The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-05-27
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
A comprehensive discussion Of the income
TAX by senator Sutherland Of Titan ana aH
extended speech by senator DgpeW IN sup,
port Of the pending tariff bill consumer
most uf the session of the senate on me
18th. Mr.. Sutherland argued against tue
coustltutiona.ity of federal income '3N
law and declared that such tax Shoulu o.
left as a means Of revenue for the states
Before adjournment couple OF hours VIZ
devoted to q discussion Of t4ro- CH,,iieri
schedule Of the tariff bin and At 3','' CLOCK
the Senate adjourned.
After devotiuE the greater part ot the
days session 10 debate, the senate p",s,..'a
npon a number Of important committee
amendments 10 the tariff bill Ii also uis-
posed Of adversely nm amendment by Mr..
Stone restoring the Dlnglcy rates on tAHoia.
on that vote most of the progressive ~
pubiiCans voted In the affirmative win Iut
democrats. More than two hours We're Gr-
voted to a discussion Of resolution ny
Senator Gore To investigate the cost "'
production at home and abroad ana lI'
relative price Of commodities at "hptSaIr
and retail The resolution was referred
TO the committee on finance. 'onSiderani'
progress was made in the adoption "i sew
oral sections of the tariff blu. IhcF' Wtt'
several amendments decreasing duties Tor
merry reported by the conmittcr, hul some
OF the others adopted increased duties The
Senate at 5:12 o'clock adjourned.
4 dcuuncation Of the sugar trust ana am
npupal for n smaller difercntiai duty Oh
refined sugar in the interest Of consumers
were the features az an extended address
before thc Scnat" On the 18Th by senator
Clay Of Georgia. Mr.. rayntcr sought to
rrdrce the duty on linotype and other type.
setting machines from 30 per cent 40
yalorcn as provided In the tariff bill 10 10
par cent nd EalOrem, but by a vote Of %
10 43 his amendment was rejected. All
sections of the metal schedule were agreed
to before Adjournment and Mr. hldriCh an
nounced that tomorrow he would take up
sections previously passed over In the chem
ical schedule Adjourned at , 20.
The Senate spent the day on the 10Th NJ
the discussion OF amendments to the tarlh
bill The white lead duty was reduced 10
2A cents a pound, Mr. Aldrich having nc,
cepted the amendment to that effect offered
by Senator Curtis. This duty being higher
than that fixed by the House was opposed
by ten Republican senators. After a long
discussion Mr.. Adrich withdrew the pro-
vision fixing n duty Of 3 cents a gallon on
cotton seed oil Mr.. La Toilette offered m
amendment to reduce the duty on queDracho
to one-Quarter OF II cent II pound. u was
defeated. % to % AT 5:l5 p. IN. the senate
adjourned.
disposed OF on the DIST. with the under.
standing that the Senate might stll return
to them II thought advisable The House
rates on polished glass were retained, not
wlthstandnE the opposition OF the Rcpub-
lican prOgrcssiyes. The duty on f'Idsptr
was increased and that Dn mica ana gypsum
reduced. The tnanco committees automo-
the Senate adjourned.
BY special agreement the Senate took no
votes Saturday on any subject and the en-
tire session was devoted 10 Sp"rchmHklnE.
The lumber schedule was under discussion
during the greater part of the day senator
McCumbpr introduced the subject by pre-
seutlug an amendment providing Tor irrc
lumber, and he was on the Moor several a
times IN support Of this provision II" con
tended that IA" American forests were be
ing rapidly depleted aud urged that every
encouragement should hc given 70 IN" brluE
a., Ia, . fgft
hand, Senators Eikins. scott ana llc}hurn.
all Of them representing lumbrrpr"dur
constituencies. contrndcd strrnuuusly Tor q
higher duty than T. allowed 10y Inc Rouse
bill They controversial the theory that the
American lumber supply IL rapidly dlmlh
ishlnc Once more the Senate placed on
record Its determination not TO und"rlak"
0ther legislation while the tnrln bill y
sending This action was taken In uppos
don to an effort on tn" part or senator
Burton, former chairman Of the lt@uS' com
mIttcc on rivers ana hurborS ana now
member Of the Senate committee on com
mercc, to have extended certain apWoprla.
tons for the ilapr1ycm"ut Of IN" country
waterways lie was aniaEuuz"d by sen.
ators Hale and tlapP Aud was compelled
TO dcsist senator Bailey begun the day
by demanding that the advocates ~ the
tariff bin should maintain quorum not
withstandng there were 10 be no votes tax
en- ana he ana other senators were r"Npon
eiblc for number Of roll calls. The al.
Tendance was good. however and there was
no Indication Of falling OF in interest As
a concession 10 the srHtorS who wrr" dc
uanding time for attention to their corr
spondcncc, the Senate adjourned at 800
y. M.
A ruling 10y speaker Cannon ON the 18th
prevented thr rropcnng iu the House OF old
wounds of the tiyil war. Mr.. Holdings
worth " ohio sought to Justify MS mat
ter Of pryilcg" his recent resolution oh.
trcting to the placing Of tho portrait Of
Jefferson Davis on the silver service to hn
presented - the batiIcshIp Missouri be
cause " editorials IN certain southern news
papers hurting all sorts N cptth"ts ut him.
frhc editorials were read. The speaker de-
rlarcd that rs the editorials did not attack
Mr Ilo,liugswOrth in his rrpr"srntatlv"
rapacity h. could not continue. The result
of Mr. lloiNngsworih.s attempt was TO get
Unto the COugrCS siOuul Record n number OF
uncomplimputHry remarks about himself and
with nothing to offset them. Although itS
consideration was completed, the Philippine
tarn bill was not finally acted upon for tn"
want of Il quorum. A resolution offered by
Mr. Burlcsnu CTcTaSb was adopted, rcqulr-
ing the attorney general TO furnish informa-
tion regarding the steps taken 10y him t"
anpul the contract whereby the United
States steel Corporation absorbed the Ton
Dcssee Coal and Iron company unless In 50
doing the public interests would be affected.
The House mt 24l p. N. adjourned until
Thursday.
The House was not In session on the
18th.
The House was not In session on the 10th.
The session Of the House lasted but Ave
minutes. There was such mrager repre-
sentaton Of members that Mr.. Macon OF
Arkansas raised the point Of no quorum
This was promptly conceded hy Mr.. DAT
cell, who was the speaker pro tempore, ana
thereupOn adjournment was taken uHtil
Monday next
The House was not in session on the @1et.
There was no session Of the House Sat,