Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Publisher.
o. e. BOWEN,
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

After devoting the greater part Of the
days session to debate, the Senate passed
upon a number Of important committee
amendments to the tariff bill. 1t also dis
posed of adversely an amendment by Mr.
Stone restoring the Dingley rates on razors
On that vote most of the progressive Re
publicans voted in the affirmative with the
Democrats More than two hours were De
voted to discussion OF q resolution oy
Senator Gore to investigate the cost OF
production at home and abroad and the
relative price of commodities at wholesale
and retail. The resolution was referred
to the committee on finance. Considerable
progress was made In the adoption OF sew
4ral sections of the tariff bill. There were
several amendments decreasing duties for
merly reported by the committee, but some
of the others adopted increased duties. The
Senate at SIP o'clock adjourned.
4 denunciation Of the sugar trust and an
appeal for a smaller differential duty on
refined sugar in the interest of consumers
were the features Of an extended address
before he Senate on the 10Th by Senator
CLAW Of Georgia. Mr.. Paynter sought to
reduce the duty on linotype and other type;
valorem as provided in the tariff bill to 10
per cent. ad valOrem, but by a vote OF 70
to 43 his amendment was rejected. All
sections of the metal schedule were agreed
TO before adjournment and Mr.. Aldrich an
nounced that tomorrow he would take up
sections previously passed over in the chem
icaI schedule. Adjourned at 500.
The Senate spent the day on the 10th in
the discussion of amendments to the tar1tr
bill The white lead duty was reduced to
pa cents a pound, Mr.. Aldrich having ac,
cepted the amendment to that effect offered
by Senator Curtis. This duty being higher
than that fixed by the House was opposed
discussion Mr. Aldrich withdrew the pro-
vision fixing a duty of cents gallon on
cotton seed oil Mr.. La Toilette offered an
amendment to reduce the duty on quebracho
TO one-quarter of a cent pound. 1t was
defeated, % to SO. At 5:15 p. m. the Senate
adjourned.
Several paragraphs of the tariff bill were
disposed of on the Dist, with the under
standing that the Senate might still return
to them If thought advisable The House
rates on polished glass were retained, not
lican prOgressives. The duty on feldspar
was increased and that on mica and gypsum
reduced. The finance committees autOmo-
bile schedule was adopted At $50 p. m.
the Senate adjourned.
By special agreement the Senate took no
votes Saturday on any subject and the en-
The lumber schedule under discussion
during the greater part of the day. Senator
McCumber introduced the subject by pre-
senting an amendment providing for free
lumber and he was the floor several
times in support of this provision. He con
tended that tne American forests were be-
ing rapidly depleted and urged that every
encouragement should be given to the bring
ing in of outside lumber. On the other
hand, Senators Elkins, Scott and Hepburn,
all Of them representing lumber-produc1ng
constituencies contended strenuously for a
higher duty than is allowed by the House
bin. They controverted the theory that attn the
American lumber supply is rapidly dtmin-
fishing. Once more the Senate placed on
record its determination not to undertake
other legislation while the tariff bill is
pending This action was taken in opposl-
ton to effort on the part OF Senator
Burton. former chairman of the House COM
mfttee on rivers and harbOrS and now
member Of the Senate committee on com
MERGE to have extended certain appropr1a-
lions for the Improvement of the country
WATERWAYS. He was antagonized by Sen Sen
ators Hale and Clapp and was compelled
to desist Senator Bailey began the day
by demanding that the advocates OF the
tariff bill should maintain quorum not
withstanding there were to be no votes tax
en-, and he and other senator's were respOn-
sible for q number of roll calls. The at
tendance was good, however, and there was
no indication of falling off in interest. As
q concession to the seatorS who were de-
manding time for attention to their CORE.
spOndence, the Senate adjourned at 5:o4
p. m.
The lumber schedule of the tariff bill was
under consideration almost the entire day
in the Senate, with Senators Root, Hey
burn. Borah and Dolliver contending on the
one hand for q protection for the industry,
and Senators Clapp, Burkett and McCum.
Der arguing as strenuously against that
policy The day closed with more than q
twO-thirds vote against Senator McCumbers
free lumber amend ment, the ballot showing
% for and So against. The surprise OF the
who heretofore has stood with the 'progres-
sives." He took positive position against
the radical demand for free lumber, but eX.
pressed the opinion that the industry would
not suffer from a reduction of the DlngIey
rates. Senator Root argued in favor OF a
differential on dressed lumber Senators
Rorah and Hepburn of Idaho contended for
the highest duty on lumber. During the
day Senator Hepburn spoke of the Repub-
lican platform of the last campaign NJ a
way that brought down some criticism on
his head, and Senator Bailey declared that
he did not propose to be bound by the plat
form adopted by the Democrats at Denver
Senator Owen made a sharp attack upon
the present tariff on sugar, saying that 1t
led to frauds by a trust" Senator Aldrlch
introduced a resolution providing for an in
veStigatiOn of the expenditures of the Vari-
GUS legislative departments. At 5:45 p. M
the Senate adjourned
The House was not in session on the
18th.
The House was not in session on the 10th
The session of the House lasted but five
minutes. There was such meager repre-
sentation of members that Mr.. Macon OF
Arkansas raised the point of no quorum.
This was promptly conceded by Mr. Dal-
zell who was the speaker pro tempore, and
thereupon adjournment was taken until
Monday next
The House was not in session on the Dist
There was no session of the House Sat
urday.
The Republicans of the House Monday
again took matters in their own hands and
with a sudden show of strength passed the
philippine tariff bill, the consideration OF
which had been concluded two weeks ago
referred the message of the President re-
garding Porto Rican affairs to the commit
tee on ways and means and devoted some
time to a discussion of the bill amending
the laws of Porto Rico to divest the
Legislature of certain authority. When
the body met Mr.. Macon (Ark.) made his
usual point of no quorum. but Mr.. Payne
instead of moving an adjournment as he
had done heretofore, forced a call of the
House. and quorum appeared within 4
short time The feature of the day was
speech of considerable length by Mr.. Lar
ringa, the Porto Rican commissioner, vigor
ouSly opposing the bill affecting the island
represented by him and denouncing the
executive council or upper branch Of the
Legislature of Porto Rico The bill was
pending when the House at 2:2T p. N. ad
journed until Thursday.