Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-17
TAFT MESSAGE
HAS RIGHT
Of WAY
DEEP INTEREST IN INCOME
TAX RECOMMENDATION
Full Senate Present and Divis-
ions Are on Strictly Party
Lines for First Time in Many
Weeks,

By Morning journal special Leased Wires
Washington June l6 The message
OF President TAFT 70 the senate today
recommending the incorporation nf >
PROV ision IN the tariff bin for the tax
alton OF the earnings OF corporations
and the adoption Of a resolution look
iLg 10 an amendment OF the eoAg.t,g-
ton to permit the levying OF an IN
come tax without interference fion
til, courts was regarded by senators
as OF such Importance as to pk,ce ia
,hc shade all questions perla ming
stl lily to the tariff schedules.
Tho message was reached onlly in
The f.ttnoon and referred to tn c,sn-
uittee on finance.
= nator Root occupied the chair
NEon one OF the presidents secretaries
|et leared With the message. but owing
to the fact that senator Burton was
at the time engaged In making u
speech. the presentation of the mas-
81 &c was delayed for sometime. When
Mr.. nurton concluded but not until
after Mr. Hepburn had addressed the
chair 10 proceed with the discussion
of the tariff bill, the message was
read
There was full senate present and
the document was awarded the most
careful attention Senator Gore at
tempted TO have the committee in
structed 10 report on the income tax
feature Of the message by next Fri
day, when under general agreement
a.. Ia.
be taken up Tor consideration His
motion was. however, voted down and
for the first time in many weeks the
division was strictly along party lines,
al the republicans voting 10 lay on
al4e tahae. whlle4all tho dNrocrats cast
their Votes agag inst that propositions
During the Informal discussion OF
the reference Of the message senator
Bailey gave notice that he would de-
mand that the provision he made for
A graduation OF any income tax that
might be provided for and lntimated
hat much time would be necessary to
get through, provision, which did
lot carry that qualification.
The senate adopted the finance
committees recommendation regard
ng the admission Of Philippine pro-
lucts but not untll after two or three
amendments had been voted down
Foster Of Louisiana opposed
he free admission Of any Philippine
ugar. He took the position that with
he encouragement that would be civ
n BY allowing 300. 900 tons OF the
philippine product to come in free Of
uty the production Of the Islands
would be so rapidly increased that It
Would soon exceed the quantity nam
d.
Senator Aidrich presented the fin-
nee committees substitute for the
ouse Zinc schedules ana It received a
major portion Of the attention of the
cnatc during the afternoon The cop-
1ittce adopted the amendment provid-
ng for graduate scale Of duty on
he zinc IN zinc ore Is placed hy the
ixed rate of the house bill
senator Burton spoke agaLest any
uty on zinc ore while Senators Hey
urn. Guggcnheim and others advo-
nted even ~ stiffer rate than nropos-
Il by the committee.
All of the finance committees rec
as amended were fin
lly adopted.
The committees suggestion Of the
hanges in the silk schedule were al
, adopted
number Of other committee ann
of a minor character were
resented just before adjournment and
,mc of them were acted upon