The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-28
SPECULATE
AS TO TIME
Adjournment Not Yet In
Sight.
TAFT'S TAX ELL IS UP
May Be Theme Of Discussion for
Several Days.
There Are Differences Between the
House and the sennte ON the,
Taria Schedules which
VIII XIII Time.
rAFT's TAX ELL IS UP
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| Speculation is heard on all sides as to
how many days the discussion on the
corporation and income tax questions
will run in the Senate. Some think
1t will last only a few days; others
are of the opinion that it may continue
! for ten days or two weeks-all depend
| ing upon the temper of those VINO
take part in the debates. And the
weather may have a good deal to do
with the tendency to talk on the part
| of senators.
The claim is made that President
Taft and, Senator Aldrich have care
fully gone over the situation. and that
they are certain of enough votes to
pass any provision the Republican lead
ers want.
The gossip heard in legislative and
political circles is both lively and In
teresting. There is undoubtedly
quiet, determined movement among
| corporate interests to throw obstacles
| In the way of this legislation, but
there are no evidences that an attempt
will be made to try to prevent the
adoption of the administration schemes
in the Senate. But there is whisper
ing going on that after the tariff bill
gets into conference there may be some
fine work which will discover a way
to send this income tax and corpora
ton tax question over for final ad-
tustment during the winter session OF
Congress.
As Is well known the Senate on gem
eral lines raised duties over those fixed
by the House in the Payne bill. The
talk right along has been that Mr..
Aldrich and his Republican associates
on the Finance Committee adopted this
policy in order that they might have
lots of things on which to trade when
the measure gets into conference. But
those Republicans who have been
fghting for a downward revision OF the
schedules profess to believe that Pres
kident Taft has received assurances
that reductions will be made in con-
ference that ought to satisfy the adj
ministration and the people at large
who have favored a reduction OF
duties.
wagfng Fierce Fight.
There is an element in the United
States, however, which is counting
heavily on having the Senate rates
that were fixed through the influence
of Senator Aldrich and the New Eng
land and Pennsylvania combination
maintained. And this demand is back
ed with might and main by the Amer
lean Protective Tariff League with
headquarters in New York City. As
is known to many, that league pub
qishes a fiercely edited and carefully
prepared weekly newspaper called The
American Economist. The people run
ming The Economist do not mince
words. They are for protection for
projections sake, and they candidly
admit 1t. During the past week they
have flooded the country with circu-
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who believes in high rates of duty to
bring pressure upon Washington to
see that the Senate does not surren-
der any of it's increases to the House
when the tariff bill goes to confer
ence.
Just as soon as the tariff bin passes
the Senate. The Economist has made
arrangements to have the mes sure
published and sent as a speedily as
possible to manufacturers, and they
are called upon to note carefully the
advances in rates that have been made
by the Senate over those of the House.
The Protective Tariff League officials
have also made arrangements to send
a number of their strongest men to
Washington to give backbone and en-
couragement to the Senate conferees.
who win be urged to hold out In the
main against old man Payne and his
associates of the House.
Such tactics as these make 1t diff
ficult to tell Just how long the tariff
bill will remain in conference. The
Dingley bill was In conference in 1897
about three weeks. It is asserted by
those who do not believe the Payne
Aldrich bill will be fought over that
long that in 1897 there were serious
differences between the Senate and
House over the sugar schedule This
year the two branches of Congress
agree as to that important schedule,
and that will therefore not be one
of the items to be wrahgled over In
conference.
1t is said that the Republican SEN,
ators and representatives who have
known in advance that they are to be
on the conference committee have been
keeping track of the changes that have
been made by the Senate in the House
schedules, and that to a great extent.
they have already exchanged Views as
to what they probably will do in set
thing the more important differences
between the two branches Of Congress
II this be true there ought not to be
more than a week consumed in fixing
up the conference report. But there
are a great many items of dispute that
will cause much wranglinE Take the
citrus fruit schedule for instance.
The Senate advanced the duty so
heavily on lemons that ii is charged
that the California lemon trust has
gained an advantage that will enable
1t to control absolutely the lemon mar
ket and exact the highest sort Of
prices. The canning industry of the
United States Is also up in arms
against the unheard of rate of duty
which the Florida senators had placed
on ptneapples, even without the con-
sent of the Finance Committee. These
are but samples OF the many things
that Will cause wrangling outside OF
the big schedules.
Few well informed people believe
that Congress will be able to adjourn
this side OF July 10 Many do not see
how 1t is possible to get through that
soon. A great deal though will de-
pend upon the time consumed in dis
cusslng the corporation and income
tax propositions.
AS TO DEBT OF MEXICO.
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