The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

reforms. New laws" he said, will
best testify our affection for the
dead"
Washington, d. C. - The senate
entered upon the last stage of the
consideration of the house bill reduc-
ing the duties on iron and steel, re-
jecting by y to go the measure pre-
sented by Senator Cummins Of Iowa,
as a substitute for the house Demo
cratic bill.
Democrats and regular Republicans
Joined in opposition to the measure
and all the affirmative votes except
those of Senator Jones, Nelson, Page
and Townsend, regular Republicans
were cast by Progressives as follows:
Borah, Bourne, Bristow, Clapp, Cum
minis, Gronna, Poindexter and Works.
After the vote was taken Senator
Hepburn, OF Idaho, took the floor In
opposition to the Democratic bill but
the senate Dol adjourned. postponing
final action for at least another "a
hours.
A number Of amendments were Of
fered during the day. One of these,
by Senator Smith, Of Georgia, places
farm machinery on the free list.
Before the vote, regular Republicans
had practically confessed their inter,
ton Of defeating the Cummins amend
ment and then permitting the Demo
Gratis to pass their bill.
Concluding the last section of his
speech, Mr.. Cummins appealed to
Democratic senators to vote for his
substitute on the ground that il was
more likely than their bill to receive
the presidents signature, while he
made the same appeal to the regular
Republicans, because he said his meas
ure vas protective in character, while
the house bill was not.
5attleshIp Proposals Fail.
The house passed the naval appro-
priation bill without providing for any
new b~attleships. In the final hours
Of consideration, however, a radical
amendment was added, by which gov
eminent contracts in the future must
be executed under the eight-hour law.
The proviso applies not alone to nav
al contracts, but to all work that
hereafter may be done for the govern
ment. The bill carries approximately
$119, 600, coo.
Washington, d. c. - The Senators
Kern and Lea of the anti-Lorimer con
tingent of the senate, telegraphed to
Senator Lorimer asking him to state
| specifically when he would be here
so that an early vote to dispose of
his election case could be arranged.
There is no disposition" they tele-
graphed, ito fix a date for a vote on
your case that will prevent you from
having an opportunity to speak on it.
Your kilograms indicate that you can
and expect to be here within a short
time. Will you kindly indicate a time
you can be here so that an agreement
reached"
This telegram was in reply to a mes
sage from Senator Lorimer to Senator
Kern saying that he hoped to be able
soon to return to Washington, that he
wanted to speak but did not feel able
to proceed now and requesting that his
case be not called up in the meantime
Senator Dillingham;, chairman of the
investigating committee received a tel
egram from DR.. S. r. Slaymaker, Mr..
Lorimer's physician, stating that his
patient was still very weak.
Washington, ID. c. - The house
steel and iron tariff revision bill pass
ed the senate, 80 to %, repeating the
Canadian reciprocity law. putting a
universal duty Of 50 a ton on print
paper and cutting the duty or pig iron
and ferro-silicon. The bill now goes
TO conference with the house.
The metal bill went through by de-
fault, many of the regular Republi-
cans disappearing in order to allow
the Democratic bill instead of the
| Cummins substitute to go through and
to permit the president to veto a
! straight Democratic measure. Only
Republican, Senator Gronna of
North Dakota. voted for the bill, while
the entire negative vote was Cast ny
Republicans, P~rogressives as well as
regulars.
Congress celebrated Decoration day
by passing the annual pension appro-
priation bill after 10 minutes consid-
Grafton. The measure carried $685.
162, 500, an increase of almost $13. 000.-
! zee ovsT the amount appropriated by
the house. The increase includes $12,-
500. 600 for expenses caused by the
heavy volume of work growing out of
the recent enactment of the ~so-called
dollar a day pension law.
The bill retained the present Is pen
sion agencies, distributed throughout
the country, for whose consolidation
! into one agency the house had pro-
vided. 1t also provided for the pay
ment of pensions by checks to the vet,
Grams instead of by vouchers.
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