The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-06-24
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate,

Senate on the 14th 1t was brought to the
front in connection with the consideration
of the finance committees substitute for the
House provision of the tariff bill regulating
the admission of Philippine articles into the
United States. Mr.. Brlstow criticised the
clause providing a duty on sugar admitted
into the Philippines equal to that on sugar
brought into the United States and exempt
ing 100000 tons of Philippine sugar from
duty when brought into the United States
1t was contended that the provisions were
intended to promote the interests of the
American sugar trust and not to benefit the
Philippine producers. The supporters of the
provision argued that to admit sugar into
the islands free OF duty would be to open
the way for its free admission into this
country. The only vote taken during the
day session was on an amendmen by Mr..
Bristow admitting sugar into the Philip
pines free OF duty. 1t was lost. IL to 40:
The Senate at $50 p. m took recess until
S o'clock. when the discussion of the Ihillp-
pine tariff was resumed
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Burkett
Of Nebraska vigorously denounced the
overnight on the subject OF tobacco i'm
portations from the Philippines, which he
declared looked like game of petty politics
directed against senator La Toilette, and
declared it gave the Senate a good .oppor-
runiry to vote lack of confidence in the
committee. This denunciation was called
out by Senator Aldrichs acceptance OF Mr..
Bulkeley's amendment to reduce the mum
Der of cigars from the Philippines to be ad-
mitted duty free from 1500O0.0O0 to 10000
Ns ana the quantity OF Ulltr tODacCO from
1900. 900 to 100000 pounds with pro-
vision that the wrapper and filler tobacco
should he unstemmed. Mr. Aldrich in re-
ply said there were men whose denuncia-
tiOn was the highest communication. Sen
ator La Toilette proposed a further reduc'
ton In the free importation OF cigars 10
Go,po,ooo annually. This was defeated. ~
TO 81. Senator Borah announced his inten.
ton of voting to give the Philippines an IN
dependent government. At 6 o'clock the
Philippine amendment was laid aside and
I1rt.l h..
the silk schedule. which were adopted.
Amendments to the glass schedule went
over till tomorrow. At O'Clock the Sen
ate adjourned.
The message of President Taft recon-.
mcnding the incorporation in the tariff bin
of a tax corporation earnings was read
in the Senate on the 10th and referred to
the committee on finance after Senator Gore
had made an Intellectual effort to order the
committee to report next Friday. The
finance committees recommendations re-
ucts was adopted. Senator Aldrch pre-
scented the committees substitute for the
House zinc schedule and after several long
speeches this also was adopted. The silk
schedule as reported was agreed to. Mr.
Aldrich said 1t made the rates slightly
above the existing law.
The Senate spent the greater part of the
day on the 18th In the discussion of Senator
Aldrichs amendment increasing the duty on
print paper from one-tenth to two-tenths OF
a cent per fCurd Senator Brown of Ne.
that even under the present tariff the Amer.
lean mills had bis advantage over those
of Canada, and declared that the cost ii
production OF the Dom.nion was greater
than in the United States. This statement
was denied by SENATORS Aldrich and Ia !,
The duty on Illustrated post cards was
raised 325 per oett. 10 shut out Geru.an
competition. The Senate schedule on win
dow glass was adopted fixing lower do
than under the Dinsley law or that procid
ed in the House bill. Al 1854 o'cloch tho
Senate adjourned.
The Senate on the 18th adopted, by Il vote
of "A to 81. the finance committees amend
ment placing a duty of 81 ton on print
paper instead of 81, as provided In the
for free print paper was voted down, - Il
20. Senator Lormer, who had just been
sworn in, casting his first vote against the
amendment. shortly before Adjournment
Senator Bailey's income tax amendment be
came a regular order of business. and an
agreement was sought for the disposition
of that measure. Senator Adrich stated
that he was willing to take up the amend
mcnt and dispose OF IT when the schedules
are completed. Senator RGiley sought un
animous agreement by which the Senat,
would take a direct vote on the passage OF
his amendment, excluding any motion TO re
fer IL to a committee. This was not agreed
to, and at the established hour, CLOCK
the Senate adjourned
The Senate on the 10th covered multi
tude of subjects in connection with thu
tariff, hut made final disposition of nothini
| Of Importance. BEGINNING at 10 o'clock the
| income and corporation tax questions re
ceived attention for some time and ulti
mately were postponed. with the under
! standing that they should not be taken VI
again until after the tariff provisions proper
should be finally settled. Senator Aldricf
| brought in the committee amendment to the
wood pulp paragraph which proved to be
n provision for doubling the duty on wooC
pulp coming from countries which under
take TO prohibit the expectation of logs t.
this country, senator Bcycridge presented
! an amendment for the cutting in two OF th'
| House ad valorem duty on cash registers
| Mr.. Adrich also presented the finance com
! mittee's provision for duty on hides. Al
| these measures We're brought to the atten
! ton of the Senate, but far as action wa
! concerned were left at the close of the da,
! where they stood mt the beginning
House
Afte- a session of ten minutes tn
| 14th the House adjourned until the 18th
! Upon motion Of Representative Murphy 9
/ Missouri, resolution was passed, calling
| upon the secretary of the Interior to for
! ward the reports OF Cyrus Bede, an Indian
! Inspector. on the conduct In office OF J
| Blair Schoenfeldt. Indian agent at Cniol
! Station, Indian Territory In 1904. Follow
! ing the investigation by Bede, Schoenfeld
II sigred. but the reports were never mad
| public.
The House was not in session on the 18th
The House was not in session on the 10th
After wrangle of nearly an hour tn
/ Democrats in thu House failed on the litl
/ to obtain the passage OF a resolution "a In
upon the state department for the ;"an'
mission to the horse CT reports on io.tig
wages and cost Of production in fc:cig
countries except Germany. Represents
! tive Hull OF Tennessee, author OF the resC
! luton made the pom. CT no quorum. Tn
| House then adioLtred, after a roll call, IN
! til Monday Tbs Pr. sldcnts special mes
! sage on corporation AID income taxes Wa
read at the beginning CT the session.
The House was not In session on the 18th
The House was not in session on the 10Th