Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-16
Congress Convened to Give I'M
mediate Attention to Re-
vision OF Dinghy Act.
CONDITIONS DEMAND IT
Present Law Does Not Furnish
Enough Income to Pay Au-
thOrized Expenditures.
DcGcit FOR Current Fiscal Year VIII BE-
St0O. 900. 0OO-Spccdy Action
Should be- Takcn.

Washington Mar.h 15.-Preaident
Taus message to Congress today fol-
loWs.
To the Senate and House of Repre-
scnatyos-I haye convened the Con
stess in this extra session in order to
enable IL TO give immediate considera-
ton of the revision of the Dingley tar
n act Conditions affecting produo-
| ton. manufacture and business gem
orally have been So changed in the last
! 10 years as 90 require a roadjustment
and revision Of the import duties im-
posed hy that act. More than this, tho
present tarim act with the other sour
! GEES of government revenue, does NOT
| furnish income enough Co pay the au-'
/ thorized expenditure. BY July 1. next.
] the excess of expenses over receipts
! for the current fiscal year will equal
/ 500 100000
THE successful party I'm the late cleo
/ ton is pledged 20 "a revision OF the
/ tarim. The country and the business
| community especially expect Il. The
| prospect of a change IN the rates OF
I import duties always causes a suspen-
| sion or halt in business because Of the
! uncertainty ass 90 the conditions 90 bc
| made and their effect 10 is therefore
| OF the highest Importance that the new
| bin should bee agreed upon and passed
| with as much speed as possible con-
! slsteut with it's due and thorough cone
| sideTA ion. For these reasons. / have
] deemed the present Co be an cNtraOrdi-
| nary occasion within the meaning OF
tho Constitution, justifyiug and roquir-
ms the calling of uu extra session.
"fn my inaugural address. ] stated i1
/ summary way the principles upon
| which, In my Judgment. the revision of
| the tariff should proceed and indicated
| at least one new source OF revenue that
| might De- properly rcsorted Go Boz or
der to avoid "a future deficit lt IS not
| necessary for me 20 repeat what I then
. venture to suggest that the vital
| business interests OF the country re
l Quire that the attention that the Con-
| gross lu session be chiefly devoted 90
thc consideration of the new tariff bin
and that the less time given to other
subjects of legislation in this session.
the better for The country.
(Signed) WILLIAM n. TAFT.
"Thc white House, March lG. 1903
SOME SENATORS LAUGHED.
Washington. March l6.-Forty-
Republican and ID Democratic SEN
Z utors were in their seats when the
! presidents message was laid before
that body. 10 received careful at
tention on the part Of senators. many
/ OF whom laughed when the presidents
/ suggestion that no legislation except
/ i'm relation 10 tarim be considered az
/ this session was read
Senator Gallinger presented "a resO-
luton from the legislature Of the
state OF New Hampshire declaring that
| the inheritance tax should not be made
"a subject for national legislation but
should be left 10 the states as a
source of revenue
a. motion bv senator Hale providing
for an adjournment today until Fri
day was adopted and at 1918 p. IA.
the senate adjourned.