Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-21
Senate Sends Census Bill
Back to Conference.
Debate on Tariff Measure Re-
sumed by Senator Stone.
TIIlman Calls at White House.
First Time In Seven Years.

Washington, April 20.-The census
bill was today sent back to conference
by the Senate committee in order that
It's amendments relating to the Civil
Service law and requiring the construc-
tiorE Of a building for the work of the
work of the census in this city might
te further considered and insisted up
on. fThe conferees had agreed to strike
out 4sthe Senate amendment requiring
siondcile in state for one year as a
prerequisite for the establishment of a
residence as a basis for apportion
ment Of appointments among the sew
eral states, but they instructed to in
sist further upon this provision.
Senator Stone spoke at length in
favor of the free trade with the Phil
ippine Islands ard for independence OF
the islands within a time to be agreed
upon.
AT 4.20 o'clock the Senate adjourned
Washington, April 20.-In opening
the debate Of the pending tariff bill
Monday, Senator Aldrich, chairman OF
the committee on finance, assured the
Senate in most positive terms that the
bill reported from the committee on fl
nance would produce ample revenue for
the government. -..
He suggested that if by any posi-
bility these estimates should prove tc
he Incorrect the duty of Congress would
be to "reduce expenditures and make
them conform to actual revenue Condi
tians and rot to impose new and oner-
GUS taxes"
While he did not refer specifically to
RI inn i'm
tax his statement declaring that amrle
revenues may be derived from other
sources was accepted as direct opposi-
ton 70 all such propositions.
Nearly every senator was present
when Mr.. Aldrich spoke and most care
full attention was accorded him on 10th
sides of the chamber.
Several leading senator's who desired
to reply to Mr. Aldrich deferred doing
SO until they could carefully study his
statements.
On the desk of each senator was a
comparison of the text Of tho Dngley
tariff law with the Payne tariff bill as
passed by the House and as amended
and reported from the Senate commit
tee on finance.
In addition statement was furnish
ed to each senator showing the esti-
mated revenues under the present law
compared with the amended Payne
bill.
Mr.. Aldrich called attention to these
volumes In beginning his speech. The
net increase from customs 6vet-the cx-
listing law was estimated at 81 6G6, 74S
Tor rthe Payne bill as passed by the
House. and s9,934,426 under the bill as
reported from the Senate committee
IN making the estimates the revenues
produced in 1906 We're used in attaining
the comparison with the House bill. and
the revenues for 1907. when the i'm
ports were much larger. in arriving at
the comparison with the possibilities
under the Senate bill
Mr.. Aldrich believes that 1907 was a
normal year, while Representative
Payne, chairman of the House commit
tee On ways and means. believes 1906
was the last year when conditions were
normal
In commenting upon the tariff bill
Mr.. Aldrich said it was not his purposa
to- discuss the wisdom or unwisdom %
The protective tariff policy, the bill hav-
Ing been drawn along the line of that
policy He added that there would be
no attempt to restrict debate on the
Democratic side upon that question
These items, he said, had been 70
ported. practically without recon-
mendation-coal and its reciprocal pro-
visions. print paper and wood pulp and
Rides. He said this had not been done
because of any desire to evadc rospon-
sibility. but merely because the com
mttee had not received data that would
be necessary to permit it to draw its
conclusions
When that data was received, he
said. Recommendation would be made
in respect to those items.
Speaker Cannon entered the Senate
Chamber before Mr.. Aldrich began and
carefully followed his remarks.
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