Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-02
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

time except fifteen minutes spent in eXecu-
tive session. was devoted to the lntroauc
ton of bills, resolutions and memorials;
The only action taken was the passage "
resolution allowing the rotunda OF the
capitol to be used for the ceremonies con-
necttd with the transfer of the remains "
Maj. iEnfant from farm in MarSiah9 10
the Arlington National cemetery. Inc Sen
ate adjourned at 1:15 p. m.
The Senate was not in session on the
Doth
a7 tls senate was D'' -
senator Hale chairman of the Republican
caucus, introduced a resolution on the -9th
q confne the business of the extra session
:" the consideration of the tariff bill ana
<le bin providing for the thirteenth census,
hut he afterward amended it so as to pefillI
the introduction of bills and the TRANSACTION
If executive business. Contrary to eNpec-
tation the resolution aroused a spirited dls.
cuSSion, but the debate dealt with otnef
objects than the limitation of business.
apparently there was no objection to sucn
limitation, but the measure went over
until Thursday. Senator Elkins of west
Virginia took occasion to criticise the DIS
tribution of the Republican membership
of the finance committee, declaring thlt
the committee the south has been entirely
denied representation. His tone was very
similar to that of Senator Scott, ms cor
league, who also criticised the Distribution
in the Republican senatorial caucus last
journed until Thursday.
House
Occupying the entire session of the House
on the 23d Mr.. Payne of New York, chair
man of the committee on ways and means,
concluded his speech in explanation OF the
tariff bin. He was on his feet almost an
of the five hours and ten minutes that ne
had the floor. His arguments covered
wide field. He. took the position that the
bill would not injure, the tin plate or steel
that free hides would not be menace to
the farmers He discussed the inheritance
tax al great length, and said 1T was pref,
cradle to income tax, because it would
not give rise to perjury or fraud. He held
to the view also that an income tax was
wholly unconstitutional. The minority
leader, Mr.. Clark of Missouri, followed, ana
had proceeded but a minute or two When,
at the suggestion of Mr. Payne, he sus-
pended and the House at 40 p. III. al
journed.
Declaring among other things that mis-
take was made in the Payne tariff bill IN
not arranging the revision on the basis or
raising revenue only on every item MI
Clark of Missouri, minority leader, on the
oath held the attention of the House for
measure. Incidentally. he pointed out that
much time would have been saved in the
consideration of the bill had the Democratic
members Of the committee beer. consulted
abcn5 the various provisions of the pro
posed law MI Clark spoke in character
istic style and frequently moved the House
lowed by Messrs. Washburn of Massa-
chusetts and Adamson of Georgia, the for
mer attacking the inheritance tax pro
posed the erection of tariff wall SO nlg4
as to prevent the people OF the Hnitso
States buy1f in all the maf fke s OF 5ns
products Adjourned at 5:13 p. N.
A voluntary admission by Mr.. Vreeland
of New York that he was to some extent
responsible for the retention in the Payne
tariff bill of the cOuntervailing duty on oil
was the climax of the days discussion of
the tariff on the 18th. Mr.. Vreeland had
Situations that that duty; which some have
characterized as a. Joker was to be
OH company. This he denied, and ex
planned that his action was in response to
requests from thousands of his oii-produ6ca1
others engaged in the same business. The
debate on the oil schedule called forth
some bitter criticism of the Standard Oil
and others. Numerous speeches were made
touching the tariff question generally. The
were for a tariff for revenue only, While
Republicans attacked such schedules as
those on wool, wood pulp and print paper
and crude petroleum. AT 900 p. 1Q- the
House adjourned.
The monotony of the tariff debate in the
House was relieved for time on the 26th
Michigan and Byrd of Mississippi, which
came near ending in blows. Mr.. Fordney
had been making an exhaustive discussion
of the lumber schedule. when he was in
terrupted by the Mississippan, who in
sisted that the lumber manufacturers, of
which Mr.. Fordney was one, were in
the statement and said that Mr.. Byrd
s'didn't know a d-n thing about it.. The
Mississippi member made a move toward
Mr. Fordney and was in the act of remov-
tng his coat when some of his Democratic
colleagues took hold of him. Later it de-
veloped that the incident grew out of mis-,
explanations and apologies. Mr. Fordney
made notable speech on the subject OF
that product in the rough. Diametricaliy
opposed to him was Mr.. Rowland of Ohio,
who wanted the product placed on the free
list Others who spoke were Messrs Pou
of North Carolina and Macon Of Arkansas,
both of whom arraigned the Payne bill for
not accomplishing what 1t vas cla IA 9t2a IL
ington pleaded for tariff on shingles and
lumber sufficiently high to enable the lum-
Der and shingle manufacturers of his state
to compete with those of British Columbia,
employing cheap orientel labor. Adjourned
at 6:1O p. m.
Debate on the tariff bill in the House on
discussion Of the issue and the political
questions involved although Mr.. Gardner
Mass thoroughly reviewed the question of
Mr., Longworth (Oho) and Mr. Harrison of
New York, the new Democratic member of
the ways and means committee were the
only representative of the tariff framing
committee who made speeches. Represen-
tative Ansberry (Ohio) and Mr.. Slemp CVaJ
concluded the speech making dor the DAY
fine House adjourning at GIG p. M, to
meet me again at 10 O'Clock Monday; This was
in accordance with the motion of Mr.. Payne
N. y that until the conclusion of general
debate on the tariff bill the House meet
for ten and onehaf h3 Tnm zach qas
ING to 6 at night, when a recess Of two
hours is to be taken, the House to con
tinue in session from to 1890 at night.
There have been nearly 100 requests Iof
time under general debate made up to the
present
The tariff question was again discussed in
the House on the Goth in a ten-and-a-half-
hour session. Not one of the many speak
er favored the Payne bill IN Its en IN r y
rriticise and condemn. The maximum and
minimum features of the proposed measure
were especially obnoxious to them, while
Republicans urged higher duties on lum-
Der. iron, pottery and zinc ore, as well as
duty on coal M Moon ON (Tenn seafh nG
LA ones who accepted the caucus resolution.
disciplining the twenty-three Democrats