Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08
Last of Revenue Bills Pass
ed by Senate at 1855
This Morning.
POLITICAL DEBATE
ENLIVENS SESSION
senator Reed Gets Into Record of
Hughes. Who vetoed "FuIl Train
Grew and Income Tax Measures
In New York.

washington, Sept. (Friday-Con-
siesS Will adjourn this morning at 10
clock, the senate at 1873 this morn
ing adopting the conference report Oh
'he emergency revenue bill without
record vote, thus clearing the way
Tor adjournment as agreed upon by the
leaders of the two houses. AT 1:O7
III. the senate, recessed until s o'clock.
Alter nine hours of work both
houses held protracted sessions last
hight to wind up their affairs by
approving the emergency bill provid-
ing for about $200000,000 desired by
the administration to meet extraordi-
hayr appropriations for national de-
Tense and the Mexican emergency.
Only the physical impossiblity of en-
crossing the revenue measure before
tomorrow prevented adjournment to.
night.
Leaders Of both houses agreed upon
concurrent resolution to adjourn,
and many congressman left town on
midnight trains.
The last appropriation measure, the
general deficiency bill, was adopted
by both houses while waiting for the
conference report on the revenue
measure.
The Owen corrupt practices bill to
unit campaign contributions and the
immigration bill, which President Will
son said he would veto because of the
llteracy test provision, were put aside
to be taken up and pressed early in
December.
Retaliatory Provisions Remain.
The revenue bill, as 1t goes 10 the
president containy drastic provisions
empowering the president to retaliate
against foreign interference with
american trade, creates non-partisan
tariff commission. increases the duty
OF dyestuifs, provides means for pre-
venting the dumping" of cheap for
elgn-made goods in American markets
after the European war, and provides
Tor income, inheritance, munitions,
corporation liquor and miscellaneous
internal revenue taxes.
During the consideration of the re-
port Senator Chamberlain of Oregon
protested against the elimination OF
the retaliatory provision against Cana
dian control Of Pacific coast fisheries.
and Representative Gardner of Massa
chusettss eAlivened the house with
a bitter denunciation of the retalia-
tory provisions against foreign inter-
terence with American commerce and
mail. He charged congress with hy-
pocrlsy, arousing the ire of the Demo-
Gratis. Replying, Representative Deck
er declared, amid Democratic ap-
plause, he thanked God that there
was in the white house a president
who would resort to negotiation before
resorting to the sword" and suggested
mat the views OF Mr.. Gardner and Mr..
Roosevelt were alike pro-ally.
Shows Up Hughes.
During the debate on the corrupt
practices bill Senator Reed reviewed
the elght-hour law in long speech.
and referred to the utterances of Chas.
e. Hughes, the Republican candidate,
on the Adamson bill. He put into the
record Mr.. Hughes vetoes, as gov
ernor of New York, Of bills for two
cent passenger fares, full train crews
and an income tax.
Senator Sherman renewed his at
tack on President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, as
sorting that Mr.. Gompers and Post
master General Burleson were the two
most prominent figures on the Demo-
cratic side Of the presidential cam
paign, and that Mr.. Gompers was to
deliver 100000 labor votes to the
Democrats, while Mr.. Burleson USED
the postmasters of the country "to fry
fat -