The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-29
VACATIONS AND
CORPORATION TAX
Cons deratlOn Ct Latter Keeps
the Statesmen at Work.
THE PRESIDENTS PLANS NOW
He Has Had to Change Them Several
Times - The Success of Senator
Hughes of Colorado as an Orator.
The Propagation CT oysters-other
Topics at the Capital.

Topics at the Capital
Washington, June 26.-[Special. i
Many of the Republicans say privately
that If President Taft has his plans
for the summer seriously interfered
with it is largely his own fault-that
everything seemed promising for con-
gress to adjourn on or before July Is
until he sent in his special message
proposing that provision be included
In the tariff bill to tax corporations on
their net earnings at the rate of 2
per cent. They claim that the Repnb-
lican leaders of the senate had votes
enough to defeat the straight income
tax amendment that is favored by the
Democrats and the insurgents. or at
any rate. that the matter could easily
have been sent TO the Judiciary COM
mittee for investigation and report
next session and thus been STAYED off.
| But 1t is different since the president
/ took a hand in the controversy. He
| evidently has an idea that adjourn
| ment will be late In the summer pos
sfbly, for he has arranged to have his
| family go to Massachusetts. He will
accompany them and keep couple of
| dates for speeches and then return to
confer with the leaders in congress.
| New Orator In Senate.
| Another new senator has made big
| 1t is Democrat. Mr.. Hughes of Col
orado is the man. He had been
| listener until few days ago, but EVIL
IDENTIFY thought it was time to be heard
from. especially as there is no longer
punishment visited upon fedgling
who dares to get up and talk in the
upper branch of congress. Senator
Hughes demonstrated that for deliv
cry he ranks way up at the top Even
Republican senators who did not agree
/ with the argument made by the SEN
ator from the Centennial State walked
over to his side of the chamber and
offered their warmest congratulations
His enunciation Is considered about as
nearly perfect as it well could be, and
no more fluent talker ever has been
developed during first term.
Objections to Corporations Tax.
The experts differ widely as to how
much revenue will be produced in the
event that a tax is placed upon the
net earnings Of corporations. The
president In his message stated that
he had been reliably informed that 1t
would produce about S25,000000 an
nualiy. Several Republican members
Of the senate finance committee since
looking into the subject talk as if they
thought the amount to be realized
from this source would not fall short
of $5o,000,000 and possibly might go
much higher If honest collections were
made. A senator who has stock In a
coal corporation objects to the pro-
posed tax Oh the ground that 1t Is not
fair. He says an individual right next
to his concern owns larger mine; but,
not being Incorporated. he would es-
cape the tax entirely IL President
Taft's plan were carried out Another
objection raised by certain senator's is
that thousands of business men are
going TO kicl, because this~plan would
are doing and rivals would profit
Looking Into Oyster Propagation.
The director OF the bureau OF fish
cries has decided to send an expert
early next winter down into the gulf
OF Mexico section to make thorough
study of the oyster situation in those
waters, and particularly in southern
Alabama, where the Mobile oyster al |
ready Is Il famous brand 1t is said
that the possibilities OF increasing the
supply In the waters of the gulf are
greater than generally is supposed. |
Year by year the government is ac-
complishing greater things with she'll |
Dish. 1t has done wonders mp in New |
England to increase the lobster supply. |
At one time 1t was feared the lobster
would eventually be very scarce
Hughes Good Roads Bill.
Within the past five years scores of
bills have been introduced i'll congress
to commit Uncle Sam to the policy of
appropriating money for building roads
In the states, but Representative
4AdSa(c VA w CSt VII 1dS SOtlG
forward with measure which pro-
poses to establish national wagon
roads commission with view TO the
of and construction of
roads i'll conjunction with the several
states In the interest of commerce and
the postal service. He would have
three persons on the commission, all
to be appointed by the president of the
United States. They must have prac.
tical knowledge of road engineering
and construction. and he would have
them paid each salary Of $4,000 d
gear.
Novel Organization Proposed. Fl
BY request Senator MaEnery Of Lou.
siana has introduced Il bill to ineol- {,
porate the cult OF the Aryans The
Aryans want to have their principal
office In Washington. The head III
.orporator is ex-Conaressnian j IsloydlI
King Of Louisiana The object Of til
.uit IS declared to be 70 preserve I'll ]
purity Of the AryaD blood and general b
10 promote InatriuIis hsstslisal. esiu
sational and flsatsrnal purposes
CHAIR is y ARTHUR.