Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-02
Congress viii Not Lower it in Re-
Spouse to Appeals Of Sugar
Beet Raising States.
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
Anti-Child Labor Agitation Brings
About mvcsligation--Hear
Seen at Washington.
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Washington. Feb. Lit is practic-
ally certain that Congress Will take
no action during the present session
on the bill which seeks to bring
about further reduction in the du-
ties on Philippine products imported
into the United states The bill pass
ed the house at the last session after q
revolt among the Republicans had
been subdued by Speaker Cannon 1t
was held UP In the senate committee
on Philippines, however, where a
combination of Republicans and Dem
ocrats made a favorable report on 1t
impossible. Senator Lodge is chair
man Of that committee and is very
anxious to have the bill enacted into
law. President Roosevelt has urged
its passage vigorously. but the opposi-
ton to II * sufficiently strong To pre-
vail against All such pressure There
is much talk of the sugar and tobac-
co trusts being behind tho fight
against the proposed legislation, but
the open opposition is from legisla-
tors who come from states which raise
sugar beets. tobacco. sugar cane and
rice and who assert that If the duties
on Philippine goods are further de-
crops named will suffer irreparable
injury.
LAW FoRBIDS CONTRIBUTIONS.
Members of Congress and politi
clans generally are Interested to know
what the effect of the new law relat-
ing to campaign contributions will be.
The new statute makes 1t unlawful
for any national bank or corporation
ft,r mi 1H lx. ~ ~ Aae
to make contributions of money in
connection with elections for any
federal office. il will apply to cleo
lions of presidential electors, repre-
sentatiYes In Congress and United
States senators. Penalties Of both
fines and Imprisonment are provided
for convicted offenders. The law will
affect the next national campaign. and
the results of it's operations will be
watched with great interest.
CHILD LABOR INVESTIGATION.
The effect of the anti-child labor
speech delivered by Senator Beveridge
this week has been Increased by the
passage in the house OF representa-
tves OF a bill: authorizing the secre-
tary of commerce and labor 10 in
vestigate and report ON "the industri-
al. social, moral. educational and
physical condition of women and
child workers in the United States"
The measure was fathered by Repre-
sentative Bartholdt OF St. Louis. It
has already passed the senate. so that
the investigation is now assured Ii
is not considered probable that either
Senator Bcverdge's bill prohibiting
the interstate carriage OF goods man.
ufactured in establishments which
employ child labor or Senator Lodges
bill, which is similar. Will be passed
al this session. The bills arc held
to be unconstitutional by many. AL
though both Mr.. Beveridge and Mr.,
Lodge insist that this Is not the case.
and the president is said to agree
with them.
WOULD STOP FUTURE DEALING.
Republicans who favor the idea of
further Capitalization OF authority at
Washington assert that their position
has been strengthened by tho action
of Democrats In introducing bill
which seeks TO give the federal gov
ernment power to put a stop to the
business OF dealing in cotton futures"
The bill in question has been intro
duced in the senate by Mr.. Culberson
and in the house by Mr. Burleson, both
OF Teas II seeks 10 accomplish the
destruction OF future" trading In the
souths principal staple by prohibiting
the interstate transmission of kilograms
and letters which obviously are in
tended 10 promote the business OF the
big concerns which handle contract
cotton. Some Republicans say that the
attitude of the two Democrats, both Of
whom oppose Capitalization on general
principles, is inconsistent There Is no
reason to believe that their bill will be
passed this session.
HEARST AT WASHINGTON
Representative William Randolph
Hearst of New York. unsuccessful can
didate for mayor Of Greater New York
city and later for governor of New
York state. appeared IN his seat in the
house this week for the first time since
the session opened, With the probable
exception of one or two representa-
tives who have had long sieges of III
ness. Mfr. Hearst holds the record for
absenteeism. During the whole Of the
time he has been member OF Con-
gress he has spent only few days In
Washington. Since his return this time