The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-05-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

An extended defense OF the lumber duty
provided IN the Dinsiey bill was mae III
the Senate on the Bird by Mr.. Piles of WASH
ington. He was followed by senator Bofah'
who discussed the income tax, declaring III
favor. not only Of its justice as meals
OF raising revenue, but in view Of the diFid-
ed opinion in the supreme court or the
United States, insisted also that 1t was the
duty of Congress again to submit the lueS,
ton of the constltUtonAlity OF the TAX u
the court. At l:52 the Senate adlourheu.
Notable speeches provoking debate of III,
tense interest characterized the session ot
the Senate on the 18th Senator polllNCr ~
Iowa made an attack upon the methoC7
under which protective tariff hllis are
formed and engaged in constant exchange
of words with senator Aldrch, who was
careful listener to tn" address or the IOWA
senator On the Democratic SIDE SChatots
remained mute. no member OF the mlhorly
interposlng word in the CONTROVERSY 9Net
the tariff, which occupied the ttpunhtau
senators alone At times this debate threat
cned 10 be acrimonious, but the Iowa SEM
tor was ever ready with humorous rctHrt,
which called forth laughter 1T tunes NuCu
angry words seemed unavoidable. senator
Borah concluded his speech on the lhyullt
tax, delivering an extended leSaI atEunSnN
to show that Their" IS ample reason l"t -
ieNing that the supreme court OF the nj
ed states might reverse itself II the Coh>t'
nationality OF that tax should again pc
presented to it, 4 strong plea for the extern
sion of the protective tariff system to jute
was made by Senator Bradley Of kentuGky,
who declared that with the protectlEe pohcy
would be as safely Republican in the future
as Massachusetts has been in the past
Adjourned at 5:1l O'Clock.
The tariff hill was again taken up by the
Senate on the 18th for the consideration OF
committee amendments that were passed.
over upon the first reading Of the bill. after
Il had been practically laid aside Tor ven.
DAYS while senators have been makL-
speeches on the measure as whole. Siia' :,
progress was made in the consideration ol
the measure, only eight pages being con,
sidered before adjournment. There wa
much debate on the various amendments
that Were acted upon. Senator boihNtt
concluded his speech begun yesterday. Al
5;oI O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
Little progress was made in the consider
alton of the tariff bin in the senate on the
9th. the lead schedule being under discus
sion Senator BriStow made strong hght
against increases in the rates or the SChed-
ules over the duties provided in the House
on the ground that such Increases would
unnecessarily increase the cost of paint
which the farmers use extensively. during
the discussion senators BeNeridse and Gar
linger engaged in Il sharp cnlloqGy during
which Mr.. Galliuger accused the Indiana
senator of advertising his own wares.
Earlier In the day Senator Cummns al
dressed the Senate in favor of lower duties,
especially in the iron and steel schedules.
He declared that the people would take
matters in their own hands if the law dlu
not check monopoIics, and said that in tha'
event convenient lamp posts would De
found. At O'Clock the Senate ADJOURNED,
cc9l'unE =" ~ III az NO. nom. fnr one
va o'' '"e IN ""'' O. '"''
"eSA' -
just before hdJournn'ht on the IN tne
Senate voted 70 tN the DUTY on leau coz
tanned IN lead ore NJ l72 cents y pouhuii
which Is the rate or the DlnGl'y law, ana
OF the Pehdlhg hlII as H. was pasN'u ~
the House of R"preSent"f''''N tllly-lhrtt
senators, Including an Ecpunhcahs prtS,4L
and senators liuGheS OF ,olorSnu ahu ~ ~
Ehsls VI ioG,Slt t p,mor ~, tjc senators
tssi "mG r. This nartIrnIar narocrapI
/ hos MOI hnon o0nosad hr the low tariff Re
,nI,i h0 ord ~" ,Htc was nor significant
Tbrt,, r. ~ Sonotor Clam Of Minnesota
mLtne - =" i,nottb Ia foyor Of lowering tariff
10 Ia So nr Owen of ol,lohona nm
boid tho conetif,tjonoIitv Of an income tax
/ tdionrrod a. : Ia n'clocl-
H.u At ',iJ ~, tho Senate ., N,
I ne eh'ire session ~ 'ne I 1Cn",e on tht
/ sun was toISuihtu WIZ t !" H'n wj itS MOI
Scneuuip Oh uuteS oil III '"u .tu ~ ~ - N,
uCtS. ne STOUT opp"sitLUm nop, w
auopiloh OF w n ,,.,Iri,'', tbt
( by the c0lillhltlee Oh nt"ner nipinTT III
/ rates similar 10 thoSe Oh tne Dint fs ID od
! preychteu .o'e pe'ls ne"rh ti,,r,aI unti
J l9urhlleht' Al 40" p H. "uJ'D' N'D 'l''
Mohuas'
! mousse
| It took the House just twenty minutes OF
the 3rd to meet and transact its business
| in that time. however. the DIRECTORS got II
their work with telling erect MI wan