The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-19
PRINT PAPER DUTY
SENATE FIXES RATE AT FOUR
DOLLARS PER TON.


washington, June IS--Just before
adjournment tonight. the Senate adopt
ed by vote OF "a to 49, the amendment
of the Senate Committee on Finance.
fixing a duty Of 81 q ton on print
paper In place of the House rate of ~
ton, but the other amendments to
the wood pulp and print paper
schedule had not been acted upon when
the Senate adjourned at o'clock
After this vote had been taken. there
was an effort to reach an agreement
upon time for voting upon the various
income and corporation tax PROPOSE
tions Mr.. Aldrich sought to obtain a
general agreement TO postpone the fur
Their consideration of this question until
after the disposal of the tariff
schedules but Senators Bailey and Cum
minis insisted upon coupling with the
agreement, an understanding that
there should be taken q direct vote
upon the adoption of an income tax
amendment and no agreement was
reached.
Nv order OF the Senate. adjournment
10 taken each day at p. ms. ana that
hour arrived while the question was
under discussion. The Batley income
tag amendment. therefore. will be the
pending amendment when the Senate
convenes tomorrow.
Today,s discussion OF the tariff in the
Senate was confined largely to the
Democratic side and while technically
based upon the tariff. had more per-
tinent reference to the Democratic Ma
tionaI platform. The immediate sub
Jest OF debate was an interview with
former Representative John z. Lamb.
Of Indiana, in which that. gentleman
was represented as criticising some OF
the Democratic Senators who had not
cast their votes on some of the
With
declarations of the Denver platform.
Among those who were referred to
were Senators Daniel Of Virginia and
simmons OF North Carolina and each
made response to the criticism.
Senator Bailey took occasion also to
reiterate his independence OF special
declarations by the party and Mr..
Hughes, the new Senator from Colo
RADIO. was ultimately drawn into the
discussion. Mr. Bailey having said that
the Denver platform had been the work
Of one man. Mr. Hughes entered upon
a defense OF Mr.. Bryan and OF the plat
form. His remarks caused Mr.. Bailey
to again take the floor and defending
his position, he undertook to show that
bv his vote for a duty on lead ore, Mr..
Hughes had himself not been entirely
controlled by the official utterances
OF his party. He made reference to
trusts" and masters. which in turn
aroused Mr.. Hughes and he responded
with much feeling. declaring that he
was under no outside influence and
under no obligation to any trust. Mr..
Bailey dIsavowed any intention OF
making such an inttmation ana the
incident was closed.
During the course of his remarks.
Senator Hughes took occasion to oppose
the policy OF attempting to impose an
income tax by the roundabout way Of
a constitutional amendment He de-
clared his conviction that 1t was now
competent for Congress to impose an
income tax under its present authority
and he pointed out that the former IN
come tax law was not still on the
statute books, as had been stated by
the president. but that II had expired
bv its own limitation nine years ago.
Previous to this discussion, vote
had been taken on Senator Browns
amendment providing for the free I'M
portation of print paper and 1t was de-
feated by vote of 20 to So. only four
Republicans. Messrs. Beveridge, Bris-
tow Brown and Burlxett voting for 1t.
Senator Gallinger occupied the
earlier hours with speech In support
of the finance committees rates on
paper and wood pulp, declaring that
Canada had vast advantage in the
cost OF labor over the United States In
the production of paper and urging
sharp competition in this country as
the reason why the price of paper had
been kept down.
Mr.. I,orimer the newly elected Sena-
tor from Illinois, was sworn in and took
his seat during the day. The ceremony
was witnessed by the Senator's wife
and five children. all of them grown,
who occupied the front row In the
senatorial private gallery. Mr., Lori
mer cast his first vote against free
paper.