The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-05
LITTLE MORE FIGHT
IN THE OPPOSITION
Senate Will Probably Reach
Vote On Tariff Bill This
Week.
INCOME TAX NATTER
WILL COME UP TODAY
Other Matters of Importance
Also Are to Be
Considered.

WASHINGTON, July At is OK.
peeted by senator's generally that the
senate viii reach a vote on the passage
OF the tariff bill by the end Of the
week. The measure has been before
the senate so long that men of all
factions are becoming tired Of il. as has
peen made evident since the action of
5Trlday last On the income tax question
lnat subject was regarded as Tho cnI
mInating issue, and with il disposed of
III accordance with the finance com.
mlttee S view. the opponents Of that
organization seem to have lost all heart
The discussion Saturday was ner.
1uncCory ana at no time was there bare
y moro than z quorum present. All
thiS indicates to the minds of In,
trends of the bill that there is little
more fight IN the opposition.
At ] 0 CLOCK tomorrow afternoon tbc
senate Will enroll its vote on the nrono.
sitlon for constitutional amendment
looking 10 the levying of an income
Tax. Senator Brown of Nebraska is
ne author OF the resolution on which
the vote VIII be taken, but the proposi
tlon is a part of the general admins.
tratlon scheme with reference 10 in
come aud corporation taxes. There is
no doubt that the resolution. if adopted
by the senate, and it is thought it will
run the gauntlet of the conference and
become law. so that before long the
various states Will be called upon 10
say whether they desire federal in
come tax. Twelve states can defeat
that provision
Other matters of Importance remain.
ing to be considered in connection with
the tariff bill are the drawback pro-
vision, the customs court sections, the
tobacco tax, which it is generally un.
derstood Will be increased. and the au
thoriZation of the valuation of a GER
tain class Of imports in accordance with
American prices.
There Are Others.
So far the bill has been considered
by the senate as a committee Of the
whole, but as its discussion in that con-
nection is completed, it will cross the
unmarked parliamentary line and en-
ter the senate proper, where it will be
permissible to reopen any of the num-
bcrless subjects covered by it. Com.
paratively few of the items will, how
ever, be retouched upon, but among
those which will receive some atten-
tion are the corporation tax, petroleum,
sugar and probably wood pulp and print
paper,
Senator Aldricb has given an ex-
plicit promise that thc committee on
finance will pay particular attention TO
the corporation tax question, with the
view of modifying it so as to exempt
mutual benefit concerns, such, for in
stance, as building and loan associa-
tions.
1t is believed that m amendment in
that direction will be brought in by the
committee, and if il is ii will receive
favorable attention from the senate.
1t is becoming difficult to hold
quorum in the senate, and an especially
largo number of senators will be awav
until Tuesday a number Of them left
the city TO spend the Fourth at their
homes or at the seashore, and 1t may
be difficult TO get a legal vote on the
income tax resolution on Monday.
The house has no business before it
and will adjourn from Monday until
Thursday, and from Thursday until the
following Monday, without attempting
to legislate.