The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-06-29
NEWS SUMMARY
OF THE CAPITAL
Senator Kellogg Protests Against La
Follette's Attack on the SUI
preme Court. :
CONTINUE TARIFF DEBATE
Republicans Claim American Dealers
Reap Enormous Profit on I'M
ported Articles.

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stitntional amendment, which would
give congress the power to override
the supreme court by two-thirds
vote was assailed by Frank B. Kellogg.
La Follette's contention, both before
the American Federation of Labor and
in the senate, was that the supreme
court had usurped power in the child
labor law and other decisions and that
there should be adopted an amendment
to the constitution making congress
supreme. Senator Kellogg said labor
should be first to resent activities OF
.agitators of the La Toilette stripe who
are seeking to break down the protec-
tive features of the American govern
ment. If the attacks of La Toilette
and his followers Oh the United
States supreme court are successful,
Senator Kellogg declared, every per-
sonal and property right guaranteed
by the constitution will be endangered.
Liberty, he insisted, will be thing of
the past for there will be no place to
get relief from a congress that has
every freedom in law making and no
regard for the bill of rights.
The house by a vote of 220 to 38
fixed the bonus to government en-
ployes at $24O for another year. A
fight was made to reduce the amount
to $3.50. 1t was said statistics furn-
ished by the department of labor
showed that living expenses in Wash
ington have decreased 22.9 per cent
since 1920. The sentiment Of the
house, however, appeared to be over
whelmingly against any decrease.
The tariff bill is still occupying the
center of the stage in the senate, and
the republicans desire to see more
rapid progress on the measure. An
attempt is being made to invoke clo-
ture to limit debate on traiff. The re-
publicans accuse the democrats of
filibustcring against the bill. An adj
Gress delivered by Senator J. E. Wat
son (Rep., Ind) drew considerable
comment from the democrats. Sena-
tor Watson stated that the big depart
ment stores are fighting the tariff be-
cause they do not want their enor-
nous profits on imported articles cut.
Exhibiting a score Of foreign made
articles which were piled on and
around his desk, he explained that
they had been purchased by govern
ment agents in New York at prices
ranging from 65 per cent to 1,743 per
cent above the cost landed in this
country, as shown by the official rec
ords. He argued that this explained
why the importers and department
stores were behind propaganda to
defeat the pending bill. Articles ex-
hibited by Senator Watson with the
various prices given by him included:
Shotgun made in Germany, cost 90
cents abroad, $3.50 land down and sold
at retail for SIS. Clock, requiring
winding once every 400 days, made in
Germany, cost $1.70 abroad, 1921
landed, and sold for $50. Aluminium
saucepan from Germany, cost 29.7
cents abroad, 4O.3 cents landed, sold
for 1924. Mems cowhide belt from
England, cost ATT cents abroad, IS
cents landed, sold for So.
In discussing the tariff Senator Nc
Cumber states that for the first time
in the history Of the country farm
products are placed on a protective
basis. The agricultural tariffs that
are written into the bill represent sub
stan,ially the opinion of the grain
growers, stock raisers and dairy or
CARNATIONS. They are supported by
the farm tariff bloc in the senate and
by the farmers in every state. Near
~ everything used in the operation of
a farm, such as farm machinery, pot
ash, barbed wire, etc., has been placed
upon the free list.
Home builders were given considera
ton by republican tariff makers for
the first time Monday when the senate
voted 40 to IS to put shingles on the
free list. Proponents of SO cents
thousand duty on shingles as provided
in the house bill then tried to COM
promise on rs cents, but were defeated
again, the vote being 10 to As. Sem
ator Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota
led the fight for free shingles. DESPITE
the arguments presented in favor of a
single tariff by Senators Jones and
Poindexter Of Washington, he quoted
lumbermen themselves and their publ
cations to prove their is no excuse
for tariff and every reason for adj
mission of this building necessity
without charge. Free shingles, Sena-
tor Kellogg said, not only will help in
furnishing the building supplies need
ed, but will tend to conserve the for
ests of the United States, which are
diminishing at a rate that means ex-
haustion in few years, if drastic
steps are not taken.
Monday the house by vote of 2o8
to 76, passed the Capper-Tincher bill
to supplement the futures trading act
SO as to meet the recent decision of the
supreme court. Retaining all the es-