The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-08
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Senate

c,ns,or Hale chairman of the Republican
CaUcus, introduced resolution on 'Ht --,,,,,
TO cuntue the business Of the extra ',.,'
10 the consideration of the taliu bl'i anu
the niIl providing for the thirteenth 'rmrI,i
hut h. afjcrwara amended it so as 10 p',"i''.'
the Introduction OF bills and the lFhA7'S,,.,.
of executive business Contrary 10 eAptS
tatiun the resolution aroused a splII'Fu ~,
cusSiCu, hut the DEBATE dealt Win W." '",
subjects than the limitation OF huN'n, !,
Apparently there was no objection 10 E 80
limitation but the measure Went 80
until Thursday. Senator EkinS OF Va
Virginia took occasion to crltlClse Ihe w.
tribution Of the Republican membeEsn'f
Of the finance committee, declaring '" ",,
while New England has three melhht..TI rr,, :,
the committee the south mas bttH l,.o. very
denied representation. His tone Wa vol
similar to that of senator SCOT, uttH1,,tt,i,
league. who also criticised the dlslIlp" ,n,f
in the Republican senatorial caucus ' "a,
Monday. At 2O5 p. m. the Senu'c
journed until Thursday,
The Senate was not in session on the
Goth.
The Senate was not in session on the "Ist
What turned ont to be the general dl'
bat" on the tariff was feature OF Inc :. u
ate proc' edings on the ISL q" H ,SiT,.r,,'
BucOus resolution fayoring the c1hslor.a.
ton Of tariff legislation by the run com
mittec on finance instead OF 10y me h'pIp
lcan members Of that committee "hA
Senator Aldrich insisted that the proctdur.
adopted in this case was similar 70 M
which had been the practice ui inc H'Hat'
FOR fifty years IN dealing with tarll n mn
urcS, and he added that the same mr'hun
WAS adopted in handling the wilson taIIH
bill. for which he said substitute Nas
framed 10y suhgonnlilgr C ar!.II,cI mat 9t
the Republican members had no fl@nl I"
authorize the expenditure Of puhilc iu4us
in furtherancc Of an cx partg c"hSlH'ra i"n
of the bill in committee. The rrsolu'"l
was finally referred to the committee on
finance Senator Halc's resolution drcarlus
in favor Of q restriction Of IN" business OF
tariff hill and bin for the taking "i M
census was adopted The Senate at ".l'
O'Clock adjourned until Monday.
The senate was not in session on the IND
The SENATE was not in session on the 5rd.
House
The tarir question was again discussed IN
the House on the Goth in ten and "A halt-
hour session Not one of the many SPEAK
ers favored the Payne bill in It's entirety,
while the Democrats found much in IL TO
criticise and condemn. The maximum ana
minimum features of the proposed measure
were especially obnoxious to them, Whlie
Republicans urged higher duties on luin-
her iron, pottery and zinc ore. ms wei as
n duty on coal. MIR. Moon ucnuJ ScathIng'
" denounced those Of his Demp'rhtlr cor
isarues who accepted the caucus resolution.
disrinllufuE the tweuty-thrce Democrats
who supported the Fitzgerald amendment TO
the rules. Those VII" spoke on me tarln
were Mcssrs James Of Kentucky, Cushnan
If Washington, kennCy Of ONO, Gillette OF
Massachusetts, Scott Of Kansas, Peters OF
Massachusetts, Delkema Of Michigan ana
Hull Of Tennessee
Whom the session Of the House on the
aOtb cot we'll under way the tariff debate
waxed warm. The indications were when
,he body met Mt 10 O'Clock in the morning
interesting hut "a revival Of the discussion
of the oil and lumber schedules was IKE
setting a match to both products, for The
subjects proved Of absorbing Interest to the
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