The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
Debate on Corporation
Income Tax Begins
Tomorrow
TEXT OF MEASURE
Joint Resolution introduced by AID
rich in the Senate.-Debate VIII Be-
gin TOmOrrOW.-EffOrt to Have Sub.
ject Deferred Until Regular Session
not Looked Upon with Favor.

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After seventy days of al
most continuous debate, the
senate today at 3 ;45 p. m. con-
cluded it's discussion of the sched,
ules of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill. Five minutes afterward the
senate adjourned for the day to
permit preparation of the corpor-
alton and income tax debate which
will begin tomorrow. The early
adjournment afforded the tired
senator's a little needed recreation
from long hours in the overheated
chamber,
Mr.. Aldrich told some Of his friends
that he would take few days off
and would take a water trip If it de-
veloped that the income tax discus
sion lis likely to be extended. In this
event Senator Flint will take charge
of the bill and Senator Root, who aid
ed Attorney General Wickersham in
drafting the corporation tax amend
ment will take charge of the measure.
There has been some discussion OF
postponing the income tax and the
corporation tax amendments until the
next regular session but this has not
met with favor.
1t is now expected that only one
vote will intervene between the as
sembling of the senate tomorrow and
taking up these questions of interna-
tional taxation. Senator Tillman has
pending an amendment providing for
a tax of 10 cents per pound on tea
and it is said that this proposition
will not lead to further debate. No
intimation has been given of further
amendments. 1t is said that the OPEN
ing speech will he made by Senator
Cummins of Iowa, in support of an
income tax amendment as part of the
tariff bill in contradiction to the move
ment for a corporation tax and a reso-
luton looking for an imposition of an
meme tax through the instrumentalt-
ty of a constitutional amendment.
Today's proceedings consisted of
general clearing up of the passed over
provisions in both the dutiable and
free lists of the tariff bill. Cotton
bagging and cotton ties incidentally
lWlHSo, OCCuplCu VI IhO
time. Early in the day Senator Nc
Larin moved to place bagging on the
free list and contrary to the general
expectation the motion prevailed. The
southern senator's were, however, not
so fortunate with cotton ties which
they also desired to have made free Of
duty. Senator Culberson proposed the
change in this case. He came within
seven votes of winning, the vote
standing 81 to 3S.
The duty on structural iron and
steel valued at more than nine-tenths
of cent a pound was increased from
three-tenths to four-tenths of cent
per pound On zinc in pigs there was
alro an addition of half cent pound
over the house rate of one cent.
Ineffectual efforts were made to
have school books, salt and Egyptian
cotton placed in the dutiable list
A joint resolution proposing an in
come tax amendment to the constitu-
ton was today reported to the senate
by Mr.. Aldrich from the finance COM
mittee and ordered to be printed and
lie on the table. The proposition is as
follows:
'Article XVT-The congress shall
have the power to levy and collect
taxes on incomes from whatever
source derived without apportionment
among the several states and without
regard to any census or enumeration"