Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-11

| ever. provision Was made by appro-
| priation in the sundry civil bin for
! the continuance Of board which |
| had already created to make the same
| kind of investigation and To accumu-
! late the same kind of information.
| Until now the board consisted of three.
and in order to shape the board 81"
as to be as near as possible like THAI
provided for in the defeated bill 7
have added two Democrats to it, and
| OF course. had to come to Georgia for
| one of them and take your very able,
| level headed and judicially minded
| congressman, William NJ. Howard. For
the other Democrat ! went to that
| great university of the South-The
University Of Nirginia-and took their
political economist. Prof. Gage. With
this board, as long as the annual APP
preparations are made, | hope to Sc
cure substantially the same benefit
that we would nave had if the per
manent tariff board bill had become
law. By demonstrating its useful
ness we may be able to induce the
incoming Congress to make it per
mdnent by enacting the bill which was
defea ted.
The sundry civil bill, in which an
appropriation was provided. directed
thai the new tariff board, if eStab-
lshed. should devote its attention first
to wool aud the wooden schedule
Schedule * as it is called in tile
Payne tariff bill-a schedule that has
not been changed for so years and
makes its report Dec. next.
In, tI, flrN- .jXsil there
is the same continuing appropriation
for the development of an investiga-
ton, which it is hoped, will lead to in
creased efficiency and economy in the
administration of the government.
This | regard as OF the utmost im-
portanCe and | nope to be able to sub
nit Information of significant use
fulness to the new Congress which
shall guide il in legislation providing
for methods in the carrying on of gov
eminent business akin to those which
modern business men regard as es-
sential in private enterprises.
In the post office department the
machinery tor tile postal savings bank
has been simplified and improved and
that plan for the encouragement OF
the post office is we'll begun and will
inurt t. the benefit of the people at
large and aid tie fiscal operations oil
the government. In the somewhat acrl-
moriuus dispute over the question
Whe:hec magazines are paying at the
rate OF one cent d pound for second
class mail matter that which they
ought to pay to the government to re-
imburse it for actual cost. ii solution
I.,e f.,tt in, N N ,f
a commission of three, one OF whom Is
a justice oil the supreme court, To e&-
anime tine evidence and report to Con
gress.
FINALLY and the most important
thing which was done in the session
just closed was the ratification OF the
treaty with Japan. The old treaty was
about to expire in less than year. Ii
! contained clause with reference to
q limit upon immigration which Of
Tended the scnsibilities of the Japan
ese. The new treaty omits this clause.
| bat goes into effect under conditions
| that make certain continuance OF the
| present status under which Japan Is
| herself limiting the immigration of her
| people into this country, and all tins
without the enforcing of amy reStric-
: ton on our part. Thus without offend
| ing the patriotic pride of our neigh
| bors upon the Pacific we are able to
obtain an important national policy,
1t insures the continued friendship OF
d most progressive and powerful ma =
ton with whose development We have
beer Intimately connected since Com
modore Perry opened her ports.
greatly rejoice that the cloud of UNI
certainty which hung over the settle
ment Of this question upon terms COM
ptetolV satisfactory to both countries
has now been removed
VI course the greatest disappont
lhent Ut the session Was the failure Of
the Senate to follow the lead of the
House in ratifying the reciprocity
agreement made with Canada. Under
this reciprocity agreement the duties
upon the Importation of agricultural
products. including cereals, vegetables
fruits and live cattle from each eoun
try into the other, are abolished an,
free trade i'm them between the tw,
countries is established. In addition
to that there is free trade in fish an,
rough lumber. while there are substan
tial reductions in iron ore, coal meats
-four and all secondary food product
aud upon substantial range of manu-
features.
| When we entered upon the negOtia
tons | asked the secretary of stat
and his commissioners to offer fire.
trade in everything, but this Canad;
cannot grant us. because she has {
protective system and she was afrait
O mnntltIan
sanized Industries.
The South is particularly interest.
Ell IN the fact that vegetables and cot.
ton seed oil are both put on the free
list by the removal Of rather heavy
duties on both. But do not ask your