The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-21

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iections that have already. in the space
of a few days, been entered against the
bill Many other objections, mainly OF
less importance. but sin important
enough to have d bearing on the future
Of the bill are being raised. The debate
on the Payne bill will begin In the
House tomorrow It is expected the
storm Of opposition which the bill grad
uauv has stirred UP will then break
forth and that it viii be seen more
clearly then how formidable are the
grounds Of opposition
It has been much talked that the
bill would 90 through the House sub
stantialIv as il came from committee
with but little essential modification
But the outlook now is that even IN
the House, in spite OF the disadvan-
taces offered by the rules to those who
would modify the measure, It viii be
amended there A small number Of
Democrats will vote with the organiza-
ton Republicans Tor the bill about as
it stands. But there are many Re
publican insurgents. and II Speaker
Cannon and the Rules Committee try
to jam the bin through without i'm
portant changes of schedules, they will
probably be defeated.
1t is declared that from sixty to
seventy Republicans are bent on get
ting some of the provisions OF the bill
changed on the floor Of the House.
and these. voting with the Democrats.
would be able TO baIk any plan to
hasten the bill through without amend
ment.
Even Smith Balks-
Even so good an organization Re
publican as Representative Walter I.
Smith of Iowa, himself a member Of
the Rules Committee, Will insist on
getting a duty put on hides. The senti-
ment in his part of the country, the
Council Bluffs, Iowa, district, is for
Gaty on hides. Judge Smith will be
one Of the leaders in the movement
In the House against free hides. 1t
Will be impossible TO get the hides
schedule voted on separately without
allowing the House a chance to amend
other important features of the bill.
But the hardest blow that has been
struck against the bill comes from Sen
atOr Aldrich Of Rhode Island. the chair
man OF the Finance Committee. Senator
Aldrich in his conference with the
President Secretary Knox, and Secre-
tary MacVeagh yesterday, made it clear
he was utterly opposed to some OF the
important provisions of the bill. Sen
atur Aldrich has all along asserted he
die not see the bin until it had been
completed by the Ways and Means Com
nit Tee This was doubted in many
quarters, but his attitude now indicates
tlISt he vas not advised Of what the
Ways and Means Committee was doing,
nd certainly was not Counseled with.
Senator AldTich IS strongly opposed to
the maximum and minimum features Of
the bill thinks them il-drawn and too
much in the nature OF retaiatory in
stead of reciprocal He informed Mr..
Taft the inheritance tax feature was
meeting with such Senate opposition
hat il could not pass. and that some
other way must be found OF raising
revenue. He pointed out that many OF
the States had inheritance taxes and
that this was the source OF the opposi-
ton 10 the inheritance tax features OF
the Payne bill.
Tea Tax Opposed.
The tea tax also meets Mr.. Aldrich's
opposition. and he wants no duty on
coffee. He is convinced that there is