Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Senate.


Tho Senate spent half an hour on the
g9th discussing the question whether unan-
1mOHS consent agreement Of the Senate can
be abrOgatcd by a unanimous consent agree
mcnt The point was raised by the presen-
tauon by Senator Haley Of a request Tor
the cancellation Of the agreement 70 trans
act no general legislation while the confer
enc" TpGrt on tn tariff bin was phdihG'
Objection was made, and Mr.. Bailey with
are" his proposition. During the discussion
IL appeared that one Of the measures Whlch
u was desired TO have taken up was an
omnibus bridge bin. which was being
rcssod by senator Frye. Senator Nelson
should be granted. the bill known rs the
south Carolina dam bin would be included.
thai that dam bill should be passed The
remark Of the senator from Maine came SO
unexpectedly that the Senate was CONFUSED
with laughter At 12:4S p. IL. the Senate
adjourned.
When the Scnatc met Friday Senator
1aIe. chairman Of the committee on appro-
prmtions, reported the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill, with amendments neces-
saFJ 10 carry out certain provisions OF the
new tariff law. After five minutes open
session the Senate went into executive ses,
SION, ana 4 few minutes later adjourned
until u O'Clock Saturday.
Provision was made for the administration
OF the new tariff law by the adoption ny
the Senate Of numerous amendments to the
urgent deficiency appropriation BILL when
was passed.
In addition to the salaries for judges and
other officials and employees of the new
united states court Of customs appeals the
Senate appropriated 100000 to aid the state
department In making treaties, $4,000 for
the Presidents travelling expenses, $lOo,0N
70 pay the expenses Of the advisory board
which will assist the President In carrying
out the duties imposed upon him by the
maximum and minimum provision and SlOo,-
Ub TO defray the expenses of bureau
which Will enforce the collection Of the new
corporation tax. The Senate voted TO re-
duce the salaries Of the judges Of the new
customs court to the amount received by
rIes of the government attorneys who Will
try customs cases also were reduced.
Several senator's insisted that the con
ference report be read in full Monday to
avoid undue haste, and the Senate dragged
through Scycn-hOur session. Senator Dan
lei opened the debate on the report charg-
ing that the Democratic members of the
finance committee had been dealt with I'M
fairly in that they had not been permitted
10 vote IL committee on the adoption of the
report He claimed that an agreement en-
tered in!, Ter that purpose with Mr.. Aid
rich had been violated. Intentional viola
toH was disayowed by Mr.. Aldrich, who
could not agree with Mr. Daniel as to what
had occurred between them. Senator BriS-
tow said the bill did not keep party pledges
and ne would not vote for it. Tie Senate
adjourned at 4:l6 o'clock till 10 o'clock
Tuesday.
When the Senate met Tuesday it was at
once apparent that opposition to the confer
Pnce report on the tariff bill had collapsed,
and an agreement was soon reached to vote
Oh the measure ut o'clock Thursday The
western senators agreed to vote on the bill
OF that time under the understanding that
concurrent resolution would be passed
correcting the hide and leather schedule.
The change Will make manufactured leather
duttable mt 10. instead of II per cent. Sen
ntor Culhcrson said he would seek to have
cotton tagging included in the concurrent
resolution. Mr. AIdrich in replying to Mr..
kcwlands said that the conference prOvis-
ion giving the President power to secure
information on the maximum and minimum
clause would he found more effective than
the Senate clause. Senator Clapp attacked
the conference report and Senator McCum-
Der Supported it. At 1908 the Senate ad-
iourncd until noon Wednesday.
The progressive senators occupied most OF
tho time in the Senate on Wednesday, a
night session being necessary to allow them
10 express their views on the tariff bill.
There was a very small attendance inter
est "enteriug on the vote to he taken at =
o'clock Thursday. Mr. Beveridge attacked
the wording of the maximum and minimum
clause and Mr.. Hale defended it. Mr.. AID
rich reported Il concurrent resolution which
is expected to remedy the leather schedule
to meet the views of the range senators.
House.
The Republicans showed up in the House
on the 18th in great numbers. having been
fled 70 be present in anticipation of the
reception of the conference report on the
taFuI. The report. however, not forth
coming: and Mr.. Mann Gll) promptly moved
an adjournment. in Stentorian tones the
Democrats sent up series of Noes" but
the speaker IL the midst of the din as
nounCcd that the motion had been carried.
Entering upon the last stages of its con-
sidcration by Congress, the tariff bill as re-
ported by the conferees was submitted Fri
day to the House by Chairman Payne and
ordered printed in the Congressional Rec
ord. Discussion of the conference report
will begin at 10 o'clock In the morning the
Indications being that a day will suffice for
It's adoption Three hundred and fifty Of
the 800 members We're in their seats when
Chairman Payne passed up to the speaker 3
desk the bulky document which has occu-
pieu the attention OF Congress for four
and half months. and then the Republicans
broke out into loud applause. Mr.. Payne
VIII open tomorrowS proceedings with an
exhaustive statement in explanation of the
bill. With the conference report out of the
way for the time being the House for near
~ an hour and a half wrangled over some
reso utions increasing the clerical and labor
cr force Of the capitol Adjournment was
taken at 1852 p. m.
The House adopted the conference report
on the tariff bin, 1875 to 1873, twenty Repub-
ncans voting adversely. A motion to recon-
init the bill to conference was lost by a
marrow margin Opponents of the schedules
claimed TO have discovered several jokers
relating to lumber and leather.
The conference report on the Philippine
tariff bill! was agreed to by the House Mon
day. The measure is supplementary to the
Payne tariff bill and is intended TO provide
enough additional revenue TO make up the
amount which will be lost TO the Philippine
government by the enactment of the nro-
vision for free trade between the United
States and the PhilipI ines. A bill granting
franchise for the construction of a dam
remainder of the session was taken up with
a discussion OF the urgent deficiency ap-
preparation bill as amended by the Senate.
One of the amendments provided for car,
riages for the vice president aud the speak
er. and all OF them were disagreed TO. The
House at 2:2S p M. adjourned until noon
Tuesday.
After being in session minutes Tuesday
the House took recess until 3 O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. In answer to Mr.. Clark
lMlSsouril, Mr. DalzeH (PennsylyaL said
The Adjournment was moved in order that
the members might take action on the con-
ference report on the urgent deficiency ap-
preparation bill. and that the tariff bill
would not be brought in. When the House
reconvened there was very slim attend
Rnce, aud the report was not ready. so the
House adjourned until Wednesday noon.
The House Wednesday passed the urgent
deficiency bill as reported by the confereeS.
1t carries S1.OtSu00 or an increase of $685.
DOo The provisions for automobiles for the
speaker and the vice president and the Gus
toms court were retained despite bitter Gp-
position. The bill makes no provision for
salaries of the Judges the