The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-06-18
EGOVE TAX MAY
PASS THE SENATE BY
A SMALL MARGIN
...s AND BAILEY FRAME UP
--.f THAT MAY BEAR
FRUIT.
,VO,prCTs ARE NOT FLATTfRING
.... Would Probably Work
.-.,,st Proposed Law-His Infiu-
-. Greatly Dreaded-some Work
Be Done in Conference.

erce rEdIly ClS
= Be Done in Conference.
WASHINGTON, June IA prom
..nt DEB arc senator said that he
,.,sI .re vote on the income tax
tnandmsar would be exceedingly
T. and if the minority side voted
nan. fl had a good chance Of pass
r. He was not sure. however that
na Democrats would vote for
Il tsv as one. if not two, were ex-
,odirgIy doubtful While he would
:. name the doubtful ones, they are
nored TO be the Senators from
| .uisiana The Senator said that
e. are at least a dozen on his side
no had no faith that the income tax
..otrre even if adopted, would be sus-
[.iraa by the Supreme Court. The
crnrame Court, as he said, takes a
rrsat pride in sustaining precedents,
f. If is very rare that 1t reverses
Itself.
senator Bailey, of Texas, and Sena-
~ Cummins. of Iowa, the joint lead
ars in the fight for the amendment OF
tbe Payne-Aldrich tariff bill by the
imposition of a tax of 2 per cent. on
incomes exceeding $4,000, both ex-
messed confidence today that when
tba vote is taken Friday they will
nave a majority of the Senate. Each
IF them claims to have made care
mi canvass Of the Senate resulting
fayorably. Senator Aldrich, of Rhode
] Islsnd, the Republican leader, rarely
has anything to say in the nature OF a
prediction but it is stated, that he
believes he can muster a SUFFICIENT
number of votes to either defeat 1t,
refer it to committee, or, in lieu OF
+ that bring in some substitute PROPOSE
ton. such as a tax on the profits or
corporations. The strongest force
against an income tax is the Presi-
dent of the United States, who, be-
4 fore the week is out, will probably be
actively engaged in the effort to pick
votes from the ranks of the income
tax advocates. The income tax adyo'
Gates fear this force more than any
/ thing else.
There is considerable hope in Re
publican circles of the Senate that
with the income tax disposed OF, the
4 bill can be promptly passed by the
Senate and thrown into conference.
Out side Ct the income tax, probably
the main POINTS in dispute are hides
and wood pulp. Senator Aldrich Will
probably win in the Senate by placing
the Dingley rates of 15 per cent, on
hides. TIL House went for free hides
: by an overwhelming vote. The up
shot of the matter will probably be
that compromise will be effected
in conference reducing the 10 per
cent duty to 7 or 10 per cent. The
House leaders claim, however, that
they will force the Senate to yield
for free hides.
As to wood pulp, Representative
Tawney, of Minnesota, the chairman
OF the Appropriation Committee, and
one of the most influential Of the
House leaders, said this morning thai
he though the House rate would f1nal
y win against the proposed Senate
Increase.
The Dingley act passed the Senate
on July 7 and was approved by Pres
ldent Mckinley on July "a, making
little over two weeks In conference
The leaders believe they will be able
10 conclude the present bill within. a
most, two weeks, which should pu
%lournment by Independence day, n
the event nothing unexpected takei
place. The Conference Committed
Will probably be composed Of eigh
men from each branch of Congress
nVe Republicans and three Democrats
mere has been much speculation al
% who will compose the Conference
Vommittee. Ordinarily they are ap