The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-06-11
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1 malnuer Of Jha sugar schedule and The
tobacco schedule as proposed by The
finance committee. Mr.. Aidrieh agreed
that the sugar schedule shouid be TAX.
IN up ssain later II Mr.. Clay should
desire To press his amendment cutting
the duties In two. Seneator Bradley
OF kentucky advocated the removal OF
the Internal revenue lax on tobacco
In the hand Debate on the bill
amending the organic act of porta
Rico was continued in the House. II
was the expectation when the session
began that consideration Of the meas
urw would he concluded. bat the mem
hership gradually dw lnaied away until
there was no Quorum. and aaal action
on the hili waa postponed The prIn
eipai speech waS hy Mr.. Isorland al
Missouri who aphela the Porto Rlcan
house 81 delegates for refusing 70 Weld
It's beg slatlye rights ana pleaded fos
a territorial government for the Porte
Rscans- rhe House adjourned amin
Taesday aeon.
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nurinx i've hours before aaioura
reat Saturday the Senate made more
real progress ia the adoption 1T sched'
| ules previously passed over than has
bern usual during an entire day. n
: spite Of protests voiced by Senators
| BeversAee and Root, the duty on bar
ley was Increased from - esats a bush
al. as PROPOSED hy tia HOUSE. 10 10
cents q hushei The tax an hops was
advanced from IL cents te 20 The
, duty on potatoes was made - cents
per bashel lnsiead of 20. and oysters
In the shell we're advanced from three
| fonrths of a cent a pound TO I'll per
cent AL yalore1n, The lemon duty was
! The subject of 40 extended debate. MIR.
Root Insisted THAI the rate III - cents
per pound. as fixed by the fnaa~
committee, MS O high. Mr., Flint,
/. speaking for the lemon growers. sup
ported the advance. saving that the
lemon industry 90 California would be
wired eut II this duty was NOT granted
| The schedule was stiii under discus
sion when the Senate adjourned, The
report sent by the German government
showing wages in Germany was the
subject Of extended debate for over two
hours. Mr. Aldrleh. ~disavowing any In
tention 10 be severe In his charaetsri
cation. said that any government
which transmits its own views or the
views OF It's manufacturers 20 Influence
legislation ON the tarlr rendered itself
liable "a he regarded as ''impertlaent"
After considerable acrimonious debate
a message from President Taft ended
1 the discussion. as II accompanied the
very statement on German wag that
had been discussed. The House was
not In session,
~
In the Senate Monday the proposi
tion 10 increase the duty on lemons
from | cent TO Ia cents a pound was
agreed 10 by a vote OF az 10 ~. rhs
House duty on bacon. hams and lard
was restored upon motion OF Mr. AL
drlch. who withdrew the committee
amendments Increasing II. An effort
Of Mr.. Bacon to reconsider the para
graph relating 20 fresh leef, mutton.
etc, In order 10 deeretHs ne duties on
| those articles was defeated The House
was not In session.
The Senate spent the day Tuesday
I'm a discussion Of the cotton schedule
OF the tariff bill The most noticeable
a. - mA A.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,. In
which he declared that the Republican
party had never promised revision
downward" Senator Aldrieh gave no
tice that. beginning with Wednesday
! night. night sessions would be held.
The House was In session only thirteen
minutes. a%dionrning until Thursday
withou, transactlng any business.
|
The Senate Wednesday adopted =
resolution for day and night sessions.
and the Wee President ruled that the
absence OF a quorum could not be
called 10 the attention Of the chair IL
the Senator occupying the door de-
elined to yield for that purpose. senas
tor La Toilette began a two days
Z speech. arguing for a lower tariff. Sem
ators Nelson and Gore spoke along thu
sane line aud Senator Elkins pleaded
for a higher tariff on coal and oil.
Senator Frye defended the charge that
the New England cotton mills are
making unusually large profits. This
(. House was not In session.