Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

The wooden schedule Of the tariff bill
was taken up In the Senate Tuesday MT
Dolliver offered several amendments and
announced his intention of presenting
number of, others, appealing to the RepuD-
ncan members to vote with n nm nsfS
attitude of the Republican party In advo-
eating protective tariff Mr. smoot, as
defended the finance committees recon-
mendations with regard to that schedule
The various amendments proposed to the
House bill by the finance committee of the
Senate are intended to restore the Dingley
provisions, which in some instances provide
higher duties than the wayne Dill. Mr..
Dolltver proposed an amendment which
would assess the duties on woolens on an
ad valorem basis according to the shrinkage
of the wool. Mr.. Warren, in order to il
cost of a ,woolen garment which is dutiabie.
asked Mr.. Dolliver to examine the suit
which he was wearing Mr. DolilTer said Id, II
whereupon Mr.. Warren explained that the
cloth in the suit cost only 81, while the
making and the trimming cost $42, show
ing that the duty on the 81 worth OF cloth
was tri1ing compared with the entire cost
Of the suit. The usual night session was
omitted and the Senate at $50 p. m. ad-
jOurned for the day.
The wooden schedule was still under con-
sideration in the Senate when at $50
o'clock Wednesday the usual recess for din
ner was taken. Several votes were OBJ
tanned during the day, and thus number
of paragraphs were passed upon. Among
these were, the paragraph on top waste,
etc, on which the committee amendment
increased the House rate on wool top waste
and other wastes from 20 cents per pound
to 80 cents per pound, which, on division
Of the Senate, was adopted by vote of 40
to 30. A vote was also obtained upon the
committee amendment increasing the duty
on shoddy from 20 cents per pound to %
cents, and that on tops from Is to 20 cents,
the committee prevailing in both cases
Speeches were made during the day by
Senators Warren and La Toilette, the for
Cd q generally increased
while the latter contended, as on previous
occasions, for general reduction. The two
senators engaged In a sharp controversy.
Senator Dolliver declared that rag trust"
exists, and was contradicted by Mr.. War
rem letter was read from Gov. Durbin
of Indiana advising prompt action on the
tariff bill
Senator Dolliver, assisted by eight or nine
other progressive Republicans, vainly at
tempted on the 10th to secure some cOnces
sion in the wool schedule of the tariff bill
All their amendments were voted down by
the usual majority. The wool schedule was
debated all day and at $50 recess was
taken until O'Clock, when the discussion
was resumed.
Income tax shared with the wool schedule
the attention of the Senate during the day s
discussion of an hour or more its further
consideration was postponed until June IS.
This action was the result of a motion
made by Senator Aldrich, which followed a
charge by Senator Bailey that undue in
f1uence was being brought to bear against
the proposed income tax amendment to the
tariff bill. Mr. Aldrich declared that he
knew of no such effort, but pleaded for the
postponement of the question until the
schedules should be disposed Of The SEN
ate refused, by the decisive vote of SO to 8,
to recommit the wool schedule to the com
mittee on finance on motion of Mr.. Cum.
Minis and thus finally concluded the consid-
Grafton of that schedule. Only few of
the progressive Republicans supported the
motion. Openly declaring his opinion that
Senator Aldrich had lost the confidence
80 o+h WI oh 1nc6
er should have, Mr.. La Toilette made a de-
termined fight to compel the adoption of
amendments to the wool schedule which
were yesterday presented by. himself There
were two dozen or more of them, and all
were voted down, A to 80, Senator Bacon
forced votes on two amendments reducing
to 80 per cent. ad valorem the duty on wool
and wooden goods, but he failed to obtain
the support of any of the Republican sen
ators, even the progressive refusing to fol-
low him.
Having completed consideration Of items
of the tariff bill that had been passed over
under objections by. senators during it's sec.
ond reading the adjournment of the Senate
on the 10Th marked an important period in
the progress of the measure. When the bill
is again taken up 1t will be upon its third
upon which the most pronounced objec-
lions have been made. In completing the
second reading Of the BILL, works of art,
over twenty years old, and collections il
Illustrating the progress of the arts over
one hundred years old, which were placed
in the free list by the committee on finance,
were retained there after an interesting de-
bate by a vote of 50 to 15. The starch in
dustry received protection by a reversal of
the recommendations made by the commit.
tee by which tapioca and sage -four will be
subject to a duty Of l cent a pound when
not imported for food. Crude potash, pot
ash carbonate eaustie potash and radum %
o'clock the Senate adjourned.
Sugar was the stirring subject before the
Senate on the 14th. 1t was brought to the
lion In n nYo+i m
of the finance committees substitute for the
House provision of the tariff bill regulating
the admission of Philippine articles into the
United States. Mr.. Bristow criticised the
clause providing a duty on sugar admitted
into the Philippines equal to that on sugar
brought into the United States and exempt
ing 100000 tons of Philippine sugar from
duty when brought into the United States.
1t was contended that the provisions were
intended to promote the interests Of the
American sugar trust and not to benefit the
Philippine producers. The supporters of the
provision argued that to admit sugar into
the islands free of duty would be to open
the way for it's free admission into this
country. The only vote taken during the
day session was on an amendmen by Mr.,
Bristow admitting sugar into the Philip'
The Senate at $50 p m. took recess until
O'Clock, when the discussion of the Philip
pine tariff was resumed.
House.
The House was not in session on Tuesday.
The House was not in session Wednes-
day.
The House was n session just eleven min
utes and adjourned urtil Monday.
The House was not in session on the 18th.
The House was not in session on the 18th.
Afte' a session of ten minutes on the
18th the House adjourned until the 18th.
Upon motion Of Representative Murphy Of
Missouri, a resolution was passed, calling
upon the secretary of the interior to for,
ward the reports of Cyrus Bede, an Indian
Inspector. on the conduct in Office of J.
Blair Schoenfedt, Indian agent at Union
ing the investigation by Bede, Schoenfeldt
resigned, but the reports were never made
public.
Al the VERY Hour