The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-19
Senator AIdrich Says He Is
Willing to Leave the Cues
ton to the Next Session Of
Congress.
INcOMERS ARE. NOT
BEING STAMPEOED
Senate Leaders Think the
Question One Which the
Public Should Have Plenty
OF Time to Think Over.

OF Time to Think Over.
Washington, June 19.-Some OF the
senators are In favor Of letting the
question Of special taxes go over until
the regular session. They are insist
ing that the subject has no place In
the present discussion; that it has been
introduced for the purpose of detract-
ing from the interest In the schedules
and to becloud the real issue.
This view Is not confined to senators
who are opposed to the scheme for tax
ing the net receipts of corporations.
Many Of the republican senators who
will support the corporation tax IL a
vote shall be reached. are most active
In advising that the whole subject be
put over until fall.
From their point Of view the ques-
ton Is too important and far reaching
to be decided hastily. They feel that
the public should have time to think
It over and make up its mind whether
1t really wants to see the step taken.
AIdrich Could Wait.
There are limitations that Senator
Aldrich would be very glad to see the
whole subject postponed. His maneu-
vering has all been for the purpose OF
preventing vote on the proposal to
levy an income tax. Senators have an
impression that If an agreement to let
the Bailey-C ummins income tax
amendment, the Inheritance tax
amendment and the amendment pro-
until next Decen Der he would be
greatly pleased.
But so far no formal setps toward
reaching a compromise of this sort
have been taken. The forces that are
to participate in the fight are being or
ganized. The democrats have agreed
to stand by the Bailey-Cummins in
come tax proposition as Icing as 1t has
any life left in II. II 1t should fail OF
adoption many Of them would 1t is be-
lievod support the corporation tax.
See Forty fi.,s Votes.
The income takers asserted today
that fourteen republicans would sup
port the income tax in preference to
the corporation tax. With the solid
democratic vote this would give the
income takers forty-five votes three
short Of majority, provided William
Lorimer OF Illinois. takes the oath of
ONCE and votes with Aldrich, as he no
doubt wilt.
The significant thing in the situa-
ton as 1t stands today is that Presi-
dent Taft apparently can not control
his party in congress on the corpora
ton tax proposition. II plans that are
being matured are carried out the most
vigorous attacks on the scheme of tax
alton will come from republicans. and
from the progressive republicans Of
the middle west
Can Not Be sidetracked.
These republican progressives assert
that they do not propose to be diverted
from the main issue by the move of
Senator Aldrich and President Taft.
One of them said today that If Senator
Aldrich would announce that he was
willing to reduce the duties levied by
the tariff schedule they might be will
ing to consider the plan for taxing cor
porations. So far no promise has been
made that IL congress will levy a tax
on corporations that will raise $40
100000 or more year the tariff rates
will be brought down.
Centralized Government?
The contes. over the proposed tax
on corporations will, the senator's say,
lead to . long debate on the question
OF centralized government. IF the
tax shall be imposed said one repub-
lican senator today. I'VE shall have a
centralized government such as some
of our forefathers never dreamed Of.
Did 1t ever occur to you that il the pro-
posed amendment becomes part OF
ths tax law federal inspectors will be
empowered to go into the office of ev-
cry corporation licensed by state and
examine the books?"
The lawyers who have undertaken to
write thu amendment taxing corpora
tons admitted today that many knotty
problems have been encountered. At
the suggestion OF the president they
undertook to provide for the taxation
OF bondholdera but so far they have
not been able to produce q provision
that would not in effect be an income
tax and probably unconstitutional.
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