The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-25
TOBACCO OCTOPUS"
COMES IN FOR A ROAST
Texas Senator JusiliIes His
Vote Against Free Raw
Materials

Washington, June 25.~-The COURSE
Of the Senate was the reverse OF It's
course the day previous Instead OF
acting on the schedules, the entire
day was given over TO speeches,
There were three 0gaiions, all OF
them ol considerable length. begin
ming when Che Senate convened at
10 o'clock, Senator Beverldge, OF In.
diana. talked FOR about four hours
ami was followed by Senator Bailo5
OF Texas, at almost as great length
Senator Newlands was the last OF
the orators OF the day, and he had
not long surrendered the floor when
ilae Senate adjourned.
The theme OF Senator BegerIdgn's
discourse was an amendment pro
posed BY hsM regarding the size of
tobacco packages. lie conlended thai
while The size Of the packages had
been reduced during the Spanish
war with the end IN view Of COMPEL
ing The purchaser 70 pay the war tax
those sizes had not been restored
nor the prices reduced, notwlthsiand
lng the removal Of the tax. thus gly
Ing the tobacco manufacturers, and
especially the tobacco trust the ad
vantage Of the tax, eyen though u
aas not been In operation for abon
nine years.
lie declared that the trust had In
fluenced legislation for this purpose
and asserted it WAS being benefited
to the extent Of many million dollar
u year
Senator BailaY talked about free
raw material for the purpose of juatl
tying his vote as a Democrat against
the free entry OF iron ore. lumber and
hides He declared that previous tc
the Cleveland administration, The
established Democrats policy was a.
opposition to the free admission oil
raw material, and undertook to show
that such policy was really a part
Of the Republican scheme Of high
protection,
Newlands on Income Tax.
Senator Nowlands gave his atten.
ton 10 the income tax question, de
voting especial consideration 20 the
presidents recommendation for a
corporation tax lie discussed al
length The legislation Of 1898 provid
ing for tax upon the gross receipts
ef ail reilncrcs, on which Tie Spreck
els e8se was decided by The Supreme
court. and which Is relied upon by
he President as precedent for thC
proposed corporation tax He point
cd out especially that the law of 1895
WAS applicable, not to corporations
alone. but 10 every person. firm
company and corporation carrying on
such business and suggested that g
AK applying only to corporations
might violate the constitutional
amendment uniformly.
si0,o00,000 for Census.
On the eve OF the expiration OF
ihe current fiscal year. the House
authorized an emergeney approprl
alton Of $4,000 900 for defraying ihe
expenses os taking the thirteenth de
cennial census. In presenting The
hill for that purpose. Representative
'fawney chairman Of the committee
on appropriations. explained tho sit.
nation VIII respect 10 the permanent
ecusuB measure stlll IN conference
and announced that unless the
money was forthcoming the census
bureau would be compelled to sas
pend all business next Wednesday
Notwithstanding th.a warning. the
hill met with much opposition, and
II WAS only finally passed after Rep
reseniatlve Macon. Of Arkansas, had
forced roll call on point of no
quorum