The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-05

Work Of Congress
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The Senate was not in session Tues
day After a session of forty-nine min
utes the House adjourned until Thurs
day, at which time it was expected
that the much-talked-of resolution au-
thorizing the tariff conferees TO re-
luce the rates on leather md leather
goods below those of the Payne bill
will be brought in and acted upon.
some laughter was created by Mr.
Clark. the minority leader, remarking
that he was being ~deviled to death
for information as to when the Demo
cratic conferees were to be called in.
IF you can tell me, I'll tell you," was
the only consolation he got from Mr..
Payne, the Ways and Means chairman.
Mr.. Tawney. of Minneapolis, aroused
the House to a high pitch of excite
ment when he denounced DR.. Charles
Richard Van Hise, president of the
University of Wisconsin, for having,
as Mr.. Tawney said, made false
charges against him regarding his at
titude on the conservation of the ma
tfonal resources.
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The Senate spent half an hour
Thursday discussing the question
whether a unanimous consent agree
ment of the Senate can be abrogated
by a unanimous consent agreement.
The point was raised by the presen-
tation by Senator Bailey of a request
for the cancellation of the agreement
to transact no general legislation
while the conference report on the
tariff bill was pending, objection was
made, and Mr.. Bailey withdrew his
proposition. During the discussion it
appeared that one of the measures
which it was desired to have taken up
was an omnibus bridge bill. which
was being pressed by Senator Frye.
Senator Nelson asked whether. if Mr..
Bailey's request should be granted, the
bill known as the South Carolina dam
bill would be inclrded. Mr.. Frye re-
piled: 1T is very important that that
dam bill should be passed" The re-
mark of the Senator from Maine came
so Unexpectedly that the Senate was
convulsed with laughter. The Repub-
licans showed up in the House in
great numbers. having been notified to
be present in anticipation of the re-
ception of the conference report on the
tariff. The report, however, was not
forthcoming. and Mr. Mann CID
promptly moved an adjournment In
stentorian tones the Democrats sent
up a series of Noes but the Speaker
in the midst of the din announced
that the motion had been carried. The
House accordingly adjourned.
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When the Senate met Friday Sena-
tor Hale, chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, with
amendments necessary to carry out
certain provisions Of the new tariff
law. After five minutes open session
the Senate went into executive session,
and a few minutes later adjourned
until IL o'clock. Entering upon the
last stages of its consideration by Con-
gress, the tariff bill as reported by
the conferees was submitted to the
House by Chairman Payne and order
ed printed in the Congressional Rec
ord. Three hundred and fifty of the
800 members were in their seats when
Chairman Payne passed up to the
Speakers desk the bulky document
which has occupied the attention of
Congress for four and half months.
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Provision was made for the admin
istration of the new tariff law by the
adoption by the Senate Saturday Of
numerous amendments to the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill. which
was passed In addition to the sal
aries for judges and other officials and
employees of the new United States
Court of Customs Appeals the Senate
100000 to aid the State
Department in making treaties. $685.
900 for the Presidents travelling ex-
penses, 100000 to pay the expenses
of the advisory board which will as
sist the President in carrying cut the
duties imposed upon him by the max
imum and minimum provision and
100000 to defray the expenses Of a
bureau which will enforce the collec-
ton of the new corporation tax. The
Senate voted TO reduce the salaries
of the judges Of the new Customs
Court to the amount received by
Judges of United States Circuit
Courts. Salaries of the government
attorneys who will try customs cases
also were reduced. The House adopt
ed the conference report on the tarih
bill. 1875 to 1873, twenty Republicans
voting adversely. A motion to recon-
NIT the bill to conference vas lost by
a narrow margin. Opponents of the
schedules claimed to have discovered
several jokers relating to lumber and
leather.