The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-06-10
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

In the Senate on the 31st the proposition
to increas" the duty on lemons from ! cent
to IL cents Il pound was agreed to by u
vote of 43 to IS The House duty on bacon,
hams and lard was restored upon motion OF
Mr. Aldrich, who withdrew the committee
amendments increasing 1t. An effort of Mr..
Bacon to reconsider the paragraph relating
to fresh beef, mutton, etc, in order to de-
crease the duties on those articles was de-
feated. At 5;1i p IN. the Senate adjourned.
The Senate spent the day on the list in
discussion of the cotton schedule of the
tariff bill. The most noticeable feature of
the debate was speech by senator Lodge
of Massachusetts. in which he declared that
revision downward" senator Aldrch gave
notice that, beginning with Tuesday night.
night session would be held. AT 90 p
III. the Senate adjourned.
The Senate on the 2nd adopted n reSolu-
ton for day and night sessions and the
vice president ruled that the absence OF
quorum could not be called To the attention
OF the chair if the senator occupying the
floor declined TO yield for that purpose. Sen
ator La Toilette began two days speech,
arguing for a lower tariff. Senators Nelson
and Gore spoke along the same line ana
Senator ElkinS pleaded for higher tatin
on coal and Gil Senator Frye defended the
charge that the New England cotton mills
are making unusually large profits.
Senators AldrCh and Stone engaged in
sharp exchange Of words on the :'rd III a.
/ discussion growing out of Senator Aldrlchs
charge that the German government was III
terferring in tariff legislation. Mr.. stone
said the German government resented that
charge, and Mr.. Aldrch attempted to show
that his statement was directed against
German manufacturers and not against the
government. Senator La Toilette continued
his speech against high tariff rates in the
pending bill. At $50 y. m the Senate took
a recess till s o'clock when discussion of
the bill was continued until 1880.
Through forenoon afternoon and evening
the cotton schedule. Mr.. La Toilette com
petcd his long speech attacking the changes
in the Dingley rates which were recon-
mcnded 10y the Senate finance committee
and replied to Senator PenroSe's charge.
that he shamming sickness as an ex-
cuse for his absence from the night session
lie said he was not sick, but was very tired
and was resting in order to be in shape to
continue his speech in the Senate today.
At the night session Chairman Aldrich
piled to Mr.. La Follettes assaults upon the
work of the finance committee and made q
general defense Of amendments, which he,
asserted were necessary to carry out the in
tent Of the trainers of the Dingley law.
After devoting the larger portion of the
day the 9TH to listening to discus
SION of the cotton cloth schedule, the Sen
ate entered upon a period of voting late in
the afternoon and rapidly disposed of the
entire subject of changing from al valorem
to specific duties for the purpose of pre-
venting undervaluations On all the votes
taken the finance committee was sus-
tanned by majority of ten or eleven.
Three votes were necessary TO accomplish
this result, and others would have been
Z
ing the futility of opposing the committee.
suggested the grouping of the votes after
the first two ballots had been taken. This
suggestion was unanimously agreed to
with the result that much was accom-
plished that a night session was not held
Senator Dollivcr occupied much OF the time
of the session with a speech In which he
INDUCED in much caustic criticism of the
methods of the finance committee At J:39
| the Senate adjourned.
House
The House was not in session on the 3lst-
The House was in session only thirteen
minutes, adjourning until Thursday withou.
| trausacting any business.
| The House was not in session on the md.
After trying for threC-quarterS of an hour
| to obtain a quorum and not meeting with sue
| cess the House the 3rd adjourned until
Monday. The point of no quorum was
made by Mr. Macon arkansas, who de
| manded the presence of a constitutions
| majority for the consideration ofathe bill.
| amending the laws of Porto Rico. That the
! Republicans plan TO pass tcc bill next week
| was made evident when Mr. Payne, the ma
| jorty leader. served notice that If a quorum
! was not present on Monday next he would
move that the sergeant-at- alarms bring in the
| abSentces.
The House was not in session on the 4tb-