Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-19
INCOME TAX MATTER UP AGAIN
Senator 5aIIey's Amendment viii be
Pending When Body Convenes To-
day, Effort to Reach Agreement
Having Failed-Daniel and Simmons
Reply to Attacks.
(Dy Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON. ID. C., June IS,
Just before Adjournment tonight the
Senate adopted by vote of a to
81 the amendment of the ) mate com
mittee on finance liking a G1ty of 81
ton on print paper. IN place of the
House rate of s. a ton. but the other
amendments 10 the wood pylD and
print paper scho dulles had MT been
acted upon when the Senate adjourned
at o'clock.
After this vote had been taken
there was an effort to reach an agree
ment upon a time for voting upon the
various income and corporation tax
propositions. Mr.. Aldrich sought TO
obtain a general agreement to post
pone the further consideration Of this
question until after the disposal of the
tariff schedules, but Senators Bailey
and Cummins insisted upon coupling
with the agreement an understanding
that there should be taken a direct
vote on the adoption of the income
tax amendment and no agreement was
reached.
ny OTutF iU' sotHdtt ~
taken. each day at Z y. m. and that
hour arrived while the question was
under discussion. The Bailey income
tax amendment, therefore. will be the
pending amendment when the Senate
convenes tomorrow.
If unanimous consent agreement IN
accordance with the motion made by
Mr.. Aldrich today is not then obtained.
he probably will move to postpone
consideration of these subjects TO
certain day.
Democrats Do the Talking.
Discussin of the tariff was con-
fined largely TO the Democratic SIDE
of the chamber. land while technically
based upon the tariff. had more peril
nent reference to the Democratic plat
form. The immediate subject of de
bate was an interview with former
Congressman John L. Lamb. of India
ma, in which that gentleman was re-
ported as criticising some OF the seize
dulles in accordance with the declara-
tons of the Denver platform.
Among those who were referred to
we're Senators Daniel. OF Virginia, and
Simmons. of North Carolina. and each
made response to the criticism
Senator Bailey took occasion also to
reiterate his independence of special
declarations by the party, and Sena-
tor Hughes, the new senator from Col
orado. was ultimately drawn into the
discussion.
Hughes Defends Bryan.
Mr.. Bailey having said that the Den
yer platform had been the work Of one
man. evidently referring to Mr.. Bry-
an. Mr.. Hughes entered upon a de-
/ Tense of Mr.. Bryan and Of the plat
form. The remarks of the Colorado
senator caused Mr.. Bailey TO again
take the floor and in defending his
position. he undertook to show that
by his vote for a duty on lead ore. Mr..
Hughes had himself not been entirely
controlled by the official uticranccs Of
his party. He made reference TO
trusts and masters wheh in turn
aropscd Mr.. Hughes and ne responded
with much feeling. declaring that he
NdN uUrfT 10 NLlollf llINfIif eait
under no obligations 20 any trust
Mr.. Ha.Icy disavcwcd any Intention
Of making such an iHtimation. and, al
though the atmosphere Of the Senai-
chamber had for the time been heavily
charged with electricity. The inc.dent
passed of quietly cnogEh.
Opposes Roundabout Way.
During the course of his remarks
Senator Hu-hcs took occasion 10 CD
pose the policy 81 attempting n I'm
pose an incom' TAX BY the roundahou.
] WAY % a constitutional amendment.
lie declared his conviction that u was
not courotcnt for Cougrcss 90 impose
an incoa.~ fas wider ifs present ar
,borify. and tc pointed cut TIA; me
former inco1nc tax Law was nov siiii
on the statutes iook a. stated - ihe
President but that o. had expired by
is ovn limitation
Previous 10 fhc discussion in the
p rrmocrafs ranks veto had been t7k-
on Senator Browns amendment pro