Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-02
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

The Senate Thursday adopted amend
ments to the tariff bill increasing the duty
on shoes from - to 20 per cent. ad
vaorem and on sole leather from to 10
per cent. The greater part of the session
was devoted to speech making. Senator
Beverage. advocating his amendment In re-
gard to the size Of tobacco packages, de
clared the tobacco trust was making mil
lions by keeping packages down 10 war
time sizes Notwithstanding the war tax was
long ago removed. Mr.. BAILEY and Mt
Newlands discussed the tariff at length.
The Senate Friday raised the duty on
scrap iron from 80 cents as fixed in the
House bill, to $3.50 a ton, increased the
duty on wire nails onequarter of a cent
pound and substituted specific for ad va
loren rates on files, rasps, etc The duty
on harness was raised from % to 40 per
cent The increase Oh scrap iron called
forth vigorous protests from several west.
crn senators, but was ordered by 4 vote Of
~ 10 %. Senator Penrose's amendment for
duty Of One-half cent Il gallon crude
oil was voted down.
Although it devoted almost eight hours to
strenuous effort in that direction, the Sen
ate on the Goth failed to conclude it's con
slderation Of the schedules Of the tariff bill,
and when at 5:1J o. clock an adjournment
was reached there were still a number of
important rates to lie determined. The day,
however, was full of achievement, and
number Of provisions were disposed OF
Among the more important questions which
received attention were agricultural nipple
ments, wood pulp, cash registers, lltho,
graphic plates Iaces and jute yarns Wood
pulp was placed the free list, but the at
tempt 10 put agricultural Implements in the
same category failed. Senator Beveridge's
amendment to cut in two the duty on cash
registers was defeated. Other changes made
uuring the day were as follows Increasing
to and cents pound the duty on hemp,
providing for the free Importation until 1872
of linen manufacturing machines, increas-
ing to the cSlent of about 10 per cent over
the present law the duties on laceS and en-
broideries IMPOSING duty Of 30 per cent.
on engraved photographic plates, slightly de-
creasing the duty on jute yarns striking
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and eliminating the House retaiatOry pro-
vision regarding wrapper and filler tobacco.
The ScnakR Monday afternoon concluded
discussion of the Paync-Aldrich tariff bill
and the finance committees income tax con-
StitutiOnal amendment was presented This
amendment with the corporation tax, which
is already before the Senate, constitutes the
programme in the upper house. On motion
of Senator McLaurin cotton bagging was
put on the free list. Senator CulbCrson
moved to put cotton ties on the free list,
but this was defeated 81 to IS. The duty
on structural iron and steel valued at more
than nine enths of cent pound was in
creased from thrce-teuthS to four-tenths of
cent pound. Intellectual efforts were
made to have school books and salt placed
on the free and EgyptiOn cotton on the
dutiable list. The Senate adjourned at
$50 p. IN.
The most important development in the
Senate on the 10Th was the announcement
of Senator Aldrich thOt he was advocating
the corporation tax as a means of defending
the income tax He denied, however, that
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the Democrats were quick to charge, and
defended it as 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 corpora
ton tax measure was put before the Senate
In the stage of ''thrd-degree" amendment
which preclUdeS further amendments. The
thrift schedules were completed, the last
vote to be taken being on Senator Tillman's
proposition for duty of 10 cents q pound
on tea. Although Senator Tillman made a
long and strenuous fight, his plan was lost
% to 10 At adjournment at 6:l7 Senator
Cummins was speaking on the income tax.
Income tax practically the only sub
iect, and Senators Cummins of Iowa and
Senate on the Both. Mr.. BOrah was not
heard until toward the close of the day S
session, when the Iowa senator yielded the
floor which he had held since Tuesday. He
took for his text the declaration made Tues
day by Senator Aldrich to the effect that
ne would vote for the corporation tax
the income tax, and, without reSorting to
personalities. he criticised the position OF
the chairman of the finance committee, who
had presented the corporation tax amend
ment to the Senate Mr. Cummins also
paid his respects to Mr.. Aldrich on account
Of his avOwal of yesterday.
House
On the eve of the expiration Of the cur
rent fiscal year the House Thursday ;4thor-
lied an emergency appropriation of $10,000,-
900 for defrayng the expenses of the thir-
1eenth decennial census. In presenting the
bill for That purpose Mr.. Tawney. chairman
of the committee on appropriations, ex-
planned the situation with respect to the
permanent census measure still in confer
ence and announced that unless the money
was Forthcoming the ccSuS bureau would be
compelled to suspend all business Wednes-
day. To get the members for this vote the
sergeant at arms and his deputies secured
the capitol under orders of Speaker Cannon.
Members reached the chamber in droves
About eighty of them were found COM
TOTtahly seated Senate tO
the tariff debate. Adjournment was taken
ut 3:07 p. m. until Monday next.
The House was not in session Friday
The IIoIse was not in session on the 26th
After adopting the conference report on
she census bill the House adjourned at
1885 p. m. on Monday until Thursday No
other business, except the Introduction of
bills and resolutions. was attempted.
The House was not in session on the Doth
The House not in session on the Both.