Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-09
ork of Congress

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Although it devoted almost eight
hours to strenuous effort in hat d.
%rection, the Senate Saturday failed to
conclude its consideration OF he
schedules of the tariff bill, and when
at 5:l5 o'clock an adjournment was
reached there were still a number OF
important rates to be determined The
day. however, vas full of achievement.
and a number of provisions were dis
posed of. Among the more important
questions which received attention
were agricultural implements, wood
pulp, cash registers, photographic
plates. laces and jute yarns. Wood
pulp was placed on the free list. but
the attempt TO put agricultural imple-
ments in the same category failed.
senator Bcveridge'S amendment to cut
in two the dut!' on cash registers was
defeated. Other changes made during
the day were as follows: Increasing to
= and I cents a pound the duty on
hemp. providing for the free inlporta-
ton until 1912 of liner manufacturing
machines, increasing to the extent OF
about 10 per cent over tie present law
tnp duties On faces anu III SSp
imposing a duty OF so per cent on en-.
graved photographic plates. slightly
decreasing the duty on jute yarns,
striking from the free list the products
of petroleum ard eliminating the
House retaliatory provision regarding
wrappcr and filler tobacco. The House
was not in session.
The Senate Monday afternoon con
cluded discussion of the Payne-Aldrlcn
tariff bill and the finance committees
income tax constitutional amendment
was presented. This amendment with
the corporation ak. which is already
before. the Senate, constitutes the pro-
gram in the upper House. On mo-
ton Of Senator McLaurin cotton bag
ging was put On the free list. Senator
Culverson moved to put cotton ties on
the free list, but this was defeated 81
to 80. The duty on structural iron
and steel valued at more than nine
tenths of a cent a pound was lncreas-
ed from three-tenths to four-tenths of
a cent a pound. Intellectual efforts
were made to have school books and
salt placed on, the free and Egyptian
cotton on the dutiable list. After
adopting the conference report on h
census bill the House adjourned at
1886 D. III. until Thursday. No other
business, except the Introduction of
bills and resolutions, was attempted.
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The most important development in
the Senate Tuesday was the
-,ort 80 cor,tor A1Ir;oh 'tbat he woo
advocating the corporation tai as a
means Of defeating the income tax.
He denied, however, that the corpora
ton tax Was a subterfuge, as the Dem
ocrats were quick to charge. and de
Tended it as a legitimate means OF
raising revenue. Mr.. Aldrich said he
expected a deficit for the e year or
two, and that the corporation tax
would help meet that and then might
be abolished. The corporation tax
measure was put before the Senate In
the stage of a '~third-degree' amend
ment. which precludes further amend
eom.-
plated. the last. vote to be taken being
or Senator Titlmaa.s-n
a duty of 10 cents a pound on tea. AL
though Senator Tillman made a long
and strenuous fight, his plan was lost,
So to IS. At adjournment at 6:17 Sen
ator Cummins was speaking on he In
come tax. The House was not in ses-
sion.
Income tax was practically the only
subject, and Senators Cummins or
Iowa and Borah of Idaho the only
speakers before the Senate Wednes-
day. Mr.. Borah was not heard until
toward the close of the days session.
when the Iowa Senator yielded the
floor. which he had held since the pre-
vious day. He took for his text the
declaration made by Senator Aldrlch
to the effect that he would vote for
the corporation tax amendment only
as a means of defeating the income
tax, and, without %resorting to person
alities, he criticised the position OF
the chairman of the finance commit
tee, who had presented the corporation
tax amendment to the Senate. Mr..
Cummins also paid his respects to Mr..
Aldrich on account of his avowal. The