The Washington times., 1909-07-07
Continued from First Pagel


Southern Senators are opposed to in
creaslng the tax on tobacco and have
been threatening to debate the matter
at length.
Under any circumstances it Is now
expected a vote viii be reached some
time not later than Thursday evening
On the House side. a call has been
sent out 20 all members not IN the city
Republican and Democratic, ASKING
them TO be present Tor the session
Thursday The Osteusible purpose or
this call is to consider the joint resOlu-
ton regarding an income tax amend
ment TO the Constitution. The real pur-
spose, however, IS to have fun at
tendance in the House tomorrow IN case
The tariff bin reaches that body.
When the bill was taken up, senator
AldriCh asked that the amendments
made to the bin in the Committee OF
the Whole be agreed TO in gross eX-
Cept such amendments as Senators
might reserve. This was agreed 70 and
there was then a rush Of Senators 10
make reservations.
Many Schedules Held.
Before they got through there had
been reservations relating TO about
seventy schedules and to the chief ad-
ministrative features Of the bill.
Senator Bailey reserved the corpora
ton tax for amendment. and viii seek
to have his income tax measure subst1-
/ tuted for it, Senator Cummins also
will try TO have his measure for the
taxation of individual incomes added
| TO the corporation tax provision. Other
/ Senators also gave notice Of reserva-
tions on the corporation tax. ReseTva-
/ tions of amendments TO the maximum
and minimum provisions, the drawback
provision, the board Of general ap-
praisers, and the customs court were
among those Of which Senators gave
notice The tariff commission feature
/ was reserved for amendment by Sena-
[ tor Newlands.
Other Reservations.
Some other reserv atoms were Bacon
Ca. cotton ties ard meats; Clay (Ga.),
! sugar: Bankhead LAla.), wool waste and
shoddy; Jones CWash) paris green and
london purple; Newlands (Nev), the
! Philippine section; Cummins Qowa), the
maximum and minimum, customs court
and countervailing duty; Borimer Ull.),
+ celluloid and moving-picture films; Bris-
/ tow (Kan), chalk sugar, and writing
paper: Daniel CVa-). celluloidi Clapp
/ OdInn). tarif commission and customs
| court. Hughes (CoL)- mineral waters;
Bacon CGa), Agricultural implements;
I Pu1LDn kCnlDJb LAlC55 az D-saAts CeAA LAlNAA7
ware. steel-plates. chrome, models Of
/ inventions, and clay; Dick (Ohi0), giue,
gypsum, figs raisins, and currants, fax
/ fabrics, brushes, dolls rubber goods,
and scrap rubber.
Daniels Request.
| Senator Daniel asked that the tobacco
| amendments be reserved. These, how
/ ever, were not acted on finally in COM
mittee OF the Whole and would have
/ come out without any reservation.
Senator Hughes OF COlOTHlO also@re-
! served the amendments the bill re-
/ lating 10 free trade between the United
| States and the Philippines.
/ Senator Bristow of Kansas asked
| that the sugar schedule be reserved.
La Toilette Objects.
! Senator La Toilette. complaining that
/ he had not had an opportunity TO read
through the bill and make A list of the
I paragraphs by number % which he de-
sired to make reservations. said that IL
might be necessary for him. In order
to protect his rights. TO name every