The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-05
END OF TARIFF
NOW IN SIGHT
Aldrich VIII Have His
Way.
CONGRESS NAY WRANGLE
No Doubt About What Taft
win Do,
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satefsst Attsshes = the Cennistee
Appei.sne.ts TAat are 10 Bs
Aane..ees By speaker
Cannsn.
!oubt About What Taft
win Do.

Washington. July - Especial --Un-
iess unexpeS(ed delays should occur.
the prevailing impression Is that the
tariff bill will be disposed Of by the
Senate within q week or ten days. or
certainly Ia two weeks.
The long spell Of very hot and de-
pressive weather undoubtedly had q
tendency to curtail the discussion. not
ably In regard to the corporation tax
feature Of the measure.
1t IL well known fact that num-
her Of the Republican Senator'S desired
to make speeches on that subject with
. view Of letting their constituents
know that they were opposed TO the
tax even though under the EFFICIENCY OF
the situation and the fear Of the power
Of the Taft administration. they did not
dare oppose the program that had been
laid down. The majority of the Rs-
publicans were anything but happy
whsn tney had to support this propo-
sftion. but they had to do Ii to pre-
vent the ACummins- Bailey combination
from putting through In their own way
the straight income tax provision. Sem
ators Aldrich and Root each admitted
Indirectly, il not directly. that the cor
porations tax proposition was nothing
but a subterfuge. It had 90 been de-
nounced by Senator Clay, (0Al. In .
speech before the matter was squhreiy
before the Senate the Georgian having
been quick to seize the opportunity TO
make that exposure.
wrnngIe May Result.
Now the speculation 10 towards the
things that will or will not be done
when the tariff bill gets into confer
ence. and as to just how long the
wrangle between the senate and House
eonferees will last. The talk has been
that Mr.. Aldrfch and his assistant
managers were disposed TO dump the
whole AneoIne tax business as soon ~
the conference report IL patched up.
The belief is that they would like to
do II. but they are said to realize thai
II they bring In report to the enect
that they were unable to agree as to
this matter 1t would mean weeks more
Of debate and contention. so the pre-
yaillhg idea Is that the force of cir
cumstances will compel them to lot
that section remain In the bill.
Little dependence Is placed In the
rumors that President Taft win veto
the Bill In the event 1t is not the sort
Of measure he has expected. and which
ne promised the country his party
would place on the statute books. The
President. from all accounts. appears
to be getting along harmoniousiy with
the Republican leaders In Congress.
and APPARENTLY is just as anxious that
Congress- should adjourn before the
END OF July as are the men In the Sem
ate and House who have this legisia.
tion in charge. and few people belieye
for moment that the Executive would
fnterpose his objection, unless, per-
hans. the corporation tax proposition
should be deliberately strangied by the
conferees Then. to make good with
the country, the President would have
20 veto the bill However. there does
not at this writing seem TO be much.
A. any, danger that Mr.. Taft and the
Republican leaders in Congress are go
sing TO have falling out between now
and the time he win have to pass upon
the Pavne-Aldrfch tariff act.
Opinions dif9es widely as 20 how
long the siii win be fought over In
conference. To q certain extent the
senate and yTouse Republicans who
will handle the measure in conference
have been discussing the various
changes that have been made by the
senate. In the latter body, rates Of
duty have been heavily raised on nu-
merous articles that will affect the
cost to the masses. and the ultra pro-
tectionists are surely doing all they
can to have the Senate insist upon re-
tanning such increases.
In the House, the Republican man
ayers are not going to have the slight
est difficulty In jamming through any
program that may be arranged By
Speaker Cannon and the other Republi.
can members Of the Rules Committee
Special gag rules, whenever the occa-
sion requires. win be brought in. No
such thing. however. can be done IN
the Senate, and II Is in the latter body
I that the last determined stand can be
made by the Republican insurgents