Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

In the Senate on the 18th Senator Burkett
of Nebraska vigorously denounced the
finance committee for its change Of front
portatfons from the Philippines, which he
declared looked like game OF petty poLtlcs
directed against Senator La Toilette et ona ana
runity TO vote lack of confidence in the
committee. This denunciatiOn was called
out by Senator Aldrich'S acceptance of Mr..
Bulkeley's amendment to reduce the mum
nitted duty free from 100000 to 10000
10000 to 100000 pounds, with a pro-
vision that the wrapper and filler tobacco
should be unstemmed. Mr.. Aldrich in re-
ply said there were men whose denuncla-
tiOn was the highest commentator. Sen
ator La Toilette proposed a further reduc-
tion in the free importation of cigars TO
6O,0O0,OOO annually. This was defeated So
to 27. Senator Borah announced his inten"
tion Of voting to give the Philippines an in
dependent government At O'Clock the
Philippine amendment was laid aside and
Mr.. Aldrich presented the amendments to
the silk schedule, which were adopted;
Amendments to the glass schedule went
over till tomorrow. At o'clock the Sen
ate adjourned.
TIL message Of President Taft recon-
mending the Incorporation in the tariff bill
to a tax on corporation earnings was read
n the Senate on the 18th and referred to
the committee on finance after Senator Gore
had made an Intellectual effort to order the
committee to report next Friday The
finance committees recommendations re-
ucts was adopted. Senator Aldrich pre-
scented the committees substitute for the
House zinc schedule and after several long
speeches this also was adopted. The SILK
schedule as reported was agreed to- Mr.
Aldrich said it made the rates slightly
above the existing law
The Senate spent the greater part of the
day on the 18th In the discussion of Senator
Aldrich's amendment increasing the duty on
print paper from One-tenth to two-tenths of
cent per FCund. Senator Brown of. Ne,
braska in opposing the increase asserted
that even under the present tariff the Amer
lean mills had Il big advantage over those
of Canada, and declared that the cost Of
production of the Dominion was greater
than in the United States This statement
The duty on frustrated post cards was
raised 325 per CeGt. to shut out German
dow glass was adopted fixing lower dC+y
than under the Dingley law or that proyid-
ed in the House bill. At 1914 o'clocE the
Senate adjourned.
The Senate on the 18th adopted, by vote
of "A to 80 the finance committees amend
ment placing a duty of ST a ton on print
House bill Senator Browns amendment
for free print paper was voted down, 81 to
- senator & w0 vd aau aSa aS5 Of f6p
amendment. Shortly before adjournment
Senator Baileys income tax amendment be-
came a regular order of business. and an
agreement was sought for the disposition
of that measure. Senator Adrich stated
that he was willing to take up the amend
are completed Senator Bailey sought I'M
anmOus agreement by which the Senate
would take direct vote on the passage OF
his amendment, excluding any mouon TO re,
fer it to a committee, This was not agreed
to. and at the established hour, o'clock,
the Senate adjourned.
The Senate on the 10th covered a multi
tude of subjects in connection with the
tariff, but made final disposition OF nothing
of Importance. Beginning at 10 o'clock the
income and corporation tax questions re
ceived attention for some time and ulti-
mately were postponed: with the under
standing that they should not be taken up
again until after the tariff provisions proper
should be finally settled. Senator Aldrich
brought in the committee amendment to the
q provision for doubling the duty on wood
pulp coming from countries which under
take to Rrohibit the e1BortatiGn Of Logs to
an amendment for the cutting in two of the
House ad valOrem duty on cash registers
Mr. Adrich also presented the finance com,
these measures were brought to the atten-
ton of the Senate but so far as action was
concerned were left at the close of the day
where they stood at the beginning.
The amendment of the Senate committee
on finance taking hides from the free list
and restoring the Dingley law of Is per
cent ad valorem was before the Senate all
day on the Dist. Senator Warren of Wyom-
ing and Senator Carter of Montana sup
ported the provision and in vigorous Ian
guage attacked the attitude of the free hide
advocates, while Senator Page OF vermont
defended the action of the House in placing
hides on the free list In support OF free
hides Mr. Page contended that the adoption
of such a policy would not injure the farm.
ers while at the same time 1t would be OF
vast benefit to the leather manufacturers
He said the beef trust garnered all the
profits on hides from whatever source. At
o'clock the Senate adjourned.
House.
The House was not in session on the 18th.
The House was not in session the 10th.
After a wrangle of nearly an hour the
Democrats in the House failed on the 1Tth
TO obtain the passage OF resolution "a ling
upon the state department for the trans
mission to the house CT reports on fo,Cign
wages and cost Of production in fcrcign
countries, except Geimany Representa-
tive Hull of Tennessee, author of the reSO-
luton, made the po'nc CT no quorum. The
House then adiodCLed, after Il roll call, I'M
I'll Monday The Presidents special mes
sage on corporation anG income taxes was
read Mt the beginning CT The session.
The House was not in session on the 18th.
The House was not in session on the 10Th.
Awaiting themselves of the presence of a
quorum. the leaders of the House on the
21st obtained action upon several important
matters. Principal among these was the
conference report on the bill providing for
the taking Of the thirteenth census. and
with respect to that measure the debate
hinged on the Senate amendment requiring
that applicants for appointment must take
the examinations in the states or territories
in which they profess to live. and that they
must have had at least one years actual
domicile therein previous to such examina-
ton. The amendment was concurred in.
but all other amendments were disagreed to
and the bill was again sent to conference.
The Senate resolution providing for the
continuance of uneXpended balances in con-
nection with certain river and harbor i'm
provementS also was adopted after a lively
discussion. At 5:24 p. m. the House ad-
tourned until Thursday.