The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
: w ork of Congress
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,


The message of President Taft rec
ommending the incorporation in the
tariff bill of a tax on corporation earn
ings was read in the Senate Wednes-
day and referred to the committee on
finance after Senator Gore had made
an Intellectual effort to order the COM
mittee TO report next Friday. The
finance committees recommendation
regarding the admission of Philippine
products was adopted. Senator AL
drich presented the committees substi-
tute for the House zinc schedule and
after several long speeches this also
was adopted. The silk schedule as re-
ported Tuesday was agreed to. Mr..
Aldrich said it made the rates slightly
above the existing law. The House
was not in session.
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The Senate spent the greater part If
the day Thursday in the discussing of
Senator Aldrich's amendment increas-
ing the duty on print paper from one
tenth to two-tenths of a cent per
pound. Senator Brown of Nebraska in
opposing the increase asserted that
even under the present tariff the Amer
ican mills had a big advantage over
those OF Canada. and declared that the
cost Of production of the Dominion
was greater han in the United States.
This statement was denied by Sens-
tors Aldrich and Hale The duty OF
illustrated post cards was raised 325
per cent to shut out German competi-
ton. The Senate schedule on window
glass was adopted fixing lower duty
than under the Dingley law OF that
provided in the House bill. After a
wrangle of nearly an hour the Demo
Gratis in the House failed to obtain the
passage of a resolution calling upon
the State Department for the trans
eign wages and cost of production in
foreign countries, except Germany.
Representative Hull of Tennessee, au-
thor of the resolution, made the point
of no quorum. The House then ad-
journed, after roll call, until Monday.
The Presidents special message on
corporation and income taxes was read
at the beginning of the session.
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The Senate Friday adopted, by a
vote of a. to 80, the finance commit
tees amendment placing a duty of 81
ton on print paper instead of 81, as
provided in the House bill Senator
Browns amendment for free print pa
per was voted down, 81 to 20, Senator
Lorimer. who had just been sworn in.
casting his first vote against. the
amendment. Shortly before adjourn
ment Senator Bailey's income tax
amendment became a regular order of
business, and an agreement was
sought for the disposition of that
measure. Senator Aldrich stated that
he was willing TO take up the amend
ment and dispose of it when the sched-
ules are completed Senator Bailey
sought unanimous agreement by which
the Senate would take a direct vote on
the passage of his amendment, exclud-
ing any motion to refer it to a CON-
mittee. This was not agreed to. and
at the established hour, Z o'clock. the
Senate adjourned. The House was not
in session.
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The Senate Saturday covered a null
titude of subjects in connection with
the tariff, but made final disposition of
nothing of Importance. Beginning at
10 o'clock the incoms and corporation
tax questions received attention for
some time and ultimately were post
pohed, with the understanding that
they should not be taken up again un-
til after the tariff provisions proper
should be finally settled. Senator Al
drich brought in the committee amend
ment to the wood pulp paragraph,
which proved to be a provision for
doubling the duty on wood pulp COM
ing from countries which undertake TO
prohibit the expectation of logs TO this
country. Senator Beverage presented
an amendment for the cutting in two
of the House ad valorem duty on cash
registers. Mr. Aldrich also presented
the finance committees provision for
a duty on hides All these measures
were brought to the attention OF the
Senate, but so far as action was con-
cerned were left at the close OF the
day where they stood at the begin
ming. The House was not in session.