The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-11

that privilege cannot be denied il the
corporation is organized under the
laws of the state, If it's purposes are
legitimate and not in contravention of
public policy The tax is assessed be-
cause certain business is being done
in a certain form or method Of organi-
zation, by incorporation or as joint
stock companies 1t is not license
and not a tax on property, but a tax
on that method Of doing business, and
because the business is being done UNI
der that legal form.
Mr. Neutrality-suspicious. the senator
from Montana claim that where
state charters corporation the United
states government can definitely i'm
pose tax upon that corporation be-
cause it has presumed to exist under
the laws of it's own state?
Mr.. Cartcr-Unquestion in the
levying of a tax on bank circulation
congress did not interpose it's hand ana
levy tax which operated to eXtln-
gush the banks of issue in the states.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
veagh has rescinded his recent order
nermitting the use of the ordinary
typewriter for filling in government
checks. When the original order was
promulgated it was thought That 1t
would save considerable clerical labor
and besides some money. Since It's
issuance and a months trial the
scheme has not worked right Thefe
was unanimous sentiment among the
leading banks In the large cities ana
in sub treasures against the use OF
the typewriter by disbursing officers
in filling up checks. 1t was demon
strated that alterations in the figures
and names could be easily and sue
cessfully made The order has there
fore been modified so as TO require
that the amounts of the checks anG
the names of the payees be filled IN
either with pen and ink or with the
needle-pont typewriter which perfor-
ates the paper
Star routes have been ordered es-
tablished in Montana from August
as follows.
Clearcreek to Ada, twice a week.
Salesville to Eldridge, once a week
Bruffeys to Livinston, once a week.
Senator Page Of Vermont was ar
guing against a duty on hides, and
coming from a leather industry sec
tion, argued that it would increase the
price Of leather If the duty was re
tained on hides. He said there was
about two pounds Of sole leather in a
pair Of shoes. Senator Carter created
a laugh by observing that q big shoe
would have more leather in it's sole
than little shoe. Mr.. Page didn't like
this pleasantly, and said II am serious
about this a4..
Mr.. Page then went on to expound
theories against the hide duty. upon
that theory, then" observed Mr. Car
ter, "the senator would favor free iron
ore, of course
Mr.. Page--I am not to be drawn
away from my argument on hides.
Mr. Carter desire to know whether
the principle is applicable exclusively
to hides, or whether 1t applies gener-
ally to raw material that is absolutely
necessary manufacturing?
Mr.. Page--When / get through |
think | will have demonstrated to the
senator from Montana that there is a
wide difference between the conditions
attaching to hides and those attaching
to iron
Mr.. Carter-Why not wool? Would
the senator have free wool? That is
a raw material.
Mr., Page-I can appeal to my vote
here in the senate. | have never voted
for free wool. Vermont is a Wo& NJ
growing state She has always been
as firm as the everlasting hills in the.
support of protection on wool.
Mr.. Carter--When the senator states
that no manufacturer can thrive when
hampered by a duty on raw material,
he desires us to understand that 1T
applies only to hides?
Mr., Page-No, sir, do not.
NH Page then went on to discuss the
tanning process. when he was inter-
rupted by Senator Dixon, who said:
Mr. Dixon--I do not want to divert
the senator's argument, but T. was In
terested in the story about killing the
calf and tanning the hide and making
the shoes in three hours.
Mr.. Page-In four hours.
Mr.. Dixon---What kind of tanning
was used in that process?
Mr.. Page--Chrome.
MIR. Dixon--Is it as successful in
making leather as the old tan bark?
Can it be done as successfully? Does
it make as good leather2
Mr.. Page-I am going to come to
that later.
Later Senator Carter declared that
practically the duty on hides has not
affected the price of shoes or harness
or saddles or anything the farmer has
to buy. Mr. Page insisted it would.
Mr.. Carter--It is known that the
uppers of 80 per cent of the Shoes or
greater per cent than that. are not
subject to any duty at all-the calf
skins, the light hides, the goatskins,
horse skins aud various skins out of
which the uppers of shoes are made.
Mr.. Page-That is all confessed, SEN
ator.
Mr.. Carter-So the truth is that cat
tie hides are used chiefly for soles and
heels on the average shoes. The only
portion of the leather subject to any
duty because of the duty on the hides
is that embraced in the sole and the
heel, which, according to the concur