Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-07
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

AS the last half of his two-day speech3
Senator Bailey devoted nearly three hours
in the Senate on the 9th to q discussions
of the legal aspects of his income tax
amendment to the tariff bill, citing numer-.
Gus cases and authorities to maintain the
view that such a law would be consCtu-i
tional. He was interrupted frequently by|
senators. who at times offered objections 10
his position or suggested authorities to Sus-
tain him. Mr.. Scott spoke upon the tarln
with special reference to its effect upon the
west Virginia. Mr.. Gore OF Oklan4 tiLIa
spoke in denunciation of the protectlVeI
tariff. Adjourned at 4:43 O'Clock.
On exhaustive treatment of the lumber
schedule of the tariff bin by Mr.. simmons
Of North Carolina was the feature OF the
session of the Senate on the 28th. Mr.. Sim
mons spoke for three and half hours In
support of the retention of the present
tariff, which, he maintained, was but o
revenue rate Several times the national|
Democratic platform of 1908; which de-
clared for free lumber. was injected lntol
the discussion by Republican senators, and
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia remarked that he was
not bound by declarations written into a
platform at midnight by a few, interested
city is Lincoln, sought to state when and
where the Democratic platform act4aly
yield time to prolong that discussion. Mr..
Brown of Nebraska advocated a constltu-
tional amendment for the collection OF an
income tax, thereby placing it beyond me
such a tax was not constitutional. Adter
a brief executive session the Senate at 3:o@
p. m. adjourned
The entire time of the Senate was again
given to the general discussion Of the tarlH
bin on the 10Th. Senator Rayner of Mary
land led off with general denunclatlon oI
the protective system of the kep91 dlcaI,
party, and was followed by Senator Nelson
of Minnesota, who made an earnest plea
for the admission of lumber free of duty
His assertions aroused general discussion
soI, @idivN tod in w
Hale. Warren, Carter, .Clapp, McLaurin'
McCumber Elkins, Aldrich and Gallinger
At 500 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
An extended speech by Senator McCumber
in the Senate on the 3Oth. His remarks pro-
voked an extended controversy among ad-
vocates of tariff on lumber. Mr.; McCum-
Der said while he was a thorough protec-
zionist, he would not agree to a tariff on
products such as coal, iron ore, lumber and
oil, that are being exhausted and cannot be
the committee on finance additional amend
ments to the tariff bill and the Senate
adopted motion made by him that uhI ~
further notice the Senate shall meet at Ii
O'Clock daily. At sos the Senate ADJOURNED
until II o'clock Monday.
An extended defense of the lumber duty
provided in the Dingley bill was made IN
ington. He was followed by Senator Borah,
who discussed the income tax, declaring IN
favor not only of its justice as a means
n
ed opinion in the supreme court OF t1e ]
United States, insisted also that 1t was the
duty of Congress again to submit the ques-
ton Of the constitutfonaltty of the tax 10
the court. At 1852 the Senate adjourned.
House.
The House was not in session on the 2fth.
The House was not in session on the 18th /
In an eleven minute session the House on
the 10Th did not take up any Of the I'M
portant business which will have to DC
considered this session Mr.. Wanger Pa(
endeavored to obtain the adoption Of reso-
luton of good will and friendliness for the
people Of Turkey and the new sovereign,
but as Mr.. Macon (Ark.) objected the mat
ter went over. At 12:11 p. m. the House
adjourned to meet again at noon on Mon
day.
The House was not in session on the Both. I
It took the House just twenty minutes on
the 3rd to meet and transact its business.
In that time, however, the DIRECTORS got In
their work with telling effect. Mr.. Wan
ger Of Pennsylvania again lost out on his
resolution of congratulation to the Turkish
people on the success of the recent revolu-
ton, unanimous consent being refused him;
so did Mr. Hay of Virginia, who wanted a
lot of information from the civil service
commission regarding appointments, dis
missals and designations. A point OF order
by Mr.. Payne of New York, the majority
leader, against the adoption of resolution
to that end was sustained by the speaker;
and before the subject could be pursued
further the House at 1920 p m. adjourned
until ThurSiaV