The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-06
SENATE IS BUSY
AS NATION PLAYS
Much Work Accomplished by
SOlOns in Spite of the Ma
TONS Birthday.
BROWNS INCOME TAX
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Raynor Makes Hard Fight
Against Customs Court Fea-
ture of Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The Fourth
From 10 o'clock this morning until
$50 in the afternoon the senators Ia
bored.
The day was devoted, in the main, to
the consideration of the administrative
provisions of the bill and to the
Brown resolution providing for the
submission of the question of income
tax to the legislatures of the various
states, which, while not part Of the
| tariff bill, is so related to il as to have
made it necessary to consider Il in
connection with the bill.
The best fight Of the day was made
| by Senator Raynor against the customs
court feature of the administrative
| amendment.
He undertook to puncture the pro-
vision, and he made a long speech, in
which he set forth with much emphasis
the declaration that the court would be
found to be unconstitutional, because
while dealing with questions of com
| mon law, II makes no provision for
trial by jury, which, he said, every suit
under the common law has a right TO
demand. He sharply criticised Mr..
Aldrich, whom he frequently reminded
that he was not lawyer, and could
not be expected TO understand legal
and constitutional questions.
Unanimously Adopted.
The provision occupied the atten-
tion of the senate for about three
hours, and ultimately was accepted
without division.
The proposed court is to consist of
| rSn hnr ~ mi Ao1 IN,
supersede the United States circuit
courts in customs matters
Not since the tariff bin has come into
the senate has so much been accom-
plished within a day. Indeed, when
the sitting came TO an end, summary
of the proceedings showed that there
was very little left TO be done. The
principal item still to be considered was
the tobacco tax, tho figures on which
had not been completed by the com
mittee when the senate adjourned,
Attention was given to the drawback
feature to the bill relative to which the
finance committee made no recommend
alton beyond striking out the house pro-
vision, which would have the effect of
throwing the whole question into the
conference. In the senate, however,
some OF which were permitted, at Sen
ator McCumber' s instance, 20 satisfy
the grain producers of the northwest. A
number of other minor additions were
made, and all the administrative fea-
tures disposed of.
Almost Through Work
Early in the day the income tax
resolution of Senator Brown of Ne
braska was adopted, The resolution
submits TO the legislatures of the states
an amendment to the constitution pro-
vidiug that the congress shall have
power TO lay and collect taxes on in
comes, from whatever source derived,
without apportionment among the Sow
eral states and without regard to any
census or enumeration.
Senator Aldrich hopes TO have the bill
pass tomorrow from committee of the
whole to the senate. In the senate
proper il will receive brief attention,
and will then go TO conference. The
tobacco schedule will probably provoke
considerable debate, and the chairman
of the finance committee may be dis
appointed. Consideration of the bill is,
however, nearing its finish in the sen
ate.