Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19

| check monOpolieS, and said that In
that event a convenient lamp post
| would be found
Washington, May S.-Just before ad-
| iournment yesterday, the senate voted
/ to fix the duty on lead contained in
lead ore at one and one-half cents per
pound. which is the rate of the Ding
lev law, and of the pending bill as it
was passed by the house.
Fffty-three senators, including all
the republicans present, and Hughes
of Colorado, McEnery of Louisiana,
voted in favor of the duty, and 1S
democratic senators voted against 1t.
This particular paragraph has not
been opposed by the low tariff repub.
licans, and the vote was not signitic-
| ant
During the day, Senator Clapp OF
Minnesota, spoke at length in favor OF
lowering the tariff duties, and Owen
of Oklahoma, upheld he constitution
atty of the income tax.
Washington, May 1O.-The ability
! of the republican majority of the sen
ate to uphold the recommendation OF
| the committee on finance On the lead
schedule which contains the Dingley
rates in the tariff bill in place of the
| lower rates fixed by the house Was
duly demonstrated, when by vote
| of 35 to Al the senate declined to re-
| duce by one-quarter of a cent pound
| the duty on pig lead as recommended
by the committee on finance. In
this vote eleven republicans voted
with the democrats and two demo
Gratis with the republicans. BY a
viva voce vote, the senate adopted
the rate of 2 1-S cents per pound on
pig lead, as recommended by the
committee.
The republicans voting for the re-
duction were: Senators Beverage,
Burton, Brown, Burkett, Clapp, Craw-
ford, Cummins, Dolliver, Gamble, La
Toilette and Nelson. Senators
Hughes of Colorado and McEnery OF
Louisiana, democrats, voted against
the amendment.
The Philippine tariff bill was re-
ported and Mr.. Payne gave notice
that he would call it up Thursday.
A bill doubling the tax imposed up
on brewers and Wholesale and retail
liquor dealers was introduced by
Representative Kendall of Iowa.
Washington, May 11.-Substantial
progress was made in the considera-
ton of the tariff bill, amendments
of the committee on finance being
upheld by the senate by substantial
majoritieS.
Action on the window glass SEIZED
ule was not completed yesterday.
The schedule covering the products
of lead were passed over upon the
suggestion of Mr.. Aldrice because, he
said, the finance committee desires to
make some changes in the duties as
previouslr recommended.
Washington, May 12.-After sew
eral hours spent in the senate in
discussing the window glass SEIZED
ule of the tariff bill, Mr.. AIdrich
asked that that paragraph be passed
over. Some other sections relating
to glass manufactured articles that
previously had been passed over
were agreed upon. The senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the
passed over sections until the iron
ore paragraph was reached, when
Senator Crawford spoke at length
upon the lack of wisdom of any
tariff that encouraged the exhaustion
of the natural resources which could
not readily be reproduced.
He insisted there should be no
tariff on iron ore, oil, lumber or
coal Senator Gore vigorously de-
Tended the retailers against charges
of extortion.
This senate, declared Mr.. Gore,
has turned itself into grand jury
and is here ready to return a YER
dict against the retail dealers for
high prices of articles used by
American people. The manufactur-
ers and trusts are undertaking to
hold up the midlemen and retailers
as a shield to protect themselves
against the outraged consumers.