New-York tribune., 1909-06-19

sary to enable Congress TO provide for snch TAX
Senators Clapp and Brown defended Fresioeht %
Taft's position while Mr. SutherIa I'd declared th"t
the executive officers OF the government VINO are
to uphold the Constitution. could not enforce
a law which substantially the same as one
that had been declared unconstitutional
Mr.. Rayner replied that the executive oficers
had discretion in the matter. but were required
by the federal statutes enforce the laws enacted
by Congress
Asserting that he had been pleased that. If the
Democratic party be defeated, a man OF
the character and temperament OF Mr.. TAFT should
have become President. Mr. Hughes said he had
not believed when Mr.. Tatt nominated that he
would accomplish his purpose regarding the IN
come tax and he that he had not
accomplished It He contended that the members
of the Finance COMMITTEES alone could get the
necessary number Of states to disagree to the pro-
posed constitutional amendment for an income tax
PAPER AN INTERNATIONAL QUESTION
The Senate then returned to consideration of the
paper schedule.
Explaining that there was a great international
question pending before the Senate which did not
exist when the House passed the Payne bill, Mr..
Aldrich said the Dominion of Canada had adopted
a policy, announced by the Premier. by which u
was intended enectusly 20 prevent the export Of
logs or wood pulp This taking possession Of
the American market for print paper
We ought to make the duty so high. he said.
''as permit the carrying out Of such plan
Quoting s27 "a as the price Of producing ton OF
OF our investigation. made through the books OF
the paper companies themselves. covering great
variety Of mills under great variety of circum-
stances led me 10 the conclusion that the cost IN
this country sSl 80 ton under the most favor
able circumstances.
The duty of 81 a ton was not therefore, in his
opinion sufficient 10 the difference in the
cost of production between the two countries Re-
ferring 10 the report that the international Paper
Company had purchased twelve thousand square
miles OF woodland In Canada, Mr. Aldrich suS-
gested that that company might be caught in the
Canadian trap preventing them from bringing that
wood across the line.
Il know there are certain newspapers in this
country he said which. by covert threats ana
the abuse Of Senators and Representatives. have
been irving 20 force adopt these low rates or
10 out this paper on the free list but in my tudg-
nent they represent very small minority OF the
news spapers Of the United States. whose treatment
OF public questions cannot be and Is not affected
by their material interest"
An earnest appeal for free print paper as an edu-
ca tional measure was made by Mr.. Gore, after
which the la Foflette amendment limiting the time
that the 81 rate should continue In operation was
voted down and the Finance Committees amend
ment placing the duty AZ - ton on print paper
adopted
Senator Gallinger occupied the earlier part OF
the with a speech in support Of the Finance
Committee rates on paper and wood pulp. declaring
that Canada had advantage in the cost Of
abor over the United States In the production OF
paper and urging sharp competition in this coun-
try as the reason why the price OF paper had been
kept down.