The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-09-02

OF his duties In the upper branch %
Congress At the very beginning he
took part In the discussion upon the
financial bill During his FIRST session
he vigorously urged the passage 81 Q
law to relieve growers from the Tar
on leaf tobacco sold by hand. The
Senate had steadily refused 10 give
them any relief
The next year during the extra seE
sion called by President Tan for the
special purposes Of revising the tarfn
the matter was again under discussion
in the Senate, and Senatos PayuteF
made a strong and what proved lated
TO be a convincing argument for THO
proposition lie also urged befOrd
the Democratic caucus that this relief
should be given the growers Of tobact
90 in Kentucky and in the other states
in which the staple Is produced. Hid
fellow Democrats assured htm theU
would be solid for the proposition and
they were, and with some Republican,
support II vent through, ana the Rel
publican leaders had 10 submit Tho
relief finally came, though not as full
ae had been hoped Tor.
Senator Paynter participated from
time TO time in the tariff debate curing
the special session, and throughout the
long contention never cast a vote for
an increase of duty upon any article.
but voted always TO levy and collect p
duties upon a revenue basis.
Assigned to judiciary COMMITTEE
1t is considered a high compliment
for any one to be assigned TO member
ship on the Judiciary COMMITTEES OF
the Senate Most of the lawyers In
the Senate hope sooner OF later to set
a place on this committee. Many Of
the newer Senators have aspirations
in this direction, but they are not SO,
lected even when their chances appear
to be good. After serving only two
sessions the Democratic Steering COM
mittee and the Republican Committee
on Committees unanimously decided
to increase the membership Of the Jul
dietary Committee in order 10 give
Senator Paynter a place ouJitl Ii was
as unusual a compliment as 1t was q
nattering one that the Kentucky Sen
ator had extended to Him.
Among many other pieces Of legfs
lation Senator Paynter has been prom
inently connected with the following
as may be cited as evidences OF his 40
tivity:
He aided In passing a, child's labor
bill for the District OF Columbia, in
tended to be something Of a model for
the rest OF the country
Work Against Loan Sharks.
He assisted in passing sPbill to pro-
tect the people OF the city ofWashing
ton against the loan sharks Of.the Dis
trict of Columbia, and secured amend
ments to prevent future estortion I'm %
, der the provisions Of the. measure
passed by the Senate the rate of inter
est was heavily reduced, penalties
4 were prescribed and the making Of 8
contracts was regulated
Employers Liability Act
He secured the adoption OF an
amendment to the employers liability
bill, comforting concurrent Jurisdiction
upon state and federal courtsl An inn
portant provision of the bill. is that
when an action Is brought in state
court II can not be removed to- fed
, eral court, but must be- tried there
| Concerning this amendment Senator
Hale said:
This is a noteworthy advance In
the direction of maintaining the con
stantly dwindling force OF state juris
diction and state control SO, efor one
believe In every form Of litigation
that will preserve the right OF the
states, the right, as I believe, as origi-
nally contemplated by the trainers OF
the constitution. congratulate the
senate upon having taken the first
step in the right direction"
Spoke on Railroad ellIL
| Senator Paynter participated in the
debate during the present session on
the railroad rate bill, and spoke sew
eral times on various important ques.
lions arising while It was under CON
sideration.
! He offered another amendment that
provided that when a rate went into
effect and the question of the right OF
the railroad TO increase the rate was
in litigation the railroad company, un
til It was settled, should give. the ship
per a receipt showing the amount
paid under the increased rate. aud
what It would have been under the
old rate; aIa I: !. Wa e.alsss ,cnnd,l
that the old rate should stand then
the carrier should pay TO the party
paying the freight rate the differences
between the old and The increased
rate, and it should be paid. at the of
fee OF the carrier where Il wac paid,
upon presentation Of the receipt on
! bill OF lading. thus avoiding litigation
OF adjustment Of accounts
This clause in the railroad bill, and
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