Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-22

poFatiOns issuing bonds aud 10 TAX OOhus
would be, according to the president ana
his advisors, violation OF the contract.
1t is believed that an effort will be made
when the amendment reaches the Senate
to reduce the tax from two to one or one
and one half per cent, bat the president
believes that tgo per cent is not unresson-
able aud will oppose any move Tor
reduction. When the proposed corpora
tions tax amendment is taken up Tor
discussion again ct the White House
conference tonight, it is believed to
be certain that consideration will
have to be given to the growing de-
sire among senators and members Oh
tine House that the whole subject
should be postponed until the regular
session of Congress next December.
The situation, however, seems to DC
something like tbis; Ia order to defeat
the income tax, Senator Aldrich, work
ing with President Taft, had to propose
the substitute scheme of corporation
tax coupled With the proposition for a
constitutional amendment for an income
tax. With this substitute, they were
enabled to take enough votes away from
the Bailey combine to insure
it's passage when it should come to a
vote. Consequently the AIdricb crowd
cannot suggest the pOstpOnement OF the
subject without being threatened with 8
loss of the votes OF the progressive re-
publicsns which they captured by the
aid of the new proposition. The pro-
gressive republicans who still hold out
for o straight income tax amendment
on the lines of that drawn up by Cum
Minis and Bailey know that they have
not votes enough to put it through.
They don't like the corporation tax
| dea and would rather see it postponed
than adopted. Consequently if there Is
to be any pOstpOnement of the subject
the suggestion would have to come from
one Of them. This suggestion they
hesitate to make. The difficulty which
has been met in the drafting of q salts
factory tax on corporation earnings
which will stand the test of the courts,
has been so great and the length OF de-
bate which consideration Of it will in
volye promises to be 30 extended that
She idea of putting the en,ire matt
over until next session is being discussed
! l,dsy very generally by senators and II
NAV vel be that this course will be fol-
| lowed.
wall street obviously disturbed by
President TafPs plan for corporation
tax. today developed an attitude Of
bland confidence following the distrlba
| ton quietly from high sources OF an
"opinion" that the law, If passed, Will
surely be in such form that Ii Will BE-
declared imperative by the conrls.
The Wright brothers continued today
| the task of putting their aeroplsne
together. 1t is not believed that the
machine will be ready for its first flight
before Friday. Whether a fight will
be attempted then will depend upon
weather and wind conditions. The
motor will be thoroughly tested before
that time. II is the same engine iha'
went TO smash last lsll when one Of the
propeIltrs broke and the machine pluDg-
ed to the ground killing Ut. Ssltridge
and seriously iniuring Orville Wright
The broken parts have been re-
placed, and the Wrighis now be-
| lieve that ii is as good rs new.
The wings of the serOplane will have
different appearance. Last TALL they
were of white canvas. This has been
replaced with a buff cOlOred cloth made
in England, which is lighter and more
closely woven than the canvas. Ac-
ceptauces to the Invitations cent out by
the War Department which are nos
pouring in upon the signal service Office
Indicate that practically the entire mem
} bership of Congress will attend the trial
flights Of the Wright Brothers In theil
aeToplane at Fort Myer. Invitations
have also been sent TO President Taft
and Vice President Sherman and the
probability ia that both will sccept.
"You can say for me that | kDow
absolutely nothing in regard to the
matter, and thatitis pure fabrication, -
said Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson,
today, when asked ior an expression re-
gardiDg the story that he wOnld be sue
ceeded as secretary next December by
Rep. Charles f nScott, of Kansas. Scott
is at present chairman of the committee
on agriculture of the House and has
been in intimate touch with the affairs Of
the department. Secretary Wilson said
he had no idea where the story original
cd and that the whole thing was news
to him.
| The Treasury Department today
awarded contracts for the erection d
several public buildings. Cecil l..
Saunders, of Ithaca, N. Y, get the con
tract at Clifton Forge, Va, at S44,
ma