Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-28
Refers to Attitude of Supreme Court
on This Proposition.
CUDAHY CASE Is PUT OVER
Conference at Treasury Department
Results in Postponing Assessment.
MANY PUT IN CATTLE BIDS
T. b. McPbersOn saSH He Cannot Un-
derstRnd Low Figures at which
Dealers Are willing 60
Furnish stOc.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent !


WASHINGTON, April 27.-(Special Tele-
gram .)-senator Norris Brown today intro
duced a joint resolution to amend the con-
stitution of the United States as follows:
The congress of the United States shan
have the power to lay and collect taxes on
incomes and inheritances.''
The joint resolution comes at a tins
when the income tax discussion has bcen
brought uppermost through an address OF
Senator Bailey. which has extended over
the last two days. and is to be made tho
vehicle for speech on incomes by Senator
Brown either tomorrow or the day follow
ing
I'VE can admit the arguments Of Senator
Bailey and other advocates of the passage
of an income tax law. but whero docs II
get u.s." Senator Brown asked today.
Admitting the supreme court did seem
TO approve an income tax up to its last
decision on the matter, we now are con-
fronted with the fact that the court has
overruled that line of decisions and the
law is now the ruling of the latest deci-
sion
''It does not seem entirely safe for us to
conclude that because the personnel OF the
court has changed reversal of the last
OeClSlOn may DC eApeCleu lHe ibW OuBut
to be based on a firmer foundation than a
change In the personnel Of the court
am in favor of an income tax and I am
in favor of making the constitution speak
so plainly in the matter that the supreme
court may judge such law constitutional" >"
Postpone Cudahy Assessment.
At a conference at the Treasury depart
ment today by Secretary MacVessh. Solicit
tor of Internal Revenue Maddox and Acting
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Williams
IL was decided 10 postpone the assessment
of SS2.777 against the Cudahy Packing COM
pany, levied on oleomarserine, until the
company has had bearing before the de-
partment. The payment under the assess
ment was due today. The date Of hearing
has not yet been fixed.
Many Bidders on stock.
Bids were opened today for heifers, cows
and mares for delivery at the following
Indian agencies In the northwest: Stand
ing Rock Cheyenne River, Lower Brule,
Pine Ridge and Rosebud. There was a
very large attendance of cattlemen and
prices were low, considering the market
value of the live stock offered.
There were twenty nine bidders nearly
three times as many as usually appear at
a letting or this character, Inc price
ranged from S211l to $29 per head for
2-year old heifers. and from $s4.4 to $50 70
for cows. and from slA to S1ss for mares
Among the successful bidders were: w
I. Walker, Council Bluffs: Ross Rob
erts Of Gordon. Neb.; d. r. Brown, Spring
field. Neb.
Other prominent bidders were: A. D.
Marriott, c, J. Hysham, of Omaha; s. T.
Napier of Norfolk; Hank p Simmons
Manderson. s. D.; r. M. Stewart. Buffalo
Gap s. D.. and Smith & stephens of Fair
field, Ia.
T. B. McPhe rson, president OF the South
Omaha live stock exchange. and a cattle
producer In Arizona, Nebraska wyoming
and Montana, speaking Of these bids, said:
Prices were far below the present mar
ket value OF animals offered, and / can't
understand how producers can afford to
furnish cattle and horses at the prices
named.
McPhersOn on Duty on Hides.
OF the fight being made In favor of duty
on hides Mr.. Mcpherson said: II cannot
see how the producers of cattle can stand
a further decrease in the value Of their