The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
Feature of Senate Session Is
Speech by Mr.. Simmons of
North Carolina.
SOUTHERNER ADVOCATES
RETENTION OF TARIFF
Attempts to Inject Declarations
of Last Democratic Platform
Prove Futile.

WASHINGTON, April 2o.-Ah en-
haustiye treatment of the lumber schcd-
ule Of the tariff bill BY Mr.. SIMMONS
Of North Carolina WAS the feature OF
the session of the senate today.
Mr., Simmons advocated the retention
of the present tariff, which, he mann
iajned. was but q revenue ratc' HeN-
oral times The national Democratic plat
form of 1908, which declared Tor Tree
lumber. was in iccted into the discus
sion bv Republican senators, ana WI.
Bacon of Georgia remarked tbat lie WAS
not bound by declarations wntten INTO
a nlatform at midnight by lew IN
tercstcd men
Mir, Burkctt OF Nebraska, whose home
city is Lincoln. sought to state Where
thc Democratic platform actually was
drawn. but Mr.. Simmons refused To
Weld time TO prolong the discussion.
Mr.. Brown OF Nebraska advocated a
constitutional amendment Tor inc CUT
lection of an income tax.
Voice From Nebraska.
When the discussion of the tariff was
resumed in the senate today. MT. Brown
of Nebraska spoke to his amendment re-
Gently introduced providing Tor con-
stifutional amendment authorizing IN
income tax. lie argued that the PeoPIe
of the several states should nave inc
opportunitv of voting on the question
iu order that the validity OK Sucn a
Law never would be questioned lie SAID
conpress owed il TO the people TO ee
Given n chance 10 say whether the con
stitutjon should he made to sanction a
system of taxation approved by inc ma
iorify of American citizens and by tne
economists of the entire civilized world
s.Jt seems 10 me- he said. that tnc
discussion of The last two days IN TINS
hody. led bv the able and eloquent sen
ator from Texas. brings home TO every
senator the commanding and imperative
necessity for the adoption OF sucn an
amendment.
Mr.. Brown was interrupted by Nj
Ravncr of Maryland. who insisted tnat
congress already had the power TO lay
ard collect taxes on incomes aud thnI
even were the amendment 10 he adopt
ed. it still would be necessary to have
an apportionmcnt
The suggestion was not accepted with
any too nood grace by the Nebraska
senator. who said that he was not 50
beside himself as TO believe that ms
resolution would meet the critical JudS'
mcnt of the senator from Maryland,
What Court Might Do.
Mr.. Painter of kentucky lnterjected
that the supreme court of the United
States, AS now conducted. might change
its former opinion. holding an income
tax law unconstitutional.
Mr.. Brown replied that he was ready
to support any bill providing for such
a tax.
Upon Mr.. Browns request the reso-
luton was referred TO the committee
on the judiciary.
Discussing the lumber schedule. Mr..
Simmons of North Carolina opposed the
proposed reductions principally. he SAID
because labor constituted larger ele'
ment in the cost of producing lumber
than in the cost of producing any other
manufactured product and further, that
the lumber was competitor with some
of the articles which added TO the cost
of its production.
How do YOU square your advocacy
of tariff on lumber with the declara-
tion of the national Democratic plat
form of 1o0s?' Mr., Dixon Of Montana
inquired.
Mr.. Simmons asserted that the plat
form declared FOR a tariff for revenue
and he did not believe the Dinglcy
rate on lumber WAS more than 4 revenue
rate.
Mr.. Simmons denied that lumber
prices had been fabulously high and
that any great fortunes had been made
in manufacturing lumber in the United
States,
Drags Canada in.
Tho present crusade against duty
on lumber Mr., Simmons charged had
been instigatcd by spectators having
interests in CauJ1H
He maintained that there was no
lumber trust.
To those Of The senate who were IA.
vorablo 10 high rates for duty on the
products of the farmer, vet who were
advocating free lumber, Mr.. Simmons
declared, rs note Of warning, that
they were standing III their own light.
He asserted that the best purchaser in
the south of meats. corn, hay and wheat
from the west was the sawmill laborcr.
f'ThoSc 100000 men. he said. "'fccd
3.000. .000 mouths and clothc 3000,000
backs, and if YOU cheaper lumber duty
advocates succeed in enabling the Ca
madam in driving the southern manu-
fncturerS ont Of their markets. YOU Will
do it bv paralyZlng the purchasing
power of your best customers -
Mr. Gallinger declared that New Eng
land was IN almost an identical posi-
tioD, and that the arguments presented
by the North Carolina senator had fire.
qucntly suggested themselves TO him.
The only bcncfciarics of reduced or
free lumber. Mr.. Simmons declared,
would be the great rich box manufac.
turcrs located along the great lakes.
Starts Some Fireworks.
The Democratic national platform OF
1905. with relation to free lumber, again
was thrust at Mr., Simmons. this time
bv Mr.. Burkett, and incidentally he
stirred up hornet 5 nest, because of
an interruption by Mr. Hepburn. who
suggested that he go slow in that mat.
ter. inasmucb as senators on that
side meaning the Democratic side.
were supporting the lumber plank Of
the Republican platform.
Mr.. Rayncr took violent exception 10
MIR. Hepburn S reference to "senators
on that side.
''Does not the senate expect that
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