Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-15
From Washington.
,Correspondenoe of the Alexandria 6aEette.l
Washington, June Is.

providing for an amendment to the
constitution specifically authorizing
Congress to impose tax upon incomes.
These new plans will be offered by Ssns-
tor Aldrich aud careful canvass OF the
Senate has shown that he has enough
votes to ensure their adoption. Neither
proposition is favored by Mr.. Aldrich
but they were forced from him by the
realization that unless he made conces-
sions, enough republicans would JOIN
with the democrats to write Into the
tariff bill an income tax provision. By
proposing the tax on corporations be
meets the views OF those of the progress
siyes who claim that the tariff sched-
ules alone would not raise all the
revenues needed by the government
The proposed tax is expected to raise
anywhere from $40, 900, 900 to $50, OOO,-
900. By the proposition to amend the
constitution 80 as to authorize the in
come tax he meets partially the desires
of those who went to tax wealth aud at
the same time avoids the possibility OF
enacting now a measure which 1t Is
claimed might be sgain declared I'M
constitutional by the Supreme Court. Or
course the income tax advocates do not
favor the compromise for they know
that 10 amend the constitution II will
reqnre the ratification of the resolution
by three.iourths OF the states Of the
union. That means great delay and
possible failure in the end. Bat enough
of the progressive element has been
wesued away from the Oummins-Bailey
combine by the Aldrich proposition
to make it practically certain thst
his programme will 90 through.
President Tsft's advocacy of the cor
poration tax in preference to an income
tax is what made the Aldrich plan 30
strong. The president has given the
subject much serious consideration dur
ing the last few weeks and has bad
frequent conferences with Mr.. Aldricb
and other leaders OF the Senate and
House. One feature which appealed to
the president was that the proposed tax,
If adopted, will put into the hands of the
government the power of supervision
over corporations which has been
admitted to be necessary and for
which Mr.. Roosevelt argued for years.
It will give the government access to
the books of the companies and will en-
able it to ascertain which, il any, are con-
Quoted dishonesty and whether they are
making extortonate profits. Although
realizing that they are beaten Messrs.
Oummins and Bailey will insist on haV-
iDg direct vote on their income tax
amendment when the subject comes up
on Friday. The judiciary committee
will be the one selected az the buryiDg
ground of the Oummins- Bailey amend
ment and to prepare the joint resolution
The Cabinet today discussed the presi-
dents plan of taxing the undistributed
net earnings of corporations as means
of raising revenue and the ministers, II
is said, were unanimous in declaring
that it would be success. Senators
Crane, of Massachusettt, and Bourne, OF
Oregon, were among the callers at the
presidents office during the dsy and
both, it is said, endorsed the plan. The
president is gratified over the reception
the idea has received aud is confident
that when put into operation the tax
will yield the government more than
800 600, 600.
The steamer NsDticoke, near Franklin
Va, suspected of being a Venezuelan
ilibuster vessel, has been searched by
Federal officers and found to have on
board no coutrabsnd goods. This infor-
nation was received today by the Treas
ury Department from the command of
the Revenue Gutter PimlicO, which had
been ordered, upon request of the De-
pariment of Justice, to prevent the
Nanlioke from leaving her hafbOr. She
was discovered to have cargo of 100
tons of coal, 800, 900 pounds of steel
plates and so boiler tubes. She has
been ordered held by the Department Of
Justice for what reason cannot be stated
Orders were issued by the Navy De-
pattment today directing the bsttleships
of the Atlantic feet to disperse to va
rious ports on the Atlantic coast from
July 2 to July 6 to give liberty and
spend the Alb of July.
G. E. Morgan has been appointed
postmaster at Bsyard, Warren county,
and James F. Lumsden, at Mine Run,
Orange county, Va.
An amendment to the tariff bill introduced
by Senator Nelson. of Minnesota, in the Sen
ate today, provides for submitting to the legis-
latures of the states constitutional amend
ment authorizing the leyying Of sn income
tax 1t is to he applied TO incomes from what
ever sources derived with appoItiOning the
same among the several states.
President Taft hes sent a message Of con-
dolence to Milo Pecanha, vice president Of
Brazil, on the death Of President Alfonso
Penna.
Specifications for the two new 10000 tons
batteships appropriated for in the last Con-
gress were issued to bidders by the Navy De-
plrtment today. The bids Will be- opened on
August 10, when the contract will be ava I'd
ed. The new vessels will be the largest yet
built by the American navy aud will be the
largest ahoat in any navy Of the world. They
will be mounted with 1z-inch guns.
Captain Samuel W.D. Diehl, US. NJ, died
at the Naval Hospital, N. y, today.
There will be no more night sessions Of the
Senate during the remainder If the tariff de-
bate Instead the Senate will meet al ten
o'clock each morning, in place Of 1890, and
will remain in continuous sessions until seven
O'clock
President Taft TO-DAY received the resigna-
ton Of Francis f.. Leupp, commissioner of In
dian afisirs, and announced the appointment
of Robert G. Valentine rs his successor.
Valentine mad been the assistant commission
er. Leupp retired on account Cf his health.
BAPTIST MINISTER KILLED.
Rev. John Philips, Baptist minister,