The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-05
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WORK OF CONGRESS;
Senate.

Actor adjoining n concurrent resolution
empowering the President to transmit 10
xhe governors Of the various states copies
OF the resolution heretofore adopted 10y
Congress authorizing an amendment 20 thc
Constitution relative TO the leyyihe o. 90 az
income tax, the Senate on the 2bth at 4 70
o'clock adjourned until next IhuFSuhs.
The postponemeut Of the next meeting uay
for SO long a period was generally cog
strued as Indicating the possibility OF &c.
lay In receiving the report en- the 'a''"
bill from the conference committee.
An e1tradition treaty between the UNI
ed States and the Dominican repubhc,
signed by Santo Domingo On June ~, was
ratified and made public By the Senate.
The Senate was not in session on the 2'th'
The Senate spent haf an hour on the
10Th discussing the question whether unan-
imous consent agreement Of the Senate can
be abrogated by unanimous consent agree'
ment The point was raised by the preSth-
tston by Senator Haley Of a request for
the cancellation Of the agreement to trans
act no general legislation while the confer
ence rport on tn tariff blll was pnding.
drew his proposition. During the discussion
II appeared that one Of the measures when
II was desired to have taken up was an
omnibus bridge bill, which was being
pressed by Senator Frye. senator Nelson
asked whether, II Mr.. Bailey's request
should be granted, the bill known as the
Mr.. Frye replied: 1t is very important
that thar dam bin should be passed The
remark Of the senator from Maine came SO
Unexpectedly that the Senate was conyu!scd
with laughter At l2:4S p. IN. the senate
adjourned.
when the Senate met Friday Senator
Hale, chairman OF the committee on appro-
prlations reported the urgent deficiency
appropriation bin, with amendments neces-
asry TO carry out certain provisions Of the
new tariff law. After 1--WE minutes open
session the Senate went into executive ses.
sion and few minutes later adjourned
until II O. clock Saturday.
Provision was made for the administration
of the new tariff law by the adoption oy
the Senate OF numerous amendments to the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill, when
was passed.
In addition to the salaries for Judges and
yther officials and employees OF the new
United States court OF customs appeals the
Senate appropriated 10000 to aid the state
department. in making treaties, S2J,oo LOT
Pc Presidents travelling expenses, $1,000
10 pay the expenses Of the advisory board
which VIII assist the President in carrying
out the duties imposed upon him by the
maximum and minimum provision and Slp,-
90 to defray the expenses OF a bureau
which Will enforce the collection OF the new
corporation tax. The Senate voted to re
1uce the salaries Of the Judges Of the new
customs court to the amount received by
Judges Of United states circuit courts, Sala-
Hes Of the government attorneys who VIII
Try customs cases also were reduced
House.
After a session Of forty nine minutes the
House on the 2Tth adjourned until Thurs
day M which time it Is expected that mo
much talked-of resolution authorizing the
tariff conferences to reduce the rates on
leather and leather goods below those OF
the Payne bin will be brought In and acted
upon Some laughter was created by Mr..
C1ark, the minority leader, remarking that
he was being 'dcyilcd to death for infOr-
NATION as to when the Democratic cputer-
ees were TO be called In. III you can ten
me, I'll tell you" was the only consolation
be got from Mr. Payne, the ways ana means
chairman. MIR Tawney Of Minneapolis
aroused the House to a high pitch Of excite
ment when he denounced Or. Charles Rich-
ard Van Hisc, president Of the University
OF Wisconsin. for having as Mr. lawney
said, made false charges against him regard
Ing his attitude on the conservation OF tho
national resources.
Tho Republicans showed mp IN the House
on the 10Th in great numbers, having been
notified TO he present In autiCipu ton Of the
reception ~ IA" conference report on the
tarin The report however was not forth
coming. and Mr. Mann an promptly moved
al adjournment. IN stcntorian tones the
Democrats sent ny series Of Noes but
the speaker in the midst OF the din MS
nouncrd tLHt the motion had been carried
tn" House accordingly adjourned
Entering upon the last stages OF It's CON
sidcratiOn 10y congress, the turin bill re-
ported by the cuuferccs was submitted Fri
day to Ia" llOus" 10y Chairman Payne and
ordered printed in th" Congressional Rec.
ord. Discussion Of the conference report
VII begin Ht 10 O'Clock In the morning. the
indications being that n day VIII suffice for
its adoption, Three hundred and nifty "
the 800 members were IN their seats when
Chairman Payne passed mp To- the speakers
desk ihr bulky document which has occu-
pied the attention If Congress for four
and hair months. and then tn" Republicans
brokr out Into loud applause. Mr. Payne
vii open tUmorroW's proceedings with an
exhaustive statement IN explanation Of the
hi with the conference report out If the
way imr the time being ID" House for near.
~ Hu huur ana u half WranEicd over some
rcsu riUuS increasing the clerical ana labor.
or force Of IA" capitol Adjournment was
fhkrn nt - =. ~.
tn" lluu-" adopted the conference report
eli fh" turln Nm, 49, 10 lS3. twenty Rrpub-
iicane voting adversely motion to recon-
mi 'hr biI tu cOufprruc" was lost by u
marrow margin Opponents Of the schedules
claimed TO hive discovered several JukCrs
TeIbuE tU lumber aud leather