The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-20
FIRST GUN IN
DEBATE FIRED
BY Mr.. ALDRICH
Tariff Bill Now Before Senate
and Made the Unfin-
iShed Business.
nANlEL OF VIRGINIA
SPOKE FOR MINORITY
.,zuRFRs OF LOWER HOUSE
cpossED OVER TO HEAR CRIT
lcIsM OF THEIR MEASURE.

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. Washington. April 19.-The tar =
81 debate was opened in the SEN =
=: ~, to-day when Senator Aldrich =
: ~srsUed at length the pending =
: --essgra which had been reported -
!. nom the committee on finance. He =
!. --rrfyrI practically no Interrupt -
= zion throughout his remarks, =
+ g.rich were listened to not only -
. br every senator. but by Speaker -
. cannon and members of the house, -
!. Who visited the chamber for that =
i purpose.
!. Senator Daniel, the senior minor =
. f-- member of the committee on -
!. fesnce. followed Senator Aldrich, =
: and laid down the general line of =
!. ornasftiOn that viii be made to =
= the pending measure by the Demo- =
Z, Gratis.
; At 8.t7 o'clock the senate ad- =
$3.50 $50
Washington. April 19.-In opening the
debate on the pending tariff bill today.
Senator AIdr5ch, chairman Of the com
uftee ou finance. assured the senate in
most positive terms that the bill re-
ported from the finance committee
would produce ample revenue for the
government He suggested that if, by
ans possibility. these estimates should
urove t0 be incorrect. the duty of con-
crgss would be TO reduce expenditures
and make them conform to actual reve-
hue conditions and not to impose new
and OHerous taxes
Against Income Tax.
While he did not refer specifically to
any proposition TO impose an income
TAX. his statement declaring that am
PIE revenue may be derived from other
sources was accepted as direct opposi-
ton 10 an such propositions.
Nearly every senator was present
when Mr. Aldrich spoke. and most care
I'd. attention was accorded him on both
SIDES of the chamber Several leading
senator's who desired 10 reply to Mr..
Adrich deferred doing so until they
could carefully study his statements.
ON the desk OF each senator was
COMPARISON of the text Of the Dingley
tariff law with the Payne tariff bill as
passed by the house and as amended
and reported from the senate commit
Zee ON finance. In addition a state
ueut was furnished to each senator
showing the estimated revenues under
the present law compared with the
amended Payne bill.
House and Senate Estimates.
Nr. Aldrich called attention to these
volumes I'm beginning his speech, The
net increase from customs over the eS-
listing law was estimated at 81 $50, 74S
ior the Payne bill as passed by the
house, and S9,934.426 under the bill as
reported from NE senate committee. In
making the estimates the TeVe lues pro-
duced I'm 1906 were used in attaining the
comparison with the house bill. and the
revenues for 1907. when the imports
We're much larger. in arriving at the
comparison with the possibilities under
me senate bill Mr. AIdrich believes
mat 1907 was a normal year. while Rep
.eS5ntatve Payne. chairman of the
mouse committee on ways and means,
believes 1906 was the last year when
conditions were normal.
Speech Of Mr.. Aldrich.
Dir. Adrich said in part: The prac-
pa. question to which ] ask your at
--Auon today Is VIII the bill as re-
ported from the committee on finance
..------e-Lt lt- rlllE MElkH TAKEN
III connection with the internal revenue
axes 10 meet the government expenses
..aout additional taxeS2' answer
'.-5slIaUnEly that il WILL
Nf- Aldrich submitted statements
moving the receipts. disbursements.
-.n-lses and deficits. actual and esti-
a,s-. of the treasury for the fiscal
--lS 1900 to 1911. inclusive. His esti-
~,5s for the fiscal years 1909 to 1911.
..-S-'e. were as follows.
Fiscal ms.
- Ee-eIrtS- bursements- Surplus.
-- ---..-..s l..u+I-30 S674 800 6Sl $ 90 4S2 40
-- -.-...-- t55oo4ooo 100000 ef45.G5o O00
-..-....- b7."'.ta3 6650ooO00 100000
Canal Eliminated.
n these statements. both the re-
~ and disbursements for the Pa
cana. have been eliminated for
.-> reasons said Mr.. Aldrich. 1T
.-@ policy of congress. which has, I
--. To- universal approval. that pay
s.-... loF The canal and its construction
-- NOT be- made from current reve-
our met By the sale OF bonds.
1Surcs include all receipts
7olrSemonts except those Of the
.s--- re aenartmeut and the Panama
'-t the postal deficits are in
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