The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-12
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Senate.

Several senators insisted that the con.
ference report be read in full Monday &C
avoid undue haste, and the senate uIaLE'N
through a seven hour session senator Ian rn
lei opened the debate on the report, charS
ing that tha Democratic mrmbrrs oi lhe
fnsuCe committee had been dealt with uh
fairly in that they had not been permitted
to vote ia committee on the adoption OF tn'
report He claimed that an agreement SI
tered int i2r that purpose with MT. ail
rich had been violated. lnteutlona, Fioia
ton was diSayuwed by Mr.. Aldrlch' Wh.
could not agree with Mr.. Daniel as TO what
had occurred between them. Senator brls-
tow said the bill did not keep party pruGts
and be would not vote for II. Inc SrHalc
adjourned at 4.l6 O'Clock I'M ~ oClONh
Tuesday.
When the senate met Tuesday it was Al
once apparent that opposition to the cohIe.
epce report on the tariff bill had cullap7ti
and an agreement was soon reached 10 E0't
on the measure at O'Clock Thursday. me
western senators agreed 10 vote on the nlL
at that time under the understanding INA
. concurrent resolution would be passeu
correcting the hide and leather schedule
The change will make manufactured Whtu'I
dutiahle at 10, instead Of 10 per cent cen
ator Culberson said he would seek To nay,
cotton tagging included in the cohc'ii.u'
resolution. Mr., Aldrich In replying 10 hr
Nowlands said that the conference prollS
ION giving the President power 10 secure
Information on the maximum ana minimum
clause would be found more effective tnaL
the Senate clause Senator CIapp aitaChcu
the conference report and Senator McCum
Der supported II. A los the SENATE az
Journcd until noon Wednesday.
The progressive senators occupied most OF
the time in the Senate on Wednesday, Q
night session being necessary 10 allow theiL
10 express their views on the tarif OIL
There was "A very small attendance, inter
est centering on the vote to be taken at :
O'Clock Thursday. Mr.. Beveridge attacked
The wording OF the maximum and minimum
clause and Mr. Hale defended It, Mr.. AID
a oh a concurrent resolution winch
is expected TO remedy the leather schedule
to meet the views OF the range senators.
The Senate convened at 10 O'Clock and,
after four hours debate, passed the Payne
tariff bin by n vote Of AZ TO 81. The con
ference report on the urgent deficiency OH
was agreed to early In the day. concur
rent resolution TO correct the leather joker
In the tariff bill was passed, as was SIM
liar resolution providing for more drawback,
on agricultural products and putting cotton
bngging on the free list. on receiving wOro
that President Taft had signed the tariD
bill the Senate adjourned sine die at
O'Clock
House
The conference report on the Philippine
tariff Til! was agreed to by the House Mon
Asv Tha measure Is supplementary TO the
PAYNE tariff 6II and is Intended TO to provide
enough additional revenue TO make up the
amount which viii be lost to the Philippine
government by the enactment OF the pro,
vision for free trade between the United
States and the Philippines. \ bin granting
. franchise for the construction Of a dam
across the Savannah river was passed. The
remainder Of the session was taken up with
q discussion Of the urgent deficiency ap.
preparation bill as amended by the Senate.
One Of the amendments provided for car.
riages for the vice president and the speak.
er, and al OF them were disagreed 30. The
House at 2.2s p, m. adjourned until noon
Tuesday
After being in session minutes Tuesday
De House took recess untll O'Clock Tues
Gay afternoon. In answer TO Mr. CLARK
QhissourD. Mr. Dal2ell tPennsylvania) said
TIE adjournment was moved In order that
fhs members might take action on the con.
ference report on the urgent deficiency APP
psopriatlon bin, and that the tarif bIli
would not be brought in. When the House
4oconyened there was n very slim attend
epce, and the report was not ready, so the
8suse adjourned until Wednesday noon,
The House Wednesday passed the urgent
HD0ciency bill as reported by the conferees.
II carries 81 10000, or IN increase Of $685.
~ The provisions for automobiles FOR the
Speaker and the vice president and the Gus
Gems court were retained despite bitter OPP
tositIon. The bill makes no provision for
xplaries OF the judges Of the court Ad-
SDurnment was taken TIL noon Thursday.
The House passed the concurrent resnlu.
pon remedying the leather Joker, but Mr.
Payne defeated the resolution on drawbacks
bnd cotton bagglng, Speaker Cannon an
bounced n list OF important committee ap-
continents. Word was received that the
President had signed the tariff bill and the
House adjourned officially at q O'Clock sine
eia