The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-20
Tariff Bill Not to Have Smooth
Sailing in Senate.
Big Fight on the Item of an
Income Tax.
DEMOCRATS FOR 1T
And Number of Republicans
Ready to Fall In.
PrOtectiOnists See in 1t Injury
to Certain Industries.

Washington. April 20.-When the
senate met at noon today there was no
effort on the part of Senator Aid
rich, in charge of the tariff bill, to
unduly press consideration of amend
ments reported by his committee. He
desires the senate to forego the first
reading of the bill, which is custom
airy in the consideration of measures
in the senate, and expresses the hope
that the bill will be at once read for
the consideration of committee
amendments. He is prepared to give
way to any senator who desires 10
speak upon the bill, so that all DEM
ocratic opposition may be voiced at as
early a day as possible.
Senator Stone will probably discuss
the Philippine tariff in connection
with the pending bill. In conformity
with his past attitude on that subject
he will advocate free trade petWeen
the islands and the United States and
also urge a plan for the Independence
of the islands at stated time.
Senator Money desires to speak on
the bill but not being well, he will de-
fer his remarks for several days
extended address, both on the tariff
generally and on his income tax
amendment.
The Income Tax.
It is evident from the activity of
opponents and supporters OF the IN
come tax proposition each 10 ascer-
tain the strength of the other tnat TINS
question will furnish the sharpest
contest to be waged in the senate our
ing the tariff revision session or con-
eress In view of the fact that the
Democrats are said to be unanimous
for an income tax measure, the ieau-
ers of the ''insurgent" Republican
RI confident OF VIC
tory
on the other hand. opponents OF
the income tax idea, assert that the
Democrats are not united and declare
that some of the insurgent strength
for additional internal taxes VIII be
lost the moment senators are convinc-
ed that the pending bill will produce
sufficient revenues for the needs OF
the government. s'sz-z- -, ---s, ,-sr5.
Among the Republicans declared to
be in favor of an income tax are SEN
ators Borah, Brown, Burkett, Clapp,
Crawford, Cummins, Dixon, Gamble,
Guggenheim, LaFollette and Nelson.
In addition to these, some of the IN
surgentS are claiming senators Jones,
Bourne. Hepburn, Johnson of North
Dakota and Dolliver. If the votes OF
all of these senators should be cast for
an income tax provision they would
be more than sufficient to pass 1t in
the senate unless a break should occur
in the Democratic ranks.
AIdrich Is Against 1t.
The burden of Senator Aldrich's
speech in the senate yesterday was an
EFFORT to show that additional inter
nal taxes are not needed to provide
for the operating expenses of the gov
ernment. His argument came as a
surprise to many senators Tor IL had
heen accepted as true that more reVe-
nues than the pending bill would raise
ha ran1Iirad annually for the
next few years at least The chairman
of the finance committee told his col
leagues that he was willing TO stake
his reputation upon the Payne Dill as
amended by the senate commlttee. MS 5
confidence in the measure impressed
some of his colleagues who were IN
clined toward an income tax. After
the senate had adjourned for the DAY
he was pressed with questions con-
cerning his figures. 1t is declared lhat
some of the doubtful Republicans
again became supporters OF the
amended bill.
Leaders of both factions were busy
on the floor again today canvasslng
the senate for and against the income
tax measure The opponents used the
sro,1nnent that every dollar raised
from taxes on incomes must be at the
expense of protected industries and
that the attack would be made hrst
upon western products They argued
further that it would mean the COM
nIete revision of the tariff and re-
sorting to many experiments which
might prove unsafe. In any event. II
was declared, that if this course was
| followed it would mean an entire sum-
mer's work. This character of argu-
ment appeared to shake the enthu-
siasm of some of the supporters OF the
| income tax idea but the leaders of this
! faction were still of the opinion that
they would win