Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
FREE OR TAXED
MINDED DnTHEDC
LUVHOLN DVEGILNO
SENATE LEADERS
CHAMPIONS OF INTERESTS
FIGHT FOR DUTIES
SENATOR BROWN PLEADS IN
COME TAX ADOPTION
Tariff, No Matter How Spelled, Sounds
MeIodious to AIdrlch, Who Clio
ries in Being Proteetionist.
Debate Grows Hot
tBy Associated Press.1


WY AsHINGTON, April 2S.-When
w the discussion of the tariff was
W resumed in the senate today ME-
Brown of Nebraska spoke on ms
amendment recently introduced proVlu-
ing for a constitutional amendment au-
thorizing an income tax. He SAID con-
sress owed it to the people to be given
a chance to say whether the constltu-
ton should be made to sanction sys-
tenn Of taxation approved by the ma
iority of the American citizens ana by
tbe Economists of the entire civilized
world. ou4oa
MIR. Painter of Kentucky suggested
that the supreme court of the United
States as now conducted might chdnSe
its former opinion holding an income
tax law unconstitutional.
Mr.. Brown replied he was ready 10
support any bill providing Tor sucn
tax At Mr.. Browns Request 1ps co emv ttte
luton was referred TO Ihe
on judiciary.
Discussing the lumber schedule Mr.;
Simmons of North Carolina opposed
the proposed reductions, principally, ne
said. because labor constituted a larger
element in the cost of producing Jumper
than in the cost of producing any oIner
manufactured product and' Iurt T.
that the lumber was a competitor Win
some articles which added to the cost
of its production. The present crusade
against lumber duty, Mr.. Summons
charged. had been instigated by spec
ulators having interests at stake. he
said there was no lumber trust.
The only beneficiaries or reduced VI
free lumber, Mr. simmons oecldreu'
would be the great rich box manu1ac-
turers located along the great lakes.
The Democratic national platform OF
1908. with relation to free lumber again
was thrust at Mr.. Simmons, THIS tliile
nv Mr.. Burkett, and incidentally ne
stirred I'D a hornets nest, because OF
an interruption by Mr.. Heypurn' VINO
suggested that he go slow in that mat
ter, inasmuch as senators on 1nat slue
1n1eaning fbe Democratic side) were
supporting the lumber plank OIL 'iie NC
publican platform.
Mr.. Rayner took violent exception to
Mr.. Heyburn's reference TO senators
of that side"
"Does not the senator expect that a
majority of senators on that s1oe VIII
vote Tor a lumber tariff" inquired MI
Aldrich of Mr.. Rayner.
The latter quickly retorted that ne
would not vote for 1t.
Gaining the floor temporarily, MT.
Aldrich declared that the senators were
in a fair way to adjust their differences
as to lumber.
Now. let's waive this question of
Names he said. "It is the same
whether you call it tariff for protection
or tariff for revenue"
Mr.. Bacon asked If Mr.. Aldr1ch
would bring down the duties on wear
ing apparel to 10 per cent.
Mr.. Aldrich accused Mr.. Bacon OF
lodging the Democratic platform py
talking about a revenue duty.
IT am a protectionist and have the
courage to say So" Mr.. Aldrich ex-
claimed.
Confronted by Mr.. Beveridge with
the Democratic platform declaration
for free lumber, Mr. Bacon said, re-
ferring to Mr. Beveridge:
He knows how a committee goes
out at midnight and brings in plat
form, and nobody cares anything
about it,
So far as he was concerned, Mr..
Bacon said he did not recognize any
such doctrine as binding on him when
a particular article was picked out
and placed in the free list, because of
the view entertained by a few men.
II can tell you when the Democratic
platform was written and where" in
terjected Mr.. Burkett, who lives in
Lincoln, Mr.. Bryan's home city, amid
Republican laughter.
Mr.. Simmons then resumed his argu-
ment. All he wanted, he concluded,
was fair treatment for the lumber in
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