Fair play., 1909-08-14

tive under the maximum and mini
mum claIse may be exercised tc
secure the removal OF obstacles yhicr
have been interposed by foreign gov
ornments in the way OF undue and un
fair discrimination against American
merchandise and products.
THE Philippine tauff section have
struggled to secure for teh%ears past
and it gratifies me exceedingly by my
signature to give il the effect of law
am sure it will greatly increase the
trade between the two countries, and
it will do much to build up the Philip
pines in a healthful prosperity.
The administrative clauses of the
bill and the customs court are ad
mirably adapted to secure a more uni
form and more speedy final con
struction of the meaning of the law.
"The corporation tax is just and
equitable excise measure, which 1t is
hoped will produce a sufficient amount
to prevent a deficit and which incl
dentally will secure valuable stats
tics and information concerning the
many corporations of the country, and
will constitute an important step
toward that degree of publicity and
regulation which the tendency in cor
porate enterprises In the last twenty
years has shown to be necessary
No indications OF Hostility.
Six o'clock was agreed upon by tho
two houses as the hour for final ad
journment. Senators loitered about
until the arrival of that hour.
Democrats and Republicans, regular
and irregular, formed little social
groups with no indication OF hostility.
resolution offered by Mr. Culbcr,
son. expressing the appreciation of the
senate for the able and impartial man.
ner In which the vice-president had
presided over the sessions OF that body,
was adopted.
In especially happy language Mr..
Sherman thanked the senate for the
courteous treatment which had been
extended toward him at all times. His
life in the senate. he said, had been
made continual pleasure by the con-
sideration that had been shown him at
all times.
Concluding his remarks, by wishing
the senators a happy return to their
homes, he declared the extraordinary
session of the Sixty-first Congress al.
journed without day
81 accorded
the vice-presdent, as he laid down the
gavel of his authority and at 5:5S
p. m, two minutes in advance or the
time fixed the senate adjourned sine
die.
With it's members almost exhausted
from the heat and arduous labors of
the last four months, The house of rep
resentatives devoted the last day of
the special session to perfecting the
tariff bill. and transacting a mass OF
routine business.
Cannon Announces Committees.
Speaker Cannon announced his com
mittee appointments, and they were
ceiyed with varying degrees of salts
faction.
The concurrent resolution amend
ing the leather schedule of the tariff
bill was adopted without q. dissenting
vote after 1t had been discussed for
little over half an hour. No such
good luck, however, befell the Nc
Cumber- Laurin resolution, revising
the draw back provision and placing
cotton bagging on the free list which
had previously been adopted by the
senate.
1t was but few minutes before five
o'clock when Mr.. Paync's resolution
fixing p. M, as the hour for ad-
journment sine die was adopted.
Incidents of Signing.
A number of interesting incidents
ing the signing of the tariff bill AS
the senators, one after another, filed
into the room, the president had
of a personal nature to
say to each, and good nature appeared
to be overfowing.
Senator Taliaferro of Florida, In
rather plaintive tone, said: Mr., Pres
ident. surely you are not going to
sign that bill with that pineapple par.
agraph in II" H. referred to the fact
that he had gotten the duty increased
OH the pineapple schedule; but the
advance was eliminated in confer
ence
What would YOU have me do? Shall
strike out pineapples altogether, or
just write in rate to suit you?"
asked Mr.. Taft
\ short time afterward Senator
Fletcher of Florida was telling the
president goodby. The Floridan was
dismissed with a 'Goodby, old pine
apples: take care OF yourself"
Genial Greeting TO Hepburn.
The president tried with his coed
nature to mollify Senator Warren for
MS disappointment over the abolition
Of the duty on hides, and he greeted
Senator Hepburn, who said on the
loor that no rate on the bill was too
high to suit him, with How are
you, old high tariff"
Senator Aldrich. who acted as
spokesman, was met with this brief
and formal announcement:
We'll, | have not signed the bill"
said the president; do you think
hat ought to adjourn congress be.
ore | sign it?"
Ship Telescope West.