The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

cannot by any rule OF law or common
sense be termed real estate"
He drew a hypothetical case OF a man
who was charged with stealing money
/ derived from the rental OF lands.
Would you defend him on the ground
I that he haa stolen land2" inquired Sen
ator Bailey Of his Republican colleagues.
Not Good COrnneId Law.
Then. turning to Senator THlman. vino
was sitting next TO him, he inquired with
a smile; THAT would not be good corn
field law, would it,"
Sena-0r Tillman. who has frequently
avowed himself an exponent OF cornfeld
law, shook his head
Replying 10 a question by Senator Ray
ner, Mr.. Bailey said that he Old not be
leve that it was Justice Brown who
changed his. opinion in the interval be
tween the first hearing and the second
hearing OF the Pollard case. involving
the constituti0nality Of the income tax
law Of 1894 Some people had said that Il
was Justice Shiras. but reputable persons
( had informed him that Alr- Shiras was
not the man.
The Senator said that il was certain
that some one Of the justices had changed
his mind In the first opinion the court
stood four 20 four. but after Justice
Jackson. who was known 10 be Of the
opinion that the law was constitutional.
took part IN the hearing the opinion
against the validity OF the act stood
FIVE 20 four. The Senator declared that
there were abler lawyers in every Con
gress than there were on the bench OF
the Supreme Court. but that they were
not under the same high obligations Of
responsibility.
At the conclusion OF his speech Senator
Bailey was surrounded by his Democratic
colleagues. who extended their COnEratu-
lations- At the conclusion OF the speech
Senator Aldrich moved an adjournment
until to-day
Would Reduce Wire Duty.
Senator McCumber. OF North Dakota,
offered an amendment 10 the tariff bill TO
reduce the duty on barb wire 10 20
cents per pound
Senator Brown. Of Nebraska, presented
a joint resolution which. if adopted VII
settle the question as to the eonstitu-
tionality Of an income tax He proposed
TO amend the Constitution OF the United
States so as TO confer authority upon
the Federal government 10 collect income
and IN heritance taxes.
The text Of his resolution follows
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled. two
thirds Of both Houses cOncurring. That
the following section be submitted 10 the
legislatures Of the several States. which.
when ratified by the legislature OF three
fOurths Of the States. shall be valid and
binding as a part 70 the Constitution OF
the United States:
The Congress shall have power 10
lay and collect taxes on incomes and in
heritances-
Says south Wants Protection.
Senator Scott. Of West Virginia. 2 high
prOtectioHist. gained the floor before Ser
ator Bailey spoke and made a speecl
urging greater protection 10 the industrie.,
Of his state than is furnished BY the
pending tariff bill
The proposed duty on coal. he declared.
is too low. Mr. Scott also protested
against the reduction Of the Dingley rate
on lumber. The reductions in the iron
and steel schedules, he declared. viii
seriously threaten that industry in his
State He opposed free hides because II
would bring the cattle raisers OF the
United States in direct competition with
those Of tropical and semi-trOpical coun-
tries, who can raise cattle cheaper than
the cattle raisers Of the United States.
Any reductions in the wool schedules.
he asserted, viii interfere with the deveI-
opment Of the sbeep-gTOWing industry in
West Virginia The people OF his state.
he added. demand duty on crude petro-
leun- Another West Virginia industry
cited by Senator Scott which needs great
er protection IS the pottery industry
Under a protective tariff there viii be
an era o. great prosperity in the South
The South has prospered and developed
and soon viii be as insistent on tariff IS
New England cnce was, Senator
Scott said. AT no distant day you will
find the people Of the South sending 20
Congress members who viii be the
strongest protectionists this country has
ever produced"
Concluding. Senator Scott predicted that