The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-15
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.
NANITOWOC


The Senate was not IN session on the 3lst'
The Senate was not ia session on the Ith.
bin to provide for the taking or the
thirteenth aud subsequent censuses was on
the sth reported TO the Senate to be consld-
cred ON the 9th. Several resolutions calling
on the secretaries Of state, OF agriculture
and Of commerce and labor for Information
concerning duties on sugar were adopteu'
At u 80 p. N. the Senate adjourned.
During nearly five hours on the 9TH the
bill to provide for the thirteenth and subse-
queut censuses was under discussion IN the
Senate. The measures had been aihehusu
since its original passage by Congress IN , lue
last session. when It was vetoed by fresI-
dent Roosevelt because OF provisions AlIom-
Ing senators and representatives praetlcalIy
TO select employees of the census Tor ap,
pointment. These features of the bill calIeu
forth n general discussion In the Senate on
the subject Of civil service reform ana the
present operation of the law was denouhceu
by several senators. AS amended by inc
committee the bin placed appointments IN
the census under the civil service conils.
sion. The consideration Of the bill had nov
been completed when, at 5:oS y. M tue
Senate adjourned.
The bin to provide for the taking Of the
next census was passed by the Senate on
the 10th in n form which. IT Is UNDERSTOOD
will meet the Views of the President REGARD.
ing appointments for census work uhdtr
regulations IL the civil service commission
Efforts by some senators to allow these ap'
pointments to be made upon recommends
out examination received only slight sup
port The interesting feature was speech
hy Mr.. Bailey. who said II was reporter
that IL the bill as passed dld not proYlHe
for appointments under the civil service the
President would veto II, and added that II
any such "threat' were made II would sur
up severe criticism Of the President.
House.
Three o'clock p. m. April was the time
Sc by the House on the 9th for vote on
the committee Oh rules closing general de-
bate providing for certain committee
amendments and full and free oppGrt9i'
ulir TO alter the lumber and hides SEIZED.
ulrs. was reported late In the day aud
adopted with sixteen votes 10 spare not
wlthstanding the desertion OF twenty re
puhlcans -Four OF ihe sixteen votes came
from the members Of the Louisiana drl"ga.
ZION, who likewise bIck" away from their
trty. Previous to the adoption or the
resolution there was some severe criticism
OF Il from the Democratic Side, Aside from
the interest which attached 10 this proceeding
was the speech q NJ. Clark Of Florido, who
denounced Bryan and Organism, Populists
and pupnlism, and who declared that he
would support the Iayne bill II It contained
what his constituents wanted-a duty on
Sea Island cotton AID protection for citrus
fruits pinCuUplcs etc. His remarks led
him into n Coll0quy with Mr. Handel lTeX.
nsl and other Democrats, but he declared
that having brcn Instructed by the LeEls-
lature OF hls state and his constituents az
10 the stand he should take on the articles
mentioned, he would not violate his solemn
obligation TO them. Before the rule was re.
ported there were numerous speeches on the
bill. those occupying the floor being Mcssrs.
bartlett CGa), Caccrhead kan), Burgess
Trexas). Stanley Gty0. liobson (Al0J, Gil
iesple Texast. Thstlcwood uilD, saunders
VA, Recdrr KanJ and Madden UilJ. Ad-
tourued at 80
Wrangllng, confusion. captIous oblec
lions personalities ana language BORDERING
on vtuprrntiol marked the INST days dls-
cusslon Of the Payne tariff bin for amend,
ment In the House OF Representatives on
the 9th. with practically n fun attend
ance the members were wrought up 10 a
hph tension and were prepared TO fight to
the last ditch for those things which their
constituents were demanding. The entire
nav practically was consumed In discussing
the lumber and hides schedules Led by
Mr. Tawncy (MlchJ the advocates OF free
lumber went down to dcf'at by the narrow
margin OF six votes, following tho striking
out OF the countcryailingd utT on lumber
An overwhelming majority was mustered
against the amendment by Mr.. scott
IKan) taking hides from the free list aud
hiking duty upon them OF 10 per cent nd
valorcm. The barley schedule came IN for
n lively discussion, and when the bill was
laid aside for the day there were pending
two amendments, one raising the rate In
the Payne hin from II cents to - cents
hushc aud the other fixing the rate at 10
per cent. ad valorcm. The sum totnl OF
The days work, with the exception OF the
elimination Of the countcrvailing duty on
lumber, which was committee amend.
ment. was to leave the bill In ldcutically
The condition In which the committee re
ported II This grants free raw hides and
q duty Of 81 per thousand on sawed luu
bcr. At - p. m adjourned
The House Republican organization met
defeat ON the I'm when by united action or
the Insurgents and Ia" D"mocrnts an amend.
mcnt was made to the Payne tariff hin
practically providing FOR Crud" oil and Ms
products speaker Cannon tried In vain "a
prevent the action but I'm spite OF the spe-
tai mil.
cussed The removal Of the duty IL intended
~ u blow nj the standard company. Dur.
Ing the day tea and coffee were placed on
the frrc list the barley schedule was lcft
unchanged, and tho duty on hartcs Ia dou-
tlcd. Mr. Stanley tkvl, and Mr.. Clark
Ulal, talked NJ The proposed duties. Al
3Ourued ut IW
Bccnusc II me numerous committee
Amendments 10 the Payne tariff hin the
House was compelled 10 ait until late In the
evening IN order to insure action on the
various paragraphs coming within the scope
OF the special rule adopted last Monday be.
fore thc final vote on the 9th. At one time
The Republicans were caught mapping aud
HI amendment by Mr. Clark ~ Missouri
was adopted fixing the rate ~ duty on wire
OF the NJ lG gauge at three quarters Of n
cent per pound but this was thrown ont
iatcr. Fcnrlng That b" might not meet with
such success again. Chairman Payne took
hs Republican colleagues 20 tnsk for alb
eentlnr themselves from the chamber and
appealed ~ thrm "a r"mniu Ia their seats.
MS was h'h't WIN Tue result IuHi III AT
III" committee amendments be was sus.
talrod With number ~ committee
amendments set 10 be considered, the House
a. G.jS y. m adjourned.
The Payne tariff hiil was passed bv the
House on the 9th by a vote of II to IGI.
after three weeks ~ consideration one
Republican Austin (Tcnnl. voted against
the measure aud four Democrats. all from
Louisiana. Broussard. Estupinal. ruip ana
~ickife, voted FOR II. An nttcmpt hv the
minority leader, Champ ozark. ~ rorpmmt
The bil with instructions failed rc-ulu-
ton was adoutrd that until further orders
sessions be held ouy on Mondays ana
thursdays. Adjourned ~ $50 p ru
The House was mot - session ON ihp 10Th