The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-15
Move for a Constitutional
Amendment
WOULD AVERT REVERSED
Decision by Supreme court-Report t.
Be Made by Finance Committee.
Plan for Present Tariff to Car
ny Tax on Corporations.

Washington, June 15-Aeting upon
the known desire Of President Taft, the
finance committee is expected to report
an amendment TO the tariff bill proyid
ing for the submission 70 the states Of
an amendment to the constitution which
shall legalize the income tax. The
president regards this method as pre-.
ferable TO that Of passing an income tax
bin and takes chances on the supreme
court reversing It's own decision and de-
claring such legislation constitutional.
This plan also win permit the grace
full retirement Of several statesmen
from the income tax camp to that Of
the advocates OF a tax on funds set
aside for dividendsi enough, in fact, 10
enable the excise provision to get
through the Senate That the excise
plan will pass the House is taken for
granted. Some doubt is expressed
whether the necessary three fourths Of
the states viii be found willing 10 ap-
prove an income tax amendment; but
such a doubt should not be permitted
to stand in the way Of present action.
The public interest demands, they be-
iieve, that the federal government should
be so equipped with power to levy an
income tax, partly on the theary that
when revenue from that source is needed
it will be needed in a hurry, and all legal
doubts should be removed in advance.
As soon as the debate on the Philip.
pine amendment is closed, the finance
committee win report the new zinc ore
schedule. This win be based on the zinc
content of the ore That containing
less than 10 per cent will be admitted
free; from 10 70 90 per cent. q quarter
Of cent pound; 20 70 IS per cent.
half cent a pounds more than Is per
cent. one cent a pound.
The committee il still undecided over.
.ulphate of ammonia, which the House
leaders insist must be free. On this
item and iute bagging the agricultural
interests stand firmly for free trade, al
though the New England senators are
urging on bagging a duty Of 6-10 Of a
cent. This article is manufactured bf
the Ludlow Associates Manufacturing
company at Ludlow, Mass. and win
come into direct and serious competition
with Calcutta bageing if the duty Is re-
moved. The Indications to a committee
amendment Of two-tenths Of o cent on
snlphate OF ammonia, but a deadlock
exists at present on the question Of
jute bagging.
Leading members Of Congress do not
deny that a fairly good understanding
exists between them and President Taft
a. 10 what concessions shall be made
in the tariff bin before II reaches the
White House. These do not cover Oil
the details Of the bin, but they are
sufficiently definite to indicate that The
bin will not remain 10 conference much
over a week, unless the House Is found
unexpectedly stubborn on some items.
The House and Senate leaders are reach
ing agreements among themselves every
day. which make for expectation. Opt.
mists today predict adjournment BY
July 1, although they were greatly sur
prised by the long and spicy debate
which broke forth over the Philippine
sugar question.
Senator Eugene Hale Of Maine has
been III nearly a week He was unable
to attend the committee meeting Sat
urday at which the importan. pulp and
paper duties were discussed. but on
rumor getting abroad that he was SER
iously i'll. he spent short time at the
capitol yesterday morning.