The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

about 35o. 1000. .ooo." he said. we want- ed to make endss meet under this bfli and therefore we provided for an in- heritance tax" He stated that prop. osition for an income tax was before the committee. but there wore strong doubts about the. constitutionaiitx of such c tax @'
 He was interrupted by MT. Clark. (MissourD with an inquiry if 1t was not true that President Taft had in timated that an income tax law could be drawn that the Supreme Court, as now constituted, would declare consti- tutional.
 Mir. Payne replied that he did not believe President Taft ever made such an assertion.
 That President Taft did make such . suggestion. was the contention of Mir. James. Kentucky. In 1907, at Colum- bus, Ohio. he said Mr. Taft incorporat- ed that proposition in a speech. which was taken down stenographically and printed in the newspapers.
 MT. Payne, while not doubting Mfr James statement said he SJld not know whether Mir. Taft took that view
 T don't think. however" he said. that there is any authority for such a
 Both MT. James and Mfr. Clark pointed to the fact that certain portions or the Income tax provision of the wiI- son bill. which were not held to be up- constitutional, could be enforced and Inquired why something was not done to enforce that law.
 MT. Payne's response was that 1t was because 1t was not believed an in- come tax law was constitutional. But even so. he said, he would vastly pre- fer n fa- come tax occasioned perjury and fraud intending. With this discussion, MT. Payne. after being on the floor for i've hours and ten minutes. closed. Before he sat down, MT. Garner (Tex.) re- newed his question of yesterday if op- portunity would be given to amend the bill.
 T am more hazy today than I was yesterday" replied Mir. Payne amid applause. He declared he wanted the Dill put through as quickly as possi- ble. The country Is waiting the &C., ton of Congress" he said. Trade Is waiting. The wheels of industry are stopped pending the action of Congress upon this bill. Men eager to work for 2 fair days pay are looking anxiously for the passage of this bill. Business interests of the country. nay, through out the whole world, are waiting for Iie Action or tnlS House. l believe 1t will open the ports of other countries. believe it will give us fairer trade relations the. world over. I believe 1t will not stop the labor of a single hand. believe 1t will start up industries throughout the United States I be- lieve that blessings to the people of the United States will come from the pas sage of this bill, and my anticipation and hope Is that at the earliest possi- ble moment this bill will go over to the Senate on its way to become a law"
 This peroration. coming as 1t did, unexpectedly. reused the Republicans to high pitch of enthusiasm. They clapped their hands, thumped their desks and patted their leader on the back. MT. Payne modestly bowed his acknowledgements.
 MT. Clark (Mo.) ), the minority lead CT. barely had begun his remarks when a suggestion from him that he would prefer to address the body when it was not So tired. led MT. Payne to say that he did not desire to be unreasona ble. and on his request. MT. Clark suspend ed until tomorrow, and the House ad- journed.