Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
: w ork Of Congress ;

! hav. Debate on me t1flI OIL III Lie
| House was largely devoted to an AGA
demic discussion of the issue and the
political questions involved, although
Mr.. Gardner (Mass.) thoroughly re-
viewed the question of free hides ana
a tariff on leather goods. Mr.. Long
worth (Ohio) INC Mr.. Harrison or
New York, the new Democratic
Of the ways and means committee, were
the only Representatives of the tariff
framing committee who made speeches..
Representative Ansberry (Ohio) advo-
Gated free lumber and Mr.. kelfer
(Ohio) and MI. Slemp (Na.) conclud-
ed the spceclmaking for the day, the
House adjourning at GIG p. m, to
meet again at 10 o'clock Monday. This
was in accordance with the motion of
Mr.. Payne On. " that until the pom
clusion Of general debate on the tarltt
bill the House meet for ten and one
half hours each day.
Senator Hale, chairman of the Re
publican caucus, introduced a reSolu-
ton in the Senate Monday to contine
the business of the extra session to the
consideration of the tariff bill and the
bill providing for the thirteenth census,
but he afterward amended it so as to
permit the Introduction of bills and the
transaction of executive business. o
trary to expectation. the resolution
aroused IA spirited discussion, but the
debate dealt with other subjects thar
the limitation Of business. Apparently
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tation. but the measure went over UNI
til Thursday. Senator Elkins of West
Virginia took occasion to criticiSe the
distribution Of the Republican men,
bership Of the finance committee, de-
claring that while New England has
three members on the committee, the
South has been entirely denied repre-
sentation. The tariff question was again
discussed in the House in Il ten-and-
half-hour session. Not one of the many
speakers favored the Payne bill in its
entirety, while the Democrats found
much in it to criticise and condemn.
The maximum and minimum features
Of the proposed measure were especially
obnoxious to them, while Republicans
urged higher duties on lumber. iron,
pottery and Yin ore. as well as a duty
on coal. Mr.. Moon (Tenn.) scathingly
denounced those Of his Democratic col
leagues who accepted the caucus resolu-
ton, d%isciplining the twenty-three Dem
ocrats who supported the Fitzgerald
amendment to the rules. Those who
spoke on the tariff were Messrs. James
Of Kentucky, Cushman Of Washington,
Kenney Of Ohio. Gillette Of Massachu-
sets, Scott Of Kansas, Peters of Mas
sachusetts, Deikema of Michigan and
Hull Of Tennessee.
The Senate was not in session Tues
day. When the session OF the House
got we'll under way the tariff debate
waxed warm. The indications were
when the body met at 10 O'Clock in the
morning that the proceedings Won be
dry and uninteresting, but a revival Of
the discussion Of the oil and lumber
schedules was like setting a match to
both products, for the subjects proved
Of absorbing interest to the members,
who entered generally into the debate.
To Mr.. Vreeland of New York was &C.
corded the privilege of explaining he
position of the independent r%etiners,
who want the countervailing duty on
crude petroleum retained, while Mr..
Kitchen of North Carolina, in an ex-
haustive treatment Of the question.
pleaded for the placing Of lumber Oh
the free list. He got into frequent
c%olloquies during his three and a hall
hours talk with both Republicans and
Democrats
The Senate was not in session on
Wednesday. The Payne tariff bill
again was picked to pieces in the
House Of Representatives. There were
no prolonged speeches, and in conse-
uuence many We're afforded an oppor-
tunity to express their views. Lumber.
coffee, wood pulp and print paper, to-
bacco, coal, zinc and the bill were gen
orally discussed. The arguments on
lumber came from the South through
Mr.. Pujo Of Louisiana and Mr.. Thomas
of North Carolina. who did not want
the protection afforded the lumber in
dustry disturbed. There was an inter-
esting exposition Of the wood pulp
question by Mr.. Mann Of Illinois, who
defended the proposed reduction of the
duty on hat product. Mr.. Larrinaga,
the Porto Rican commissioner, made
exhaustive plea for a tax Of 5 cents
a pound on coffee from that colony.
Others who spoke were Messrs. Morgan
Of Missouri, Brantley of Georgia, Doug
las of Ohio. Rothermel of Pennsyl-
vania, Lowering Of Massachusetts, Sui
Zer of New York, Mondell of Wyoming,
and Griest of Pennsylvania. That in
terest in the tariff debate is tagging
was evidenced by the presence Of only
two dozen members ut the opening Of
the night session. The clock was again
turned back, the House a%djourning at
20 40 p, m, but the clock on the loor
moving 10 80 p. m.
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