The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
TARIFF WORK Is ENDED
Cotton Bagging Free But Ties
Pay q Duty.
ALL SCHEDULES COMPLETED
Debate on Corporation Tax and Income
Tax Comes Next---Senators Taking
Much Needed Rest.

Washington, d. CATER seventy
days of almost continuous debate, the
senate concluded its discussion OF the
schedules of the Payne-Aldrich tarlm
bill. 5s
Senator Aldrich told some Of his
friends that he would take few days
off duty for a water trip of some
kind, If it develops that the discus
sion OF the income tax is likely to
be an extended one. In this event,
Senator Flint will take charge OF the
bill, and Senator Root, who aided At
torney Wickersham In drafting the
corporation tax amendment, will take
charge of that measure. There has
been some discussion of postponing
the income tax and the corporation
tax amendment until the next regu-
lar session, but this suggestion mas
not met with favor. Senate leaders
take the position that movement OF
this character would embarrass Pres
ident Taft
Senator Tillman has pending an
amendment providing for tax of 10
cents pound on tea, and it Is be-
lieyed that this provision will not
lead TO IufJnef uSDdLS.
An earnest speech in favor of a tar
if on tea to protect the South Caro-
lima tea industry was made by SEN
ator Tillman, who declared there was
in. his proposition for a duty of 10
cents a pound on this product $4,000
600 of revenue and $1,000 Of protec-
| ton.
Senator Smith of Michigan said he
had been greatly surprised to find
that South Carolina is raising fifteen
! times more tea than did the island
| Of Ceylon in 1875. This discovery
had, he said, caused him to be very
friendly toward any suggestion look
ing to the protection of that indus
| try.
Senator Hepburn added that he had
used South Carolina tea for six or
! seven years, preferring 1t for it's SUI
perior flavor. He agreed with Sen
ator Tillman that the area over which
tea could be raised was from South
! Carolina to the Mississippi river,
where the rainfall was sufficient.
NO intimation has been given Of
other amendments and the discussion
probably will be shifted Immediately
from the tariff to the internal reve.
nue., and it is understood that the
opening speech will be made by Sem
ator Cummins Of Iowa in support of
an income tax amendment as part,
Of the tariff bill in contradiction to
! the movement for corporation tax
and an independent resolution look
ing to the imposition of an income
tax through the instrumentality Of
constitutional amendment. The
finance committees income tax con-
stitutional provision was presented,
and as the corporation tax amend
ment was introduced some days ago;
both are ,now before the senate In
| regular order.
Cotton bagging and cotton ties, and
! incidentally binding Irvine, occupied
much Of the senates time
Senator McLaurin moved to place
bagging on the free list, and contra
ry to the general expectation the
motion prevailed. The southern sem
ators were, however, not so FORUM
ate with cotton ties, which they also
desired to have made free of duty.
Senator Culberson proposed the
change on ties. Mr.. Culberson de-
clared that SO per cent of the bene-
| fit of the duty on cotton ties is reap
ed by the steel trust Senator Aid
rich replied that these ties should be
made in the south.
After prolonged debate concern
ing the terms on which the cotton
planter sells, his product, the Culber-
son amendment was defeated, 81 to
38.
In the course Of plea for free
ties, Mr.. Smith Of South Carolina
charged that the south had been dis
eliminated against in this matter. In
closing, he said
THE time will come when we will
come to orr own and we will re-
member UrSfriends"
Ineffectual efforts were made to
have school books, salt and Egyptian
cotton placed on the dutiable list.
Senator Bacon, who offered the
amendment for a duty on cotton, said
that at the same rates placed on
wool, cotton would produce a reve-
nue. of 100000 a year He proposed
cents pound. Senator Tillman
also declared that by the adoption
of his 10-cent rate on tea another $9,-
100000 could be added to the treas
ury receipts.
Senator Tillman's amendment to
the tariff bill providing for duty
I Of 10 cents per pound on tea, was de-
feated, after spirited debate, by a vote
Of 1S to so.