The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
BAILEY WILLING,
The Texas Senator Consents to
a PostpOnement
OF the Income Tax Until Tariff
Bill Is Settled.
HIDES ARE TAKEN UP.
Schedule Levies a Duty Of 15
Per Cent Ad Valorem.
With Provision for Drawback
When Exported as Leather.

Washington, June Ex-senator Bailey,
speaking for himself and most of the
Democratic and Republican income tax
advocates. announced at the opening
of the senate session today that he
would consent to postpone the disposal
OF the income tax question until after
the tariff schedules were disposed of.
1t became apparent at once that the
postponemcnt would be made but there
was nevertheless some debate before a
definite conclusion was reached.
After debate had proceeded for half
an hour, an order postponing the SUBJ
Ject was suggested by Mr.. Bailey and
tagreed to. The formal presentation of
the matter was made by Mr.. Aldrich
I and it took the form of a unanimous
consent agreement to defer the entire
income tax and corporation tax ques-
tons until the schedules are out of the
way. AT that time Mr.. Bailey's amend
nent for an income tax and the COM
m1ttee's substitute for it will be taken
up and kept before the senate until
they have been disposed of.
Mr.. Bailey again sought assurance
that no motion would be made to re-
fer the amendment to the committee,
but was met with a prompt response
| from Senator Hepburn, who declared
that he would not agree to such a pro-
position. Mr.. Hepburn added that he
ton tax "or to any other subterfuge'' -
as means of paying the expenses of
| the government.
Adrich Makes Suggestion.
! Senator Borah suggested to Mr..
Aldrich that the finance committee
plan for corporation tax as con-
| siderable time will be required to
| dispose of it.
81 may as well say now as any
time replied the Rhode Island SEN
ator, ''that the committee has re-
| quested the attorney general to pre-
pare an amendment and under the
| direction of the president he will do
| so, giving US no doubt a provision
| largely rejecting the views of the ad-
ninistration. AS soon as it is con-
sidered by the committee it will be
| reported to the senate and I hope
that will not be later than next
Monday morning
Mr.. Bailey then suggested the
irreguIarity of the proceeding.
ST understand" he said. that bills
to raise revenue originate in the
house of representatives and not in
the White House.
Replying that it was not a question
of raising revenue, Mr.. Aldrich said
the committee merely wanted the
presidents proposition in concrete
form to consider it.
The amendment was then allowed
to go over.
The finance committees amendment
to the hides paragraph of the tariff bill
saw the light in the senate today for
the first time. being presented there
by Chairman Aldrich. 1t levies a tariff
o., Is per cent ad valorein on hides of
cattle, raw or uncured, whether dried,
salted or picked" with provision for
a drawback equal to the duty when ex-
ported in the form of leather. The
amendment was in the language of the
Dingley law and the effect is to take
hides from the free list, where the
house left them. Basing his objection
to a duty on hides upon the claim that
it would tend to perpetuate the beef
trust, Senator Clapp declared that his
constituents were patriotic enough to
give UP any advantage they might reap
in the possible higher price of hides
In order to help destroy trust
How about the leather trust?' in
ouired Senator Warren.
Continuing, he said before the beef
trust came into being hides were so
cheap that farmers could not market
them. Now, he added. hides bring
higher price and shoes are not higher
in price.
IF we can get two trusts by the
ears and knock their heads together
7 think that is the better way" sug-
gested Mr. Warren, who could see no
advantages in placing hides on the free
list. to injure one trust, while the other
would thrive by the action.