Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-23

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retaries of State. Agriculture and OF
Commerce ard Labor for information
concerning duties on sugar were adopt
Because of the numerous commit
tee amendments to the Payne tariff biz
the House was compelled to sit until
late in the evening in order to insure
action on the various paragraphs COM
ing within the scope of the special rule
adopted the previous Monday before
the final vote is taken. At II time
the Republicans were caught mapping
and an amendment by Mr.. Clark of
Missouri was adopted fixing the rate
Of duty on wire of the No. 16 gauge
but this was thrown out later. Fear
Ing that he might not meet with such
success again. Chairman Payne took his
colleagues to task for alb
themselves from the chamber
and appealed to them to remain N
their seats. This was done. with the
result that in all the committee amend.
ments he was sustained.
During nearly five hours Friday the
bill to provide for the thirteenth and
subsequent cenSuSeS was under discus
sion in the Senate. The measure had
been amended since it's original passage
by Congress in the last session, when
1t vas vetoed by President Roosevelt
because of provisions allowing Senators
and RnnrpSoJtotiSn nr1tt iIl " tn 60
lect employees of the census for appoint
ment. These features of the bill called
forth a general discussion in the Sem
ate on the subject of civil service re-
form and the present operation of the
was denounced by several Sena-
tors. AS amended by the committee
the bill placed appointments in the cen-
JUS under the Civil Service Commission
The Payne tariff bill vas passed by the
House by Il vote of 217 to 161, after
three weeks of consideration. One Re
publican, Austin (Tenn.). voted against
the measure and fOur Democrats. all
from Louisiana. Broussard. Estopinal,
and Wiclliffe, voted for it. An
attempt by the minority leader. Champ
Clark. to recOmmit the bill with in
failed. 4 resolution was
adopted that until further orders ses-
sions be held only on Mondays and
Thursdays.
The bill to provide for the taking Of
next census was passed by the Sen
nte Saturday in a form which, it is
understood. will meet the views of the
President regarding appointments for
work under regulations by the
Civil Service Commission. Efforts by
some Senators to allow these appoint
ments to be made upon recommended
ton Of Senators and Representatives
examination received only
slight support. The interesting feature
was a speech by Mr.. Bailey, who said
It was reported that if the bill as pass
ed did not provide for appointments
under the civil service the President
veto it, and added that if any
such threat" were made 1t would stir
severe criticism Of the President.
The House was not in session.
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The tariff bill was reported Monday
by Mr.. Aldrich from the Committee on
Finance. Senator Daniel led Demo
criticism of the reporting of the
bill to the Senate without affording the
members an opportunity to
it. Senator Aldrich replied
to have proceeded otherwise would
have entailed long delay, and reminded
the members of the minority that the
majority alone would be
held responsible for the tariff legisla-
ton to be enacted by this Congress. A
message from the House asking for the
return of the bill reached the Senate
too late for action. The House was in
session two hours and fifteen minutes.
The first action taken was the adoption
Of a resolution calling upon the Senate
for a return of the Payne tariff bill
the next Thursday in order that It
might be corrected so as to include
products Of petroleum in the free list.
the confusion incident to the
passage of the bill Friday 1t was be-
ASfSu IAAs sAAo vas ShAbcu
led in it, but it developed that such
was not the case, although it clearly
was the intention to include these prod
ucts along with crude and refined pc
The House authorized it's en-
clerk to make the correction,
and he can make the change within a
minutes. 1t will therefore cause
delay in tariff legislation. There
much opposition to two resolutions,
one to appoint several janitors and the
other to appropriate for the expenses
the House incident to the extra ses-
sion. The first was defeated by being
laid on the table, Inc the second was
adopted only after Mr.. Macon of Ar
had forced a roll call on a point
Of no quorum. After sending the cen
sus bill to conference the House adj
until Thursday.
NUBBINS OF NEWS.
A tax claim for I per cent. with 3 cents
which had been due since 1875,
was paid to New York City by a Long