The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13

TALK Adult TAX
ON INTERPRETATIONS
General Opinion at Capitol That
Amendment. viii Stand.
OUTLOOK AS TO ADJOURNMENT
Some Believe Statesmen May Go Home
Before Ausust-others Gloomy as
TO Prospects For Finishing Works
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Washington, July 10.-[Special. lin
spite Of the thousands upon thousands
of protests that have been received by
congressman against the proposed tax
Of per cent on net earnings of cor
porations, the indications are that the
house will agree to tie proposition that
was incorporated in the tariff bill by
the senate, and this, too, in the face
ators, regardless of political utilization,
have admitted privately that they are
opposed to this form of taxation. The
same sort Of talk is heard among mem
bers of the house, but most of the lat
ter will tell you also that the thing is
on the legislative program for the ses-
sion and that it will simply have to go
through Senator Aldrich has predict
ed that If this tax is collected it will
not be more than two years before the
law Will De repeated.
Believes End Is Near.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania is
not only optimistic regarding the prob
able length of the extra session of con-
gress, but is unusually candid in his
talks with those who make inquiry of
him. While most senators fear that
weeks more of contention are in store
for them before final touches can be
there is no reason why everything
should not be cleared up and adjourn
ment reached by July 20 at the latest.
He claims also that the Republican
members of the finance committee of
the senate have been going over the
disputed points right along with the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee of the house and
that when the bill gets into conference
each side will know just what is to be
surrendered and that it is going to be
quick work On account of this pre-
diction of the Pennsylvania it will
be well worth while watching the out
come to see how nearly correct he Is
In his representation Other Repub-
lican senators apparently are not so
full of hope and frankly confess that
they do not know when the session is
likely to come TO an end.
Bill For Postal Savings Banks.
In the last congress Senator Carter
of Montana did not succeed in having
his bill passed for the establishment of
postal savings banks, though it looked
at one time as if he would have plain
sailing. He is in the field early, how
ever. with another measure, and 1t
has some new features which he and
other advocates of the proposition are
inclined to think will remove to a GER
tain extent some of the objections that
were raised against his other bill.
Huge piles Of petitions are already be-
fore the postofflce committees Of both
the senate and house for and against
the proposition. but the prevailing i'm
preston is that before the end Of the
winter session of congress some de-
termination will be reached.
Motive Perfectly Sincere.
Senator Tillman resents sharply the
efforts that have been made to put
him In a ridiculous light because he
offered an amendment to put a duty
on tea. The charge has been made
that because man down In South
Carolina has a sort Of toy tea planta-
ton Mr.. Tiilman was trying to have
that 'infant" protected. This proba-
bly, is due to the fact that in a sarcas-
tic vein one day Mr.. Tillman remarked
that there was an infant industry In
his state that ought to be protected II
the tariff was to be framed on the
lines Of protection merely for protec-
lions sake. The senator contends that
he advocated the tea duty because he
thought this revenue was sadly needed
by the government at this time, and it
was an easy and not oppressive means
Of raising It.
Clever at Many Things.
Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
capitol building, is ranked as one Of
the most versatile men of the nation.
He is not only an architect of great
| ability, but Is ranked as an expert at
wireless telegraphy. of which he has
made special study for some years.
He has composed several operas and
plays the violin and piano almost like
| q master. AS he is such a busy man
| with his many duties exacted by the
government people wonder how he
has the time to devote to other things
He is now studying aeronautics and
has been hobnobbing with the Wrights
over at Fort Myer and examining their
wonderful flying machines. Mr. Woods
is experimenting the completion of the
senate and house Office buildings and
will of course be In charge of the re-
modelling Of the hall of the house
Saw With Wife's Eyes.
Although Senator Gore of Oklahoma
Is totally blind. he went over to Fort
Myer. In Virginia, to 'ssee'' the Wright
brothers manipulate their new flying
machine and enjoyed the experience In
his own way just as much as his leg
islative associates. for he was con-
stsntly Informed by his wife as to