The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
,,te Passes Conference Report by Vote
0f47 to 81 and Then Adopts Reso-
luton Correcting The Joker"
H1HsE QUICKLY APPROVES THE ENACTMENT
Then Went to the President and the Battle Over Re-
yi,ion. Which Has Been On for More Than -Four
Months. Is Ended-Amendments
Are Voted Down.

iaN"'' W hVNil Nhe pIeniutht OF NhtT
decision.
Both Houses Adopt Joker" Schedule.
The concurrent resolution making
reductions In the leather schedules
then was taken up by the senate and
adopted unanimously. The resolu.
ton was then sent 10 the house.
Almost every member OF the lower
body was In his seat and the debate
was short The resolution received
an almost unanimous vlve yoce vote
and Immediately was sent TO President
Taft for his signature.
The house showed the clock ahead
and adjourned sine die at 5:3s.
Cannon Reduces insurasnt Chairman.
Speaker Cannon announced the
membership OF tho committee for the
Sirty-frst Congress- In the changes
OF chairman two insurgents were re-
duccd In rank. Cooper. Wisconsin. 10
succeeded by Olmsted OF Pennsylvania
as chairman OF insular Affairs. Gard.
ncr Of Massachusetts,. who Is chair.
man OF indusirials. arts and exposi-
tons. IL succeeded by Rodenberg OF
Illinois.
The house referred the McCumber
Joint resolution. amending the draw.
back provision OF the tariff bill TO the
committee on ways and means. where
{, will sleep until next winter.
Bailey Says Law Rohs Consumers.
Senator Bailey OF Texas made the
inal speech on the tarin bill on be-
half OF the Democrats. He ascribed
the defeats OF the Democracy in 1894
and 1896 TO misrepresentation Of the
Wilson tariff bill
lie declared Aldrich would not deny
the average rates OF the pending bill
we're higher than those OF the Dingley
law. Aldrich did deny Il. whoreupon
Bailey said there was not time to
argue out the contradiction. but he
would reitcrate that the average
duties were higher In the Payne
Aldrioh bill than In the Dingley law.
In closing Bailey advised the Repub-
iicans 10 suggest TO the benenciaries
OF the law TO revsl In It's benefits
while they could. "For." he said. 1T
Is the last license the American con.
grcss will ever extend 10 them TO rob
the American consumers"
by thi. time. with tho clock point
Ing 10 minutes 20 the time set for the
taking OF the vote. the galleries were
crowded.
A majority OF the spectators were
women. Every senator able TO be In
town was In his seat Back TO the
hall representatives aud clerks stood
In rows four deep.
conferees Reduced ITO Articles.
II was IN this impressive setting
that Senator Aldrich arose in his seat
10 make the last argument In favor Of
the bill which will bear his name. to-
gether with that OF Chairman Payne
Of the house ways and means COM
mittee. lie declared the measure was
tho most important act that had ever
been passed by the American con-
gress.
He regretted the bill would not re-
ceive tho unanimous approval OF the
Nv my e'hs
tor TO point out anything in the SEIZED
ules subject TO a protective duty upon
which any monopoly had been or
could be established. lie submitted a
statement showing that the senate
oonferees had reduced senate rates on
10 articles.
Aldrlch concluded by saying there
had never been bill so certain to
produce prosperity.
Sherman Orders Vote Called.
Immediately after tho Rhode Island
senator sat down Vice President Sher-
man put the question on the adoption
OF the conference report and ordered
the vote 20 be called. The vote was
AZ to 81.
Then the senate took up considera-
tion OF the concurrent resolution
changing the rates on boots. shoes and
leather. immed stely after the tariff
bill vote Senator Culberson OF Texas
offered an amendment TO place cotton
bagging on the free list I; has been
made free In the senate bill, he said.