Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-01

W ork of Congress
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The lumber schedule Of the tariff
bill was under consideration almost
the entire day Monday in the Senate,
with Senators Root Hepburn, Borah
and Doiliver contending on the one
hand for protection for the industry,
and Senators Clapp, Burkett AMI Nc
Cumber arguing as strenuously
against that policy The day closed
with more than a two-thirds vote
against Senator McCumber's free lum-
Der amendment, the ballot showing 20
for and Sc against. The surprise OF
the day was the attitude of Senator
Dolliver, who heretofore has stood
with the 'progressives." He took posi-
tive position against the radical de
mand for free lumber, but expressed
the opinion that the industry would
not suffer from a reduction of the
Dingley rates Senator Root argued
in favor OF a differential on dressed
lumber. Senators Borah and Hepburn
of Idaho contended for the highest
duty on lumber. During the day Sen
ator Hepburn spoke of the Republi-
can platform of the last campaign in
way that brought down some criti-
cism on his head, and Senator Bailey
declared that he did not propose to be
bound by the platform adopted by the
Democrats at Denver Senator Owen
made sharp attack upon the present
tariff on sugar, saying that it led to
frauds by a trust" Senator Aldrich
introduced a resolution providing for
an investigation of the expenditures
of the various legislative departments.
The Republicans of the House again
took matters in their own hands, and
with a sudden show of strength pass.
ed the Philippine tariff bill, the con
sideration of which had been conclud-
ed two weeks ago, referred the mes
sage of the President regarding Porto
Rican affairs to the committee on
ways and means and devoted some
time to a discussion of the bill amend
ing the laws of Porto Rico so as to di-
vest the legislature of certain author
ity. When the body met Mr.. Macon
(Ark.) made his usual point of no
quorum, but Mr.. Payne, instead of
moving an adjournment, as he had
done heretofore, forced a call of the
House, and quorum appeared within
short time. The feature of the day
was speech of considerable length
by Mr.. Larringa, the Porto Rican com
missioner, vigorously opposing the bill
affecting the island represented by
him and denoancing the executive
council or upper branch of the legisia.
ture of Porto Rico The bill was
pending when the House adjourned
until Thursday.
The Senate Tuesday began the for.
nal consi17I atom of the sugar SEIZED
ule, but did not approach vote upon
It, Instead, the time allotted to this
schedule was entirely given over to
speech-making, and strange to say, the
two speeches on the subject, while
made by Democrats, were in strong adj
vocacy of high tariff on sugar of all
grades. The speeches were by Sena.
tors Foster and McEnery of Louisiana.
Mr.. Foster laughingly deprecated the
application of the word protection" to
his attitude, but Mr. McEnery boldly
espoused the protective theory and
openly advised his Democratic friends
to follow his example He declared
protection to be in the line of Demo
cratic policy. The lumber schedule
was temporarily put aside in order to
Permit TIE committee on finance to
make changes in it. Early in the day
Senator Beveridge addressed the Senate
at some length in support of his con-
tention that President Taft had pre-.
vious to and after his nomination been
a consistent advocate of a downward
revision of the tariff. The House was
not in session.