Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-04
WORK OF CONGRESS
Senate.

| The Senate on the 25th began the forz
consideration of the sugar schedule, but H&
not approach a vote upon 1t. instead, -
given over to Speechmaking, and strange 81
say, the two speeches On the subject VII
made by Democrats, were in strong ad#&
The speeches were by Senators Foster aHz
McEnery of Louisiana. Mr.. Foster lau6S
lngly deprecated the application of the We
protection" to his attitude, but Mr.. MA
and openly ADVISED mis- Democratic frienEs
to follow his example. He declared pSH
lection to be in the line of Democratic PCS
Icy. The lumber schedule was temporarAA
put aside in order to permit the commits
on finance to make changes in it. Early III
the day Senator Beverage addressed fNA
Senate at some length in support of his Coz
tention that President Taft had previous q
and after his nomination been q consists
advocate of downward revision of the taks
iff. Adjourned at p. m.
For more than seven hours on the Pc
the Senate was engaged in the discuss
of sugar as that subject is involved in fhA
pending tariff BILL Beginning with an AE'
fort by Senator McEnery, the LouisiaNa
set speeches. Three of these were In sur
port of the sugar schedule as reported frozs
the committee on finance, while the four
was a plea for material reductions: Sc
ator McEnery made an earnest plea for ST.
protection, not only because of the nee
sity for such policy in the interest Of f&H
a course would render the United States 81
dependent of other countries. He assert
that there had been change of SentimeHz
in the south on the subject Of protectien.
Senators Burrows Of Michigan and SmUNk
of Utah, both members of the finance Cor
mittee, also spoke In support OF the Cor
mittee's action. The Michigan senatek
charged the sugar trust with an attempt a
establish a reputation for fair dealing hV
pretending to be in alliance with the bee
sugar interest, which, he said, was not tle
case He asserted that a reduction nx
duties would destroy the beet industry, ar
thus render it necessary to send 500, co.
600 year out of the country for sugaN
Mr. Bristow, the new senator from KansaNs
was the only advocate of q reduced rat
He presented an amendment eliminating a42
reference to the Dutch standard in detex<
mining the grade of sugar, Referring e
senator's, Mr. Bristow declared that, ius
stead Of wanting to destroy the sugar In
dustry, they were the best friends of thaf
policy. Their desire, he said, was to pre-
vent graft and greed on the part Of tn
trusts. Adjourned at 5:15 .. m.
By the decisive vote Of so to 80 the Ser
ate decided on the 9th to postpone unit
June 10 the further consideration of the In
come tax question in connection with tn
tariff. Two amendments to the sugar scheds
ule were debated One eliminated the DutcN
standard test from the tariff schedule ana
the other lowered the duty on refined sugaN
from 100 cents to 1921 cents per pounds
On the first vote eleven Republicans Vote
with the Democrats for the amendment, o.
which the vote was SO to AZ. On the sec
ond only. five Republicans broke ranks, The
vote standing 80 to SO. The Senate adH
journed at 4:55 D. m.
The Senate on the 2Sth adopted the re-
mainder of the sugar schedule and the to-
bacco schedule as proposed by the f1nance
committee. Mr.. Aldrich agreed that the
later if Mr. Clay should desire to press hiss
amendment cutting the duties in two. SEN
ator Bradley Of Kentucky advocated the
removal Of the internal revenue tax on
tobacco in the hand" At SOB p. M, the
Senate adjourned.
During two hours before adjournment on
the Goth the Senate made more real prog
ress in the adoption of schedules previously
passed over than has been usual during an
entire day. In spite of protests voiced by
Senators Beverage and Root, the duty on
barley was increased from 25 cents a BUSH
tt, as proposed by the House, to 30 cents
from II cents to 20 The duty on potatoes
was made 40 cents per bushel instead Of %,
and oysters in the shell were advanced
from three fourths Of cent pound to 25
per cefft. ad vaiorem. The lemon duty was
the subject Of an extended debate. Mr.
Root insisted that the rate of III cents per
pound, as fixed by the finance committee,
was too high. Mr.. Flint, speaking for the
lemon growers, supported the advance, say
ing that the lemon industry Of California
would be wiped out if this duty was not
granted. The schedule was still under dis
cussion when the Senate adjourned. The
report sent ly the German government
showing wages IN Germany was the sub
ject OF extended debate for over two hours.
Mr.. Aldrich, dlsavowing any intention to
be severe in his characterization, said that
any government which transmits Its own
views or the views Of its manufacturers to
influence legislation OH the tariff rendered
itself liable to be regarded as "imperti-
nent.' After considerable acrimonious de-
bate message from President Taft ended
the discussion, as it accompanied the very
statement on German wages that has been
discussed. At $3.50 p m. the Senate adj
journed.
House.
The House was not in session on the 25th.
The House was not in session on the 26th.
Porto Rican affairs were again thrasheG
out in the House on the 9th, the remarks
being based on the bill taking from the
Legislature of the island certains powers
now vested in it and providing for other
reforms which it is designed to inauguarate.
The action of the Porto Rican Assembly III
refusing to pass the appropriation bills was
dictionary. The Porto Ricans had as their
champions Messrs. Martin Colorado Gar
rett CTennessee) and Larrinaga, their resi-
dent commissioning. Mr.. Martin protested
against the Porto Ricans being made the.
servants of "a carpetbag government. AT
1926 p. m. the House adjourned until the
2Sth.
Debate on the bill amending the organic
act of Porto Rico was continued in the
House. 1t was the expectation when the
session began that consideration Of the
measure would be concluded, but the mem
bel ship gradually dwindled away until
there was no quorum, and final action on
the bill was postponed The principal
speech on the 28th was by Mr.. Borland Of
Missouri. who upheld the Porto RicaD
House of Delegates for refusing to yield Its
legislative rights and pleaded for terri
torial government for the Porto Ricans;
At 2:10 p. m. the House adjourned until:
Tuesday noon.
The House was not in session on the Goth