Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-12


bill With him at luncheon. Between
these two the president had conferences
with several senators and representa-
tiyes. About noon the president met
the newspaper correspondents and gave
them an insight into the progress of the
legislation as we'll IS bis own attitude
toward the subject in general. Broadly
speaking, the president is not in favor
Of sidetrscking the corporation tax to
make way for an inheritance tax because
10 Justice to the statesmen who favored
the income tax and thus buried their own
preferences, the announced programme
should be carried out. The president is
indifferent, however, whether The tax
shall be two per cent or shall be lowered
s. long as the principle is maintained.
The tax can be raised or lowered as the
needs of the government treasury are
proven. In regard to the taxation OF
holding companies, the president Is eus-
phstically against the ides, for be be-
lieves it is to be an attempt at double
taxation, which would be unjust aud
which probably would not hold water
10 the courts. The president favors
the maximum and minimum tariff para
graphs as drawn up 10 the Senate as
compared with the similar measure OF
The House, because the Senate bill Is
less drastic. When the president was
asked if be was not discussing specific
rates with the conferees he replied that
be certainly was, because the time had
come when generalities had to give way
to concrete items. The president said
that he expected to see almost
all of the congressional conferees.
The morning session of the tariff bill
conferees vas devoted exclusively to
items 10 the metal schedule. 1t devel-
oped that the ways and meaus committee
Of the House desired 10 hold meeting
to consider the Senate amendments to
the Philippine tariff bill and to prepare
for the discussion Ia the House upon the
income tax constitutional amendment.
The couferees we're therefore in session q
comparatively brief time. They took
recess until 2:30 this afternoon when
they will reasonable provided that the
House is not still 10 session at that time.
Knowing that the tariff bill has reach
ed its last stage of construction, rep
reseDtstives Of manufacturers aud pro-
ducers 10 every line of business affected
by the schedules are here IN force
seizug the lsst opportunity to secure
notifications or working hard to retain
the advantages already written into the
measure. The conference committee,
or rather the republican members, met
a. ten O'Clock this morning to continue
their labors, and with the expectation of
sitting continuously until late in the aven-
iug with brief recesses for luncheon and
dinner. The metal schedule was taken
no where it was left off on Saturday,
and il is expected that this long ard i'm
portsnt subject will be disposed of before
me day ia over with the exception Of
few contested paragraphs. The most i'm
portant ofthese is the very first which puts
a duty of % cents on iron ore which was
put on the free list by the House. The
present Law includes tariff OF 40 cents
per ton on this article The House
conferees stood out msnfully Saturday
for free ore and will not give np without
a fight. 1t is expected, however, tba'
the Senate will win ont, although it is
possible that the rate may be reduced
somewhat below Is cents.
Lumber, sugar, tobacco, agricultural
products and spirits and wines are the
next schedules in order. On the first of
these there will be n long fight. The
House cut the Dingley rate of s. per
thousand feet to 81 aud the Senate rails
cd this to 81 80 but made some decided |
decreases in the House rates on dressed |
lumber. The House conferees will
probably accept the latter, but they are
going to make stiff demand, for politi- |
cal reasons, for the retention of the 81 |
rate on the rough stuff, The Senate con-
terees will insist that it would be i'm
possible to secure the adoption of that |
rate 10 the Senate and the chances are |
that there will be a compromise rate de.
teTmiued upon. There are only one or
two comparatively unimpOitant amend
ments to be considered in the sugar and |
tobacco schedules, and they will not take
more than q half hour to dispose of. Nor
is there expected to be much difficulty |
in reaching an agreement on the numer-
Gus changes in The agricultural seized
ule and that on wines. The committee
will then be up against the cotton seized
ule where the Senate substituted speci-
fic for ad valorem rates aud admittedly
raised the duties on The more costly
varieties of cotton goods. The admin.
istrstive sections, including the maxi
mum and minimum, the corporation lax,
etc. will not be taken up until the duti-
able list and the free list have been dis
posed of. 1t is thought likely that this
stage NAV be reached by Wednesday.
The GnatemaIsu government, upon
the demand Of the American govern
meut, has removed from Office Colonel
Garcia, the provincial magistrate, who
refused to convict the murderers OF Will
liam Wright, a negro and American cit
zen, who was killed last December.
President Taft today received six
loot fifty pound big stick from j. E.
Forbes, Of Ottswa, Kansas. The cud-
gel is from hickory tree and is of re-
growth, with large sphere at
he business end Of the stick. Fastened 10
ne weapon was a tag which Forbes had
written: "Tbe Almighty probably grew
his big stick for some good purpose,
md l suspect that it was to allow you to
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