Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-05-28
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upheld when the Senate Friday voted
down an amendment by Senator Cum
Minis to lower the duty on round iron.
ETC., by a vote of 80 to AZ, and upheld
the House rate, which was recon-.
mended by the Senate committe. AL
most the entire session vas given up
to a debate OF the profits Of the
United States Steel Corporation. and
toward the enc of The day ~personali-
ties were freely INDUCED in by Sena-
tors. Senator Beveridge proposed an
amendment to the tariff bill increas-
ing the tax on tobacco and its prod
ucts, and charged that by continuing
the shortweight packages of the Span
ish war period the tobacco trust was
reaping a harvest of $21, DOC, 900 .
year. The House was not in sessi, N.
The lowering of duties in the cas- OF
eight or ten classes of wire goods con
tanned in the steel schedule, upon mo-
ton of Senator Aldrich, in charge Of
the tariff bill, gave great encourage
ment Saturday to Senators who are
advocating a revision downward. With
evident qualification Senator Beveridge
greeted these proposed amendments by
the chairman of the finance commit
tee by declaring: Good, that's making
progress The entire session OF the
Senate was devoted to the steel sched-
ule. the section relating to penknives
being under consideration when, at
J {L~ C1rnfn oIio,1rnn1 To
meet at 10 o'clock Monday morning,
one hour earlier than the Senate has
been beginning business. The House
was not in session.
A comprehensive discussion of the
income tax by Senator Sutherland of
Utah and an extended speech by
tor Depew in support of the pending
tariff bill consumed most of the ses-
sion of the Senate Monday. Mr.. Suth-
erland argued against the constitutions
atty of a federal income tax law and
declared hat such a tax should be left
as a means Of revenue for the States.
Before adjournment a couple of hours
were devoted to a discussion Of the
cutlery schedule Of the tariff bill. A
ruling by Speaker Cannon prevented
the reopening in the House of old
wounds of the Civil War. Mr.. Hol-
lingswoTth of Ohio sought to justify
as a matter of privilege his recent
resolution Directing to the placing of
the portrait of Jefferson Davis on the
silver service to be presented to the
battle ship Mississippi because of edi-
torials in certain Southern newspapers
hurting all sorts of epithets at him.
The editorials were read. The speak
err declared that as the editorials did
not attack Mr.. Hollingsworth in his
representative capacity he could not
continue. The result of Mr.. Holdings
worth's attempt was toget intothe Con
gressional Record a number of uncom-
plimentary remarks about himself and
with nothing to offset them. Although
its consideration was completed, the
Philippine tariff bill was not finally
acted upon for the want of a quorum.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Burleson
(Texas) was adopted, requiring the At
torney General to furnish information
regarding the steps taken by him to
annul the contract whereby the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation absorbed
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany unless in so doing the public in
terests would be affected. The House
adjourned until Thursday.
After devoting the greater part OF
Tuesdays session to debate, the Sem
ate passed Upon a number of import
ant committee amendments to the tar
if bill. 1t also disposed of adversely
an amendment by Mr.. Stone restoring
the Dingley rates on razors. On that
vote most of the progressive Republi-
cans voted in the affirmative with the
Democrats. More than two hours were
devoted to a discussion of a resolution
by Senator Gore to investigate the
cost of production at home and abroad
and h relative price of commodities
at wholesale and retail. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on
finance. Considerable progress was
made in the adoption of several Sec
tons of the tariff bill. There were
several amendments decreasing duties
formerly reported by the committee,
but some Of the others adopted increas-
ed duties. The House was not in ses.
sion. .". ~ "a 4 X 4 e{s.
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A denunciation of the sugar trust
n an appeal for a smaller ditferen-
tial on refined sugar in the interest
OF consumers were the features of an
extended address before the Senate
Wednesday by Senator Clay of Geor-
gia. Mr.. Paynter sought to reduce the
duty on linotype and other typesetting
machines from 80 per cent ad valorem
as provided in the tariff bill to 10 per
cent ad valorem, but by a vote Of S.
to 43 his amendment was rejected.
All sections of, the metal schedule were
agreed to before adjournment. The
House was not in session.
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.
Two blocks III the business portion Of
Clovis. n. NJ. were destroyed by fire,
the loss being $4,000.
Eggs are going into New York at the
rate of S.2Ho.OG Il day, the surplus be-
ing put into cold storage.
Samuel Grumbacher. a merchant of
York, Pa. died sudicaly in the Pennsyl-
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