses to show that the pro-
ceeding had been inhuman. He in
formally presented, and said that he
would to-day formally present. a res
olution for an investigation of the
entire incident.
House Passes Pension Bills.
In a session of two and a half
hours the house took favorable ac-
ton On 166 pension bills. Forty-two
of the beneficiaries are blind and six
ty-eight are paralyzed.
Washington, Jan. 19.-There was an
echo Of Wednesdays stormy session
in the senate yesterday when Mr..
Tillman presented his resolution di.
recting a senatorial investigation Of
the removal Of Mrs. Minor Morris
from the White House. The resolu-
ton provoked no debate and Mr.. Till
man contented himself with a brief
statement In which he said that he
would not have introduced the resolu-
ton but for the taunts Of Mr.. Hale.
After paying a tribute to the frigate
Constitution and ordering an investi,
cation to ascertain the annual amount
necessary to preserve the ship, the
house devoted the day until 5:45
O'Clock TO the perfection and passage
OF a bill providing for the final dispo-
sition of the affairs of the FIVE clvi-
lized tribes in the Indian Territory.
With one or two minor amendments
the bill was passed substantially as il
came from the committee.
Washington, Jan. 20. - Reform in
the matter of making deficiency ap-
preparations agitated the house yes
terday and the entire time OF the SEES
sion was devoted to it's discussion,
with the exception If a short speech
for free hides by Mr.. Perkins OF New
York.
The urgency deficiency appropria-
ton bill was considered under the
general debate order and Mr.. Lattauer
OF New York. in charge of the bill. set
the pace by pointing out the failure
OF the legislation of last rear to curb
heads of departments in their de,
mands for deficiency supplies. He ex,
planned the more stringent measure