The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-13
!. Passes Conference Report by Vote
Vat to 81 and Then Adopts Reso-
= It;on Correcting The Joker"
vlNsF QUICKLY APPROVES THE ENACTMENT
r,.n Went to the President and the Battle Over Re-
''lS NV. Which Has Been On for More Than Four
"''- Months, Is Ended-Amendments
Are Voted Down.

House to notify the president of their
decision.
Both Houses Adopt "Joker" Schedule.
The concurrent resolution making
reductions in the leather schedules
then was taken up by the senate and |
adopted unanimously. The resolu-
ton was then sent to the house.
Almost every member of the lower
body was in his seat and the debate
was short. The resolution received
an almost unanimous vive voce vote
and Immediately was sent to President
Taft for his signature.
The house showed the clock ahead
and adjourned sine die at 5:3S.
Cannon Reduces Insurgent Chairman.
Speaker Cannon announced the
membership Of the committee for the
Sixty-irst Congress- In the changes
of chairman two insurgents were re-
duced in rank. Cooper, Wisconsin, is
succeeded by Olmsted Of Pennsylvania
as chairman of insular affairs. Gard
ner of Massachusetts, who Is chair
man of industrials, arts and exposl-
tions, is succeeded by Rodenberg OF
Illinois.
The house referred the McCumber
Joint resolution, amending the draw
back provision of the tariff bill to the
> committee on ways and means, where
il will sleep until next winter.
. Bailey Says Law Robs Consumers.
Senator Bailey of Texas made th'
N final speech on the tariff bill on be
t. half of the Democrats. He ascribe'
e. the defeats of the Democracy in 1S9
and 1896 to Misrepresentation OF tn
re Wilson tariff bill.
lie He declared Aldrich would not den
an the average rates Of the pending Dl
were higher than those OF the Dlngie
ill law Aldrich did deny it, whereupo
ut Bailey said there was not time
tx argue out the contradiction, but
Ter would reiterate that the aVeras
ct duties were higher in the Payn
re- Aldrich bill than in the Dinsley la"
an In closing Bailey advised the Repu
licans to suggest to the benenclarl
nst If the law to revel in its beneh
while they could. For" he said,
I'M 10 the last license the American Ct
ON. gress will ever extend to them 10
the American consumers
,ad. By this time, with the clock pol
,ur. ing 10 minutes to the time set 1or
Jar. taking of the vote, the galleries w
aw- crowded.
lick A majority Of the spectators W
rve women Every senator able to De
rrn town was in his seat. Back TO
or,. hal, representatives and clerks 81
PEN in rows four deep.
colt, conferees Reduced ITO Athletes
hen. II was in this impressive set'
,ore. that Senator Aldrich arose IN MS
to make the last argument IN 1a'o'
Dad the hill which will bear his name
Mo, gother with that of Chairman "a
lore If the house ways and means
,nds mittee He declared the measure
GLOW tho most important act that had
tone, been passed by lhe
olatt, gress. .,s mt
and He regretted the bill would no.
coive the unanimous approval Oh
min. Renublicans. He challenged any
affix. tor to point out anything in the SC
.ords u,es subject to protective duty
lock which any monopoly had been
mi. cou,d he established. He SUBMIT
lately statement showing that the Sc
naarl ,onferees had reduced senate raIe
Id af- 10 articles. ~.
mine Aldrich concluded by saying
h he Mad never been a bill SO certa'
vas a produce prosperity. o,.a
irman Sherman Orders Vote CaI'eo
Immediately after the Rhode l
Gale senator sat down Vice President
, over man put the question on the auo
nros. Of the conference report and or
IN his the vote to be called. the Vots
auto AZ to 81.
,,o Then the senate took up cons
after ton OF the concurrent ieSo
since changing the rates on boots, shoe
Thurs. leather Immediately after the
az hill, vote, Senator Culberson OIL
oh and offered AN amendment to place
clark haeging on the free list. IL has
White made free in the senate o'''' =,