The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-15
IN WASHINGTON
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follow the rule of seniority in select
ins them, as the Senate did and as
is usual, but dropped Mr.. Hill out
Then, in order to balance the reform
ing tendency of Mr. Mccall, the
Speaker PUT in an extra man on the
committee, Mr. Fordney of Michigan,
who is anything but reformer along
tariff lines, being in fact the recognize
ed representative of the lumber bust
ness, which wants high tariff on
lumber and timber.
So while Mr.. Payne is chairman OF
the conference committee OF the
House, he finds himself with four
high tariff men against him, Fordney,
Dalzell, Boutell and Calderhead, and
only one low tariff man TO help him,
Mccall. Under these circumstances
II looks as IL Speaker Cannon had
fixed things up with Senator Aldrich
to secure acquiscence on the part OF
the House conferrees In most OF the
Senate tariff increases.
President Taft came back to town
on Friday afternoon to see the bill
put through conference In proper form.
The most important statement as TO
his wishes which he has made Is that
the corporation tax amendment will
have to be written over again During
the early part of the week II was
I altaraa a., Canafor clam, 81 that cou-
panies whose only purpose 10 to hold
stock In other companies must pay a
tax on their income from such stock,
which has already been taxed through
its own company. Mr.. Taft will not
stand this double taxation" Another
matter In which he is interested is
the restoration of low duties on raw
materials, the low duties OF the House
on leather, wool, ore. etc, having
been In most cases greatly raised by
the Senate. On behalf of the Senate
on the other hand, he wishes to see
the administrative features Of the
Senate bill adopted. especially the
customs court-a court established TO
deal only with tariff cases, which
will take work off the hands OF the
Supreme Court.
1t is quite possible that Mr.. Taft's
corporation tax may have a hard fight
to keep its place in the bill In con-
ference. II was placed In the bill
by the Senate merely for the sake OF
preventing the passage OF an income
tax, and now that all danger from the
| income tax is passed the Senate lead
ers do not care IL It is amended out
OF existence. At least II is probable
that Il will be cut in half and made
/ per cent instead Of 2 per cent
tax. The House conferrees are anx-
ious to have the inheritance tax
take the place OF the corporation tax.
They passed an inheritance tax ori-
1 ginally to give the extra revenue
which the corporation tax is designed
to furnish, and they say that Presi-
dent Taft was an original inheritance
tax man. On the other hand, the old
er members believe that Congress
ought not TO oppose an expressed
wish OF the newly elected President
50 soon.
None OF the House conferrees
come from the west. northwest or
south. New England and the middle
west seem to have the saddle. Presi-
dent Taft will be freely consulted dur
ing the conference. The conference
over the Dingley Bill in 1897 lasted
eleven days, and this will probably
be of about the same length.
II is rumored that Governor Hughes
of New York will be given the first
vacancy on the Supreme Bench.
The Wright brothers have repaired
their machine, and on Saturday even
ing resumed their series of flight ex-
periments successfully.
The Civil Service Commission Is
about to be Investigated. IL is charg-
ed that many government employees
do not really come from the states
from which they are supposedly APP
pointed, and that many states have
far more appointees than their pro-
portionate population entities them
to. Most OF these charges are true,
but the Civil Service Commission can
not avoid the actions complained OF,
because they are not allowed to In
vestigate the residence of applicants
and because the states which have
few appointees simply do not have
the applicants for the trained posi-
tions.