Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
York Of Congress

ell up again later II MT. Clay SuOulu
desire to press his amendment cutting
the duties in two. Seneator Bradley
of kentucky advocated the removal Of
the internal revenue tax on tobacco
in the hand Debate on the bill
amending the organic act of Porto
Rico was continued in the House. 1t
was the expectation when the session
began that consideration of the meas
ure would be concluded, but the mem
bership gradually dwindled away until
there was no quorum, and final action
on the bill was postponed. The prin-
Cipal speech was by Mr.. Borland OF
Missouri, who upheld the Porto Rican
house Of delegates for refusing to yield
it's legislative rights and pleaded for
a territorial government for the Porto
Ricans. The Hous adjourned until
Tuesday noon.
During two hours before adjourn
ment Saturday the Senate made more
real progress in the adoption of sched'
ules previously passed over than has
been usual during an entire day. In
Spllt u ploItSNo oiNN W
Beveredge and Root, the duty on bar
ley was increased from % cents a bush
ell, as proposed by the House. to 80
cents a bushel. The "a on hops was
advanced from II cents to 20. The
duty on potatoes was made 40 cents
per busheI instead Of %, and oysters
in the shell were advanced from three
fourths of a cent a pound to % per
cent ad valorem. The lemon duty was
the subject of an extended debate. Mr..
Root insisted that the rate of ~ cents
per pound, as fixed by the finance
committee. vas too high. Mr.. Flint,
speaking for the lemon growers, sup
ported, the advance. saying that the
lemon industry Of California would be
wiped out if his duty was not granted.
The schedule was still under discus
sion when the Senate adjourned. The
report sent by the German government
showing wages in Germany was the
subject of extended debate for over two
hours. Mr.. Aldrich, d~isavowing any in.
tentiOn to be severe in his characteri-
cation, said that any government
which transmits it's own views or the
views Of its manufacturers to influence
legislation on the tariff rendered itself
liable to be regarded as 'impertinent."
After considerable acrimonious debate
q message from President Taft ended
The discussion, as it accompanied the
very statement on German wages hat
had been discussed. The House was
not in session.
In the Senate Monday the PROPOSE
ton to increase the duty on lemons
from l cent to IL cents a pound was
agreed to by a vote of 43 to %. The
House duty on bacon, hams and lard
vas restored upon motion Of Mr.. AL
drich, who withdrew the committee
amendments increasing it. An effort
of Mr.. Bacon to reconsider the para
graph relating to fresh Lcef, mutton,
etc, in order to decrease the duties on
those articles was defeated. The House
was not in session.
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The Senate spent the day Tuesday
in a discussion of the cotton schedule
of the tariff bill. The most noticeable
feature of the debate vas a speech by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,. in
which he declared that the Republican
party had never promised revision
downward" Senator Aldrich gave no.
tice that. beginning with Wednesday
night, night sessions would be held.
The House was in session only thirteen
minutes, adjourning until Thursday
without ~transacting any business.
The Senate Wednesday adopted q
resolution for day and night sessions,
and the Vice President ruled that the
absence of a quorum could not be
called to the attention of the chair if
the Senator occupying the floor de-
clined to yield for that purpose. Scna-
tor La Toilette began a two days
speech. arguing for a lower tariff. Sen
ators Nelson and Gore spoke along the
same line and Senator Elkins pleaded
for a higher tariff on coal and oil.
Senator Frye defended the charge that
the New England cotton mills are
making unusually large profits. The
House was not in session.