The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

When the Senate adjourned last even
Ing the dutiabls schedules and The free
list Of the tariff bin had been practically
completed There s1in remained OF rhs
amendments 10 be offered by the Finance
Committee the one paragraph relating 10
structural steel This. and amendments
which are expected to be offered By in
dividuaI Senator's. such as reductions In
the rate on steel rails. cotton bagging.
binding twine. &c. viii probably occupy
most OF to-morrows session.
As soon as they are disposed OF there
VIII come up the income tax amendment.
/ proposed by Senators Cummins and Bailey.
and the substitute therefor proposed by
Slr- Aidrieh, with the approval Of Presi-
I dent Taft. levying a tax on The aet IL
comes OF corporations. II Is anticipated
these subjects. which wiz be considered
side by side. win Consume at least The en-
tire week.
senator Root. OF New York. who has
had large part in framing the corpora
tiou tax amendment is expected 20 lead
on with an explanation OF its provisions
and an earnest argument IN favor Of its
adoption Senators CummIns. Borah. ana
Bailey wiz follow with speeches OF great
er or less length. pointing out what they
believe 20 be the disadvantages Of this
proposition as compared with a direct TAX
upon al incomes
Others Desire 20 Explain.
Other Senator's who have herefosora
been counted among the advocates OF Al
income tax. but who have been won ove-
10 support the administration plan os
taxing corporations now and waiting Until
they can get an amendment 10 the Con
stitution before attempting 10 rz-ensct
the income tax law, which has once been
declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court VIII desire 10 explain their attl-
tude.
While tie result IS not IN doubt, these
viii insist upon being heard. and al
though the Senate is sitting nine hours
daily in an atmosphere up in the nine
ties, the leaders VIII be more than salts
fed II they can obtain a vots upon the
matter by the end o the week.
But even with this possibility. II is stiI
out OF the question 10 venture q uredic-
ton as 20 the time when Congress nay
be expected 10 adjourn The maximum
and minimum proposition has YET 20 be
voted upon, together with the general
drawback provisions OF the admInlstra--
tive sections.
There are a number OF other subjects
such as the treatment OF prison-uade
] goods. free material for ships. refining and
smelling in bonded warehouses. which ap-
pear IN the administrative sections OF the
Dingley BIN. but report upon which has
not YET been made by the Finance Com
mittee
The prospects are not good for sending
the bill 90 the conference committee much
before the middle OF July. and L ths
President gets IL before him for his ap-
p-oval and signature by August i the
Senate leaders win be satisfied.
The first three hours OF yesterdays ses-
sion were devoted 10 oratorv. Senator
Stone. Of Missouri. made a plea for free
4 agricultural implements. and denounced
the harvester trust. Senator Davis de-
n0unced the tariff bill. condemned its
author. Senator Aldrich- and also took a
shot at his Democratic colleagues who
repudiated the last Democratic platform
But then the Senate got down 10 business
and worked hard for four hours. IN spite
OF the intense heat
The first vote came on an amendment
by Senator Bacon proposing the free ad-
mission Of agricultural implements. u
was voted down, 25 ayes 70 = noes. and
the paragraph imposing Is per cent sd
valOrem duty on farm implements was
adopted The provision Of the House bil
allowing the free importation OF egricul-
tural implements from countries which
do not tax like articles imported from the
United States was stTfcEen out.
Wood Pulp Passed.
Wood pulp was the next subject taken
Up, snd two amendments offered by Sena-
ft0r Brown. Of Nebraska, were adopted
An amendment offered by Senator Bev-
eridge 10 reduce the duyy on cash regis
tiers from 80 per cent TO l. per cent ad
lvalorem provoked a lively debate. Mr..
Beveridge attacked the National Cash
Register Company on the ground that Il
was a trust and charged more for the
same size and style machine IN THIS coun-
try than was charged in England
Senators Burton and Dick defended ths
company, which IS an Ohio corporation.
Mr- burton ue~LALeO Lls-L Sel2Ao- 5eT-
eridge received the Information IN his
speech OF last Saturday attacking the
cash register company from a prominent
lawyer Who was attorney for a competing
cash register concern
4 Senator Beveridge replied thai Air- Bur
ton knew the source Of his information
and knew thai his informant was z
prominent and reputable man. AIr. Bur
ton admlged that Mr. Beveridge's IN
fornaat was a reputable attorney. but
insisted that his business relations with
a competing cash register company were
such as 20 bias his judgment for the
National Cash Register Company. Sen
atOr Burton said the name would come
out, but he did not care to make anv
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