Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
INCOME TAX
AMENDMENT
On Monday Senate Will Decide
On Question of its Submission
To States for Adoption.
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RATE
.llllricl, Explained Finance Commit
toes subs,itutc--Danicl ST.
vcrcly Criticized 1t.

! Washington, July 3,--The Income tag
question was brought up promptly in
the senate today and an agreement
! was reached TO vote at / o'clock next
| Monday afternoon on Senator Browns
resolution providing for the. submission
to.ithe states of an amendment to the
Constitution authorizing the imposition
of an income tax The agreement to
l5Note on the income tax is equivalent
to a declaration that the senate will
proceed with its business on the 5th of
July. despite the observance of tho.
holiday everywhere else.
Fl The senators We're slow in gathering
today. Senator Aldrich was in his seat
at the beginning Of the session and as
soon rs the routine business permitted,
| he called up the tariff bill
But before any progress could be
| made, Senator Brown took the floor
to press his income tax proposition.
He asked that q vote be taken imme
diately, but encountered opposition
from various quarters, Senator NIcL~au-l
rim being especially antagonistic. At
ter much debate the Nebraska sena-5
tor agreed TO postpone action and
presented the proposition for. vote
on Monday. There wassno especial OBJ
lection and the vote was accordingly
ordered.
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM.
AS soon as the agreement to vote
was made the tariff ELL was taken up
and Mr. Aldrich presented his maxi
mum and minimum rate amendment
u Mr.. Aldrich Immediately proceeded to
explain the senate's substitute for the
original maximum and minimum pru-
vision of the bill as 1t passed the house.
The house provided for a specified in
crease of the rates OF duty on numer-
Gus articles fixed by the bill in case
EoEHthei failure of the country from
to grant to the imports from the
United States the same terms given
to aimportations from the most favored
nations. The senate committee ON
finance presented "a complete substitute
providing for an increase of % per
cent over the rates of the Payne-Atd
rich bill against countries which by
expert bounty or otherwise disciim-
mate against the United States Tho
amendment provided that the addition
alrates should sointo effect immediate
ly9 unless the president should after
March 81, 1910, issue q proclamation
that no such discrimination exists
i The amendment also provided a duty
OF 5 cents round on coffee and 10
countries thus discriminating against
the products ofthe United States.
The measure as previously reported
by the finance committee was further
amended TO except the islands OF Guam
and Tutuila. as wen as the Philippines
from Its operation.
Stating that he regarded this pro-
vision as the most important part of
the tariff bill, MIR. Aldrich read Il state
ment showing the maximum and mini
mum laws OF otherfcountrics Since
that statement was prepared, he says,
France had adopted rates of tariff
that varied on an average OF so per
cent.
CRITICIZED BY DANIEL.
Moving to strike from the amendment
tic maximum tariff on tea, Senator
Daniel criticized the committees
Mr. Daniel criticized the proposed |
legislation as authorizing the president
tn make treaties with foreign powers |
without submitting them to the senate.
when this appointment Is agreed TO-
hei said, the senate Is eliminated as
tfeaty-making power SO far as these
matters are concerned. 1t
Is becoming more and more common to
eliminate the senate from the exercise
OF its powers,
Senators Nelson. Curtis and Root.
speaking in favor of the elimination of
the duty on tea and coffee, Mr.. Daniels
to strike out that provi-
sion was accented BY Mr. Aldrich and
agreed to.
Senator Aldrich, agreed with Mr.. Root
Lheres,was no NECESSITY. 10 held a c,.S
over the countries that export these
articles to the United States
Senator Culberscn offered an amend
merit to make non partisan the APP