The San Francisco call., 1909-07-09

ing the floor until the Virginia sena-
tor return.
Protesting against the proposed ad-
vance in the internal tax on tobacco
and snuff, the Texas senator said:
You republicans think you can dc
anything because you are convinced
the country is afraid to trust the dem
ocratic party. Well, 1 guess the coun-
4 try is afraid of US.
But the time will come when the
people viii say it is better to be
1 governed by fools than rascals. You
viii tempt fate too far. You fail to lay
any tax on the incomes of the rich and
exact tribute from the poor by taxing
their tobacco"
/ At this point Bailey yielded the floor
to Daniel who moved to, amend the
1 finance committees proposition by
striking out the proposed eight cents
on tobacco and snuff and retain the
existing six cents tax. This was re-
/ jected by vote Of "a to "a.
BY a vote of 90 to % the committee
/ tax amendment was then agreed to.
LIFT LEAF TAX
Senator Aldrich accepted Senator
Z Bradleys amendment to remove the
six cents a pound on leaf tobacco and
/ agreed to by a viva voce vote. This
! is practically the same provision as
I that which passed the house. 1t re-
moves the tax of six cents a pound
on the tobacco grower as a vender and
! thus removes what is supposed to be
/ the cause of the night rider attacks in
Kentucky and Tennessee. There is
little doubt that the provision will re-
main in the bill.
The tobacco tax schedule as a whole
was adopted by the senate.
! An amendment proposed by Senator
Curtis of Kansas providing for a
countervailing duty on crude oilefrom
any country imposing a duty on Ameri-
can oil, such duty to be half Of
the duty levied on American oil, was
adopted by vote of A TO 81.
HIT AT STANDARD
Senator Burton said the purpose o.
/ the amendment was to prevent oi
coming in free from Mexico, where, HI
said the Standard oil company hat
| three refineries.
Senator Gore offered an amendmen
providing that importers of crude pc
] troleum shall not be entitled to tn.
drawback provision of the tariff bill
| Senator Aldrich and Senator Curtis
promptly accepting this provision. i
was made a part of the amendment Of
fered by Curtis. The Curtis amend
ment was then agreed TO.
Stone offered an amendment placing
]
1 list On motion of AIdrich it was lait
on the table, 45 to %.
An amendment by Newlands. Great
/ ing a tariff commission the adoption O
/ which he urged IN an extended speech
/ was laid on the table.
Advocating the placing of crude as
phaltum on the free list, Burton saiC
/ such action would reduce from I,
Is per cent the cost of asphalt paving
ssYES, AN ASPHALT TRUST
This proposition was opposed by Sen
ator Flint, who declared that free as
phalt meant the further Strengthening
of the asphalt trust.
rs there an asphalt trust?" inquired
Bailey.
Yes" retorted Flint
please say that loud enough for tn,
attorney general to hear it," appealed
the Texan.
Burton obtained an aye and nay vot,
on his amendment and it was rejected
81 to 39
After the disposal of the tobacco anc
oil provision it was discovered tina
many other senators were prepared L
present amendments.
An amendment by Dixon of Montana
raising the exemption clause of the in
heritance tax. an amendment by Nc