The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-29
: W ork Of Congress

The tariff debate was opened in the
Senate Monday when Senator Aldrich
reviewed at length the pending meas
gre which had been reported from the
committee ON finance. He received
practically no interruption throughout
not only by every Senator. but by
Speaker Cannon and members of the
House of Representatives. who visited
the chamber for that purpose. Senator
Daniel, the senior minority member of
the committee on finance, followed Sen
ator Aldrich and laid down the general
line of opposition that will be made to
the pending measure by the Democrats.
He also received careful attention. The
House received the report of the con-
ference committee on the census bill.
but on account of the absence of
quorum failed to act upon it. After
being in session for only five minutes,
the House adjourned until Thursday.
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The census bill was Tuesday sent
order that its amendments relating to
the civil service law and requiring the
construction of building for the work
of the census in Washington might be
further considered and insisted upon.
The conferees had agreed to strike out
the Senate amendment requiring domi-
cile in State for one year as pre-
requisite for the establishment OF resi-
dence as a basis for apportionment Of
appointments among the several States,
but they were instructed to insist upon
this provision. Senator Stone spoke st
length i'm favor of free trade with the
Philippine Islands and for independ-
ence of the islands within time to be
agreed upon. The House was not in
session.
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Substantial progress was made by
the Senate in the consideration of the
tariff bill Wednesday. No Senator
being prepared to speak ON the bill as
a whole. the reading of the measure
by paragraphs was begun The various
items in the chemical schedule were
passed over for future consideration.
The reading was frequently interrupt
ed by the discussion of amendments,
and only eighteen pages of the bill
were disposed of. Senator Cummins
presented his income tax provision and
discussed it at length. At p. m. the
Senate went into executive session.
The nomination of Thomas c. Dawson
to be minister to Chile was confirmed.
The House was not in session.
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Republican criticism of the pending
tariff bill on the ground that the rates
were too high was prominent in the
Senate Thursday. when Senator Nelson
Of Minnesota and Senator Dolliver of
Iowa attacked various schedules Under
the guise of discussing the duty on gas
retorts general debate on the tariff
was INDUCED in by Democratic Sena-
tors, Senator Bailey of Texas taking
occasion to say that the bill was dis
criminatory against the South. Fifty
OF the 302 pages of the bill were read.
| The House was in session for forty
minutes, but took no action on the CEN
sus bill, the only important business
which ii had before it for considera-
ton. Mr.. Crumpacker of Indiana.
chairman of the Census Committee. en-
deavored to have the House insist
further upon its disagreement from the
Senate amendments, but the absence
OF quorum prevented such action. For
the same reason no conferees were ap-
pointed. The House adjourned until
Monday.
The first reading of the tariff bill for
| consideration of committee amend
ments was concluded when the Senate
adjourned Friday According to an
agreement made when the reading was
| begun every paragraph of the entire
bill will be subject to amendment when
1t is taken up for final consideration.
There was comparatively little debate
| on the measure Friday. as Senator Al
drich postponed replying to many ques-
| tions asked of him in order to hasten
the conclusion of the reading of the
measure. saying he would make full
explanations when the various amend
ments receive final consideration. Many
provisions. including the wood pulp and
wool schedules. were passed over on
| specific objection. At > "a O'Clock Che
Senate adjourned until Monday. The
| House was not i'm session.
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