Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-06
v ork Of Congress
Observation-Disclosures

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The Senate Thursday adopted
amendments to the tariff bill increas-
ing the duty on shoes from Is to 20
per cent ad valorem and on sole leath-
er from 5 to 10 per cent The greater
part of the session was devoted to
speech making. Senator Beveridge,
advocating his amendment in regard
to the size of tobacco packages, de-
| clared the tobacco trust was making
millions by keeping packages down to
war time sizes notwithstanding the
war tax was long ago removed. Mr..
Bailey and Mr.. Newlands discussed
the tariff at length. On the eve of the
expiration of the current fiscal year
the House authorized an emergency
appropriation of S10,000,000 for de-
| fraying the expenses of the thirteenth
decennial census. In presenting the
bill for that purpose Mr.. Tawley,
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations, explained the situation with
respect to the permanent census meas
ure still in conference and announced
that unless the money was forthcom-
| ing the census bureau would be COM
PEELED to suspend all business We'd
| nesday.
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The Senate Friday raised the duty
on scrap iron from so cents, as fixed
in the House bill, to $3.50 ton, in
creased the duty on wire nails one
tuted specific for ad valorem rates on
files, rasps, etc. The duty on harness
was raised from 80 to 40 per cent. The
increase on scrap iron called forth Wig
orous protests from several Western
Senators, but was ordered by vote of
AZ to %.
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Although it devoted almost eight
hours to strenuous effort in that di-
rection, the Senate Saturday failed to
conclude its consideration of the
schedules of the tariff bill, and when
| at Sis o'clock an adjournment was
reached there were still number of
| important rates to be determined. The
! day, however, was 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 Beveridge's amendment to cut
in two the duty on cash registers was
defeated. Other changes made during
the day were as follows: Increasing to
2 and cents a pound the duty on
hemp, providing for the free importa-
ton until 1912 of linen manufacturing
machines, increasing to the extent OF
about 10 per cent over the present law
the duties on laces and embroideries,
| 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 and eliminating the
House retaliatory provision regarding
wrapper and filler tobacco. The House
was not in session.
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The Senate Monday afternoon con-
eluded discussion of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill and the finance committees
| income tax constitutional amendment
was presented This amendment with
| the corporation tax, 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 SO. The duty on structural iron
and steel valued at more than nine
tenths of a cent a pound was increas.
ed from three-tenths to four-tenths Of
cent a pound. Intellectual efforts
were made to have school books and
cotton on the dutiable list. After
adopting the conference report on the
census bill the House adjourned at
1895 D. M 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 announce
ment of Senator Aldrich that he was
advocating the corporation tax as a
means of defeating the income tax.
He denied, however, that the corpora
ton tax was 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 next 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
ments. The tariff schedules were com,
pleted. the last vote to be taken being
on Senator Tillman's proposition for
duty of 10 cents a pound on tea. Al
though Senator Tillman made long
and strenuous fight, his plan was lost,
55 to IS At adjournment at 6:17 Sen
ator Cummins was speaking on the in
come tax. The House was not in ses-
sion.