The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-29

Washington, April 2S.-When the dis
cszsion Of the tariff was resumed in the
senate today Mr. Brown of Nebraska
spoke TO his amendment recently in
troduced providing FOR a constitutional
amendment authorizing an income tax.
He argued that the people Of the sew
eraI states should have the opportunity
Of voting on the question in order that
the validity of such law never would
be questioned. He said congress owed
ID 20 the people To be given a chance to
saw whether the constitution should be
made TO sanction a system Of taxation
approved by the majority Of American
citizens and by the economists of the
entire civilized world 1T seems To me.
he said. that the discussion Of the last
two days in this body led by the able
and eloquent senator from Texas brings
home TO every senator the commanding
snd imperative necessity for the adop-
ton of such an amendment"
Rayner Sticks in d Pin.
Nr. Brown was Interrupted by Mr..
Eayner OF Maryland. who insisted that
congress already had the power 10 lay
auG collect taxes on incomes. and that
even were the amendment TO be adopted
f. still would be necessary TO have an
apDorJiOnment-
The suggestion was not accepted with
any too good a grace by the Nebra ska
senator. who said that he was not so
beside himself 10 believe that his reso-
1Hti1n would meet the critical iudg-
mant of the senator from Maryland.
Air. Painter Of Kentucky INTERCEPTED
that the supreme court of the United
States. as now constituted. might
change its former opinion holding an
income tax law unconstitutional
Mr. Brown replied that he was ready
90 support any bill providing for such
q tax.
Upon Mr.. Browns request. the reso-
luton was referred to the committee on
The judiciary.
North Cardinals Graft.
Discussing the lumber schedule. Mr.
SIMMONS Of North Carolina opposed the
proposed reductions. principally. he
said. because labor constituted q larger
element in the cost of producing lum-
her than I'm the cost of producing any
other Manufactured product, and, fur
tner that the lumber was a competitor
with some Of the articles which added
20 the cost Of its production.
How do you square your advocacy
Of tariff on lumber with the declara-
Ton of the national Democratic plat
form NJ 1862 Mr.. Dixon Of Montana
inquired.
Nir. Simmons asserted that the plat
j form declared for tariff for revenue.
and he did not believe the Dingley rate
o1 lumber was more than a revenue
rate
}lr. Simmons denied that lumber
prices had been fabulously high and
that any great fortunes. had been made
~ manufactured lumber in the United
States.
The present crusade against duty
on lumber. Nr. Simmons charged. had
been i7stigated by spectators having
interests I'm Canada. He maintained
Uat here was TO lumber trust.
Protection for the Laborer.
tn those of thu. senate who were IA
f'7a6'a II high rates Of duty on the
Products Of the farmer. vet who were
advocating free luHkoeT. Mr.. Simmons
declared rs a note Of warning that they
were standing in their own light. He
asserted that the best purchaser in the
south nf meats. corn. hay and wheat
-To0 tho west was the sawmill laborer-
Those 500 00G men, he said feed
-'.HN6' mouths and clothe 100000
Jacks. and if YOU cheap lumber duty
advocates succeed in enabling the
Canadian i'm driving the southern man
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