The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-30
Seventy-Day Discussion
Comes TO an End
Corporation and In
come Tax Next Order
sen ArOg~ ENJOY BRIEF RE.
SPIT FRDM DUTIE>-sFN ATOR
CuNMiNs To OPEN DEBATE ON
INCOME TAX.

WASHINGTON June z9-After
seventy days of almost continuous
debate the senate concluded is dis
cussioa Of the schedules of the Payne
Aidrica tarin bill Five minutes af-
terwards the senate adjourned for the
say 70 permit preparations Tor The
corporation aad income tax bnl a.
bate which aai begin tomorrow.
The eariY adjournment afforded
the tired senators little much.
needed relaxation from ions hours
Ia the over-heated chamber.
Mr.. Aidrich told some II his
friends that be would take a lsw
days oH duty fer water trip Il il
deyelopea that The income taz dis
cussioa Is likely % be extended. IN
this event Senator Ellnt VII take
charge 81 fhe bIIl. aud Senator Root.
who aided Attorney General Wicker
sham la drafting fhe corporation tax
amendment NH take charge of the
. measure. There has been some dis
eassioa = postueuiug the income tax
and tHe corporation tax amendment
until #he ReS1 resVlar session, but
thls has not me- With favor
T. IS said thas the opening speech
Vii be made hy Senator cummins
OF IoBa. b support - The Income
tax amendment as par Of he tariff
bill Ia contradiction 20 the move
mcut for corporation tax ana an
independent resolution looking 10 the
imposing ef an income tax throug
the instrumentaiity Of constitn-
tional amendment
The proceedings consisted of gen
eral cleaning up of the passed over
provisions IN both the datia Die aud
free lists OF the tariff bill Cotton
bagging aud cotton ties. and inclden-
taliy, binding tine. occupied much OF
the senates time Early In the day
senator MeLaurin moved to place
bagglng on the free list and contrary
TO the general expectation. the motion
prevailed The southern senators
we're, however, rot 80 fortunate with
cotton ties. which they also desired
10 have made free Of duty. Senator
cuibefson proposed the change IN
ties He came within seven votes
OF Niuning Il. standing 81 10 IS.
The duty on structural iron aud
steel valued az more than nIne-tenths
of a cent pound vas Increased from
fhree-tenths = forr-tenths of cent
per pound. being an addition 10 the
rhou5e rate OF oae-tenth Of cent.
The rate on steel of q lower value
vas LETT unchanged On zinc i'm pigs
there was also an addition Of half
a cent 4 p0gad ever the house Pate
of cent
Intellectual efforts were made 10
haze school books. sslt and Egytian
cotton placed an the dutiahle list.
Senator Bacon. Who offered the
amendment for q duty on cotton, said
thai at the same rates placed on
wool cotton would produce
revenue Of So 100000 a year. lie
proposed I cent a pound senator
Tillman also declared that by the
adoption of his lp-eagt rate ou tea,
aesher ss,eoo.0e0 could hs added
10 the treasury reeelpts.
An earaes Ih IN favor ~ t1e
tarn oa te, protect the south
Carolina tea z.uastfy Was made ko-
day b. Senator THlman Who declared
hat there was In his proposition tof
a duty of 10 eUuis a pound on TINS
product $9,oOe.0o0 u revenue ana
$1,000. 900 for protection.
Addressing himself 10 Mr Aidrieh
as the embod lmeut of the senate. MT.
Tillmsn was interrupted by me
Rhode Island senator. who sugsested
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