Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.


Senator DolIIyer assisted by eight or nine
other progressive Republicans, vainy at
tempted on the 10th 10 secure some conces-
sion in the wool schedule Of the tariff bill
All their amendments were voted down by
the usual majority The wool schedule was
debated all day and at $50 a recess was
taken until $ o'clock, when the discussion
resumed.
Income tax shared with the wool schedule
the attention Of the Senate during the day.
sitting Of that body on the 18th, and after
discussion Of an hour or more its further
consideration Was postponed until June IS.
This action was the result Of a motion
made by Senator Aldrich which followed
charge by Senator Bailey that undue in
nuence was being brought to bear against
the proposed income tax amendment to the
tariff bill Mr.. AIdriCh declared that he
knew Of no such effort but pleaded for the
p0stpon"HncHt Of the ques ton until the
Schedules should be disposed of The SEN
ate refused, by the decisive vote Of 80 to s,
to rccOmmit the wool schedule to the com
mittec on finance on motion Of Mr.. Cum
minis and thus finally concluded the consid-
Grafton of that schedule. Only few of
the progressive Republicans supported the
motion. Openly declaring his opinion that
Senator Aldrich had lost the confidence
of other Republican senators which a lead
er should have, Mr.. La Toilette made de
termined fight to compel the adoption of
amendments to the wool schedule which
were yesterday presented by himself. There
Were two dozen more Of them, and all
were voted down, Al to %. Senator Bacon
Forced votes on two amendments reducing
TO 30 per cent ad valOrem the duty wool
and woolen goods, but ne failed to obtain
fhe support of any of the Republican sen
Rtors, even the progressive refusing to fol
low him.
Having completed consideration of items
pf the tariff bill that had been passed over
hnder objections by senators during it's sec
pnd reading the adjournment of the Senate
On the 18th marked an important period in
the progress of the measure. When the bill
is again taken up 1t will be upon its third
reading for the final disposition of items
npon which the most pronounced Objec-
lions have been made. In completing the
eecond reading Of the bill, works of art,
over twenty years old. and collections il
Illustrating the progress of the arts over
one hundred years old. which were placed
In the free list by the committee on finance
were retained there after an interesting de.
pate by n vote of % to 10. The starch in
dustry received protection by q reversal of
the recommendations made by the commit.
tee by which tapoca and sage -four will be
subject to a duty of l cent a pound when
Bot imported for food. Crude potash, pot
ash carbonate, cauStiC potash and radium
Were placed upon the free list. At 2:19
O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
Sugar was the stirring subject before the
Senate on the 14th t 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.. BristOw criticised the
clause providing a duty on sugar admitted
snto the Philippines equal to that sugar
Brought into the United States and exempt
Hng 100000 tons of Philippine sugar from
duty when brought into the United States.
1t was contended that the provisions were
antended 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 amendment by Mr..
BrlstOw admitting sugar into the Philip
pines free OF duty. 1t was lost II to 40.
EIhe Senate at $50 p. m took recess until
y o'clock when the discussion of the Philip
pine tariff was resumed
In the Senate on the 18TH Senator Bufkett
of Nebraska vigorously denounced the
finance committee for it's change Of front
overnight on the subject of tobacco i'm
portations from the Philippines which he
declared looked like Il game of petty politics
directed against Senator La Toilette. and
declared 1t gave the Senate Il good oppor
Funtty TO vote lack of confidence in the
committee. This denunciatiOn was called
out by Senator AldrichsS acceptance of Mr..
Bulkeley's amendment to reduce the num-
her of cigars from the Philippines to be al
united duty free from 10000 600 to 10000
900 and the quantity of filler tobacco from
1,500,000 to 100000 pounds, with pro-
vision that the wrapper and filler tobacco
Eply said there were men whose denuncia.
4tion was the highest commentator. Sen.
tator La Toilette proposed further reduc.
1ion in the free importation of cigars TO
60,00O,000 annually. This was defeated. 50
no 81. Senator Borah announced his iuten,
uion of voting to give the Philippines an III.
dependent government At o'clock the
philippine amendment was laid aside and
Mr. Aldrch presented the amendments to
nhe silk schedule. which were adopted.
amendments to the glass schedule went
oyer till tomorrow. At I o'clock the Sen
ate adjourned.
The message of President Taft recon-
amending the incorporation in the tariff bill
of a tax on corporation earnings was read
IN the Senate on the 10th and referred to
tne committee finance after Senator Gore
pad made an Intellectual effort to order the
committee TO report next Friday. The
FINANCE committees recommendations re-
Parding the admission of Philippine prod
scented the committees substitute for the
House zinc schedule and after several long
speeches this also was adopted. The silk
schedule reported was agreed to. Mr.
Afdricn said IT made the rates slightly
above the existing law.
The House was "a session Just eleven min
hltes and adiCurRsI uI-til Monday
The House was not in session on the 18th
The 'Eouse was not In session on the 18th
Ate session OF ten minutes on the
T4th the House adjourned until the nth
Upon ia2tion of Representative Murphy of
missouri, a resolution was passed, calling
lupon the secretary of the interior to for
ward the reports Of Cyrus Bede. an Indian
Hrspector. on the conduct in Office of J
Blair Schoenfeldt. Indian agent at Union
,Statlon, Indian Territory, In 1904 Follow
dng the Investigation by Bede, Schoenfeldt
Ire signed. But the reports were never made
public
The House was not fw session on the 10Th
TGe House was not In session on the 10th