Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
Chairman Ser0an E. Payne
of House G. 's'ssr.ps
and Means so Preua-
Today
SENATE ADOPTS
CORPORATION TAX
House Adjourned Out ai
Respect to Representa-
tive Cushman.

washington, July o.-Cnatfman
Serene b. Payne, OF the house ways
and means committee, today express
'ed the opinion that the new tariff
would become a law by July goth.
The house met at noon and adopted
resolutions on the death of Repre-
sentative Cushman. OF Washington.
after which it adjourned. IL will
meet daily hereafter at the same
hour. i,ISu -.
The senate met at ten O'Clock. At
ter the rejection OF the amendment
offered yesterday by Daniel. of Vir-
ginia. who offered a new plan for
taxing corporations with gross in
comes above 100000 at the rate
OF l-S or per cent upon their
gross incomes.
Senator Daniel spoke on his
amendment until O'Clock last even
ms and IN the close Of his remarks
ne referred lightly to the pretend
ed weariness' of the Rhode Island
senator. he described him as "a
wizard" at whose sign "insurgents
marched with tread of Roman SOL
diers to bring him victory"
Senator Bailey today attacked the
tobacco tax amendment.
Next to the income tax, the dis
cussion OF the customs court WAS
the big feature OF the days work.
The court was ATTACKED as in the
interest OF the cities In which II
would sit ald OF the government
and opposed to the interests OF the
importers.
While the court provision was
under consideration Senator Dolliver
read a letter from United States
Judge Lacombe. OF New York. stat
Ing. that the federal courts were
not overcrowded and could b.ndIa
the customs business without be-
coming congested.
The debate over the co. RI pro.
vision resulted in the acceptance NJ
The finance committees provision.
Senator Lafollette yesterday in
dlcated a disposition to ask to have
she whole bill held up until he
could go through IL and select tho
provisions TO which he desired to
oner amendments. He was. how
eve pursuaded to desist from this
course.
The reserved amendment pre-
sented In order, went down oae af-
Ser another before the onslaughts OF
the thoroughly organized finance
committee. Senator Bulkley obtain
ed a reduction of tie duty on cheap
watch dials, and the committee also
permitted a provision for the free
admission of machines used for the
spl eading Of tar and oil on streets
ard roads.
The tobacco tax provision is the
principal subject OF consideration to
day. There is bare possibility that
complications may arise over this
provision which will delay the hour
'AS b""0obo VI AAb Dlllt out the
optimists express q Arm conviction
TO the contrary.
II has been decided that the sen
ate will be- represented in the con-
ference on the tariR bill by eight
members, five Republicans and three
Democrats, all OF whom Will be Sc
iected according to seniority OF mem
bership on the committee on finance.
This rule OF selection will make
Senators AldrIch. Burrows. Pearose.
Hale and ullom the Republican, and
Daniel, Money and Bailey the Demo
cratic members
Speaker Cannon has given no lndl-
cation OF his choice OF representa-
tlves OF the house In the conference.
il IL generally believed, hr wever,
that h Will select Mr. Payne, OF New
York: Dalzell. OF Pennsylvania; Nc
Call. OF Massachusetts,: Hill, OF Con
nectlcut, and Boutell. OF Illinois, Re
publicsns, and Clark, Of Missouri;
Underwood, OF Alabama, and Griggs,
OF Georgia. Democrats