Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-07
WASHINGTON NOTES

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The Senate concluded its discus.
sion Of the schedules of the tariff
bill Monday and is now ready For the
corporation and income tax ques-
tions. Senator Aldrich introduced
resolution proposing an amendment to
collect the taxes on incomes from
whatever source derived and without
apportionment among the several
States.
An. increase in the duty on struc-
tural iron and steel valued at more
than 9-1O Of a cent per pound was
made by the Senate, the increase be-
ing from 3-1O to 4-10 of.a cent per
pound. Cotton bagging was placed
onsthe free list.
|, Intellectual efforts were made to
place cotton ties, school books, bind
ing twine and salt on the free list
and Egyptian cotton on the dutiable
list.
stWhat is whiskey7n was discuss
ed in the Cabinet room Of the White
House. President Taft listening to
attorneys for rectifying distilleries
and blenders, who oppose the recent
decision Of Solicitor General Bowers
as to what should be labeled simita-
ton whiskey." The hearing will be
continued.
After defeating Senator Tillman's
amendment for tax Of 10 cents a
pound on tea by vote Of 18 to 55,
thus concluding the schedules of the
tariff bill, the Senate took up the
income and corporation tax questions.
Senator Aldrieh said he would sup
port the corporation tax amendment
as means of defeating the income
tax, expressing the opinion that the
tax would be repealed after two years
or the rate materially lowesed. The
Democrats held that this position
was subterfuge on Mr.. Aldrich's
part to destroy the income tax. Sem
ator Flint, who will have charge Of
the corporation tax amendment, spoke
in favor of it. Senator Cummins in
favor Of the income tax; and SEN
ator Dixon in favor Of an inheritance
tax, although the latter said he would
vote for the corporation tax Senator
Flint said the corporation tax would
yield, in his opinion, a revenue Of
$40, 100000 to $5O,0OO.0OO a year.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mac
Veagh made call on national bank
repositories for a return to Treas
ury of government funds approximat-
ing $25,OOO,OOO.
Income and corporation tax ques-
tions were discussed Thursday in the
Senate. Among those who spoke
were Senator Root, Of New York,
who advocated the corporation and;
opposed the income tax; Senator
Borah, of idaho, who took opposite
sides with Mr.. Root; and Senator'S
Owen and Clapp, who favored the
income tax. Fl
But for the objection of one Sena-4
tor, Mr.. Bulkeley, Of Connecticut,
next Tuesday would have been fixed
as the date for vote by the Senate
on the income tax amendment to the
tariff bill. ~ 81
Orville Wright made three success
FIJI fights. in bis new aeroplane. at
Fort Myer late Thursday afternoon,
remaining in the air about % minutes
all told and raising to height of 40
feet.
For the fiscal year ended Wednes.
day, government disbursements ex-S
ceeded government receipts by $780,
s11,156, according to the Treasury
statement.
Rear Admiral Potter became chief
of the buearu of navigation succeed
ing Rear Admiral Pillsbury, retired.
A fve-hour fight of oratory in the
United States Senate by Senator
Cummins, of Iowa, and a thirty-see-
onds fight of the Wright brothers.
aeroplane were the principal happen
ings of interest in the national cap
ital Wednesday,.
A mishap to Orville Wright's ma
chine put an end to his flights for
the day less than a minute after he
started for his first flight. The dam
age to the aeroplane, however, was
slight.
Petitions for rehearing on the
charge against them for contempt Of
the United States Supreme Court
were received by the clerk of the
court from Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp,
Jailer jeremiah Gibson and Luther
Williams, three Tennesseeans accus-
ed of having failed in their duty to
prevent a lynching.
|, Protest against the effort to pre-
vent the use of coupons to stimulate
the tobacco trade was made by rep
resenetatives of the so-called "tobac-
co trust" before subcommittee Of
the Senate finance committee. i
The Senate Saturday adopted the
maximum and minimum provisions OF
the tariff bill by vote of 36 to 16..
The provisions Of the measure go In.
to effect March 81, 1910, and 20 days
must elapse before the Presidents