Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-18

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Little progress was made in the con.
sideration of the tariff bill in the Sen
ate Thursday. the lead schedule being
under discussion Senator Bristow
mads strong fight against increases
in the rates OF the schedules over tbs
duties provided in the House on the
ground that such increases would un
necessarily increase the Cost of paint
Thich the farmers use extensively
During the discussion Senator's Bev
eridge and Gallinger engaged in a
sharp colloquy during which Mr.. Gal
linger accused the Indiana Senator OF
advertising his own wares Earlier
in the iay Senator Cummins address
ed tile Senate in favor of lower duties
especially in the iron and steel SEIZED
ules He declared that the people
would take matters in their own hands
if the law did not check monopolies
and said that in that event convenient
lamp posts would be found Represen.
tative Murphy of Missouri held the at
tentioA of tho House with repetition
&C the charges against Judges Phillips
and Mcpherson of the western division
of his State, which ne had made in his
original resolution. His colleague. Mr..
Rucker, eorroborated all that he said
in denunciation of the action of the
two judges.
Just before adjournment Friday the
Senate voted to fix she duty on lead
contained in lead ore at 1la cents
pond. which is the rate of the Ding.
ley law, and of the pending bin as il
was passed by the House OF Representa-
tives. Fifty.three Senators, including
all Republicans present, and Senators
Hughes of Colorado and McEnery of
Louisiana. voted in favor of the duty,
and nineteen Democratic Senators
voted against it. This particular par
agraph has not been opposed by the
low tariff Republicans and the vote
WIS not Significant. During the day
Senator Clapp of Minnesota spoke at
length in favor of lowering tariff du-
ties and Senator Owen of Oklahoma
upheld the constitutionality of an in
come tax. The House was not In ses-
sion.
The entire session of the Senate
Saturday was consumed with a debate
on the schedule of duties on pig lead
and its products. The stout opposi-
tion presented to the adoption of the
amendments recommended by the
committee on finance making the
rates similar to those of the Dingley
bill prevented vote being reached be-
fore adjournment The House was
not in session.
The ability of the Republican ma
iority of the Senate to uphold the rec.
ommendation of the committee on
finance on the lead schedule, which
contains the Dingley rates in the tar
iff bill in the place of the lower du-
ties fixed by the House of Representa-.
tives, was fully demonstrated Monday
when by a vote of IS to "A the Senate
declined to reduce by one-quarter OF a
cent pound the duty on pig lead, as
recommended by the comittee on
finance. In this vote eleven Republi-
cans voted with the Democrats and
two Democrats with the Republicans.
By viva voce vote the Senate adopt-
ed the rate of 21s cents a pound on
pig lead as recommended by the com.
mittee. At the conclusion of the SEES,
sion Chairman Aldrich stated that he
regarded the vote as an Endorsement
of the action of the committee and he
expressed confidence that all the SEIZED
ules OF the committee would be M.
held. Strenuous opposition by the
Democrats in the House prevented the
reference of the Presidents message
recommending certain legislation for
Porto Rico TO the committee on ways
and means. A motion by Mr.. Gar
rett (Tennessee) directing the speak
er. TO appoint forthwith the committee
on insular affairs, which under ordi.
nary procedure would have charge of
the subject, disclosed the fact that a
quorum was not present. CONSEQUENT
ly the message was left on the speak
er's table until Thursday The Phil
ippine tariff bill was reported and Mr..
Payne gave notice that he would call
1t up Thursday.
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Substantial progress was made in
the consideration of the tariff bin Tues
day, the amendments OF the committee
on finance being upheld by the Senate
by substantial majorlties. A feature
of the session was general discussion
concerning the great disparity between
wholesale and retail prices Of commod-
tiles. Republican Senator's declared
that this difference was so great as to
demonstrate that the duty levied by a
protective tariff had small effect or
the price paid by the consumer. This
feature of the discussion was precipi
tated by Senator Scott himself glass
manufacturer. The schedule covering
the products Of lead was passed over
upon the suggestion of Senator Al
drich, because he said, the finance
committee desires to make some
changes in the duties, as previously
recommended. The House was not in