Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-09
BLOCKING THE DEMO-
CRATIC F|L|buSTER,
New Rules Fought by Every Known De.
viCe---0cean Mail Subsidy Killed
Presidents Equa|Rights Letter.
A STORMY SESSION.

"A SUNNY SESolON.
Washington, April 8.-Today's ses-
sion Of the House will go down as one
of the stormiest in its history. The
sum total of the days proceedings was
the adoption of several additional
rules to further check the Democratic
f1libuster and the passing Of the two
resolutions introduced by Speaker Can
non calling on the department Of JUS
tice and the department of commerce
and labor for certain information re-
garding the so-called paper trust.
There were nine roll calls during the
day, live of them on the new rules. Tho
Democrats exhausted their resources
before they were made to feel that the
Republicans, by sheer force of mum.
bers, had them beaten at every point.
The debate brought all the leaders of
the public to the front, the Democrats
were again charged with making the
special rules necessary by reason Of
their filibuster while the Democrats
re-asserted that they at last were
causing the majority to enact legis-
lation
At o'clock the House took a re-
cess until 11.30 A. M. tomorrow.
Washington, April S.-Just before the
House took a recess today until tomor-
row, Mr. Shackelford of Missouri, TAX
ing advantage of the fact that many
Republicans had left the chamber,
sought to have acted upon resolu-
ton by him asking information re-
garding the shortage in the sub-treas-
ury at st. Louis, which occurred in
1906. a motion by Payne to lay the res
olution on the table was carried by a
bare majority of three, the vote stand
ing 1876 to 123. Mr. Shackelford charged
when the result was announced that
neither Mr.. Bartholdt of Missouri nor
Mr.. Calderhead of Kansas had voted,
though they were recorded in the ~af-
firmative. The Speaker called upon Mr.
Calderhead to state whether or not he
voted, and he replied: 81 think I did"
Several members on the Republican
side declared that he did vote and the
vote was allowed to stand. In the case
of Mr.. Bartholdt, who had left the
chamber, Speaker, Cannon ruled that
the testimony of several members that
he voted on the first roll call was suffi-
Gent and he refused to have the vote
stricken out.
Washington, April S.-By a vote of
to Z, the House committee on post
offices and post roads today virtually
tabled the ocean mail subsidy BILL
The bill as introduced in the House
raised second class mail vessels carry
ing United States mail to South Amer
lea, the Philippines, Japan, China and
Australia to the schedule of pay of
first class vessels. increase from 81 to
81 per mile The bill passed by the
Senate similarly raised the pay for sec
ond class and third class vessels, an
extreme increase from 81 to 81. In the
House committee today after vigorous
debate a motion to substitute the
House bill for the Senate bill failed by
the vote stated. 1t is now understood
that the committee will take no fur
Their action on either bill.
Washington, April S.-By unanimous
vote the House committee on the ju-
dietary reported favorably the paper
by Speaker Cannon.
One of these resolutions directs the
attorney general to inform the House
what steps have been taken to investi-
gate and prosecute the International
Paper Co. of New York and other cor
porations or combinations engaged in
the manufacture of wood pulp or print
paper
The other resolution directs the sec
rotary OF commerce and labor to in
form the House what steps have been
taken by the bureau of corporations
towards investigating the alleged pa
per trust
The resolutions subsequently We're
called up in the House and passed.
After Mr.. Clayton, Ala, denounced the
paper trust" as criminal trade
conspiracy and Mr. Williams called
attention to the facility with which
the resolutions had been reported be-
cause they had been offered by the
Speaker, MIR. Payne, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, got the
floor.
docs anyone suppose" said he,
that by the passage of a bill putting
wood pulp or paper on the free list
III the twinkling of an eye, you can
transfer the industry from the United
States to Canada, or that under these
circumstances the Canadian Parlia-
ment will not impose an extra export
duty on pulp logs?' If that were done.
he inquired, "when would you get your
relief? Where would you get your
cheaper paper? Where in the name of
common sense would you benefit any
body in this country"
Mr.. Payne said he knew there was
some 'cheap talk" about taxing intel
ligence, but asked "why not hear this
subject as intelligent men and not go
into Mysteries over the matter"
Addressing the Democrats, Mr..
Payne said "the difficulty was that the