Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
BAILEY ASSERTS
UNDUE INFLUENCE
DECLARES INCOME TAX AMEND
MENT is OPPOSED FROM MO-
TIvEs NOT WORTHY.
LA TOILETTE PROTESTS THAT
ALDRICH HAS LOST CONFt
DENCE OF PARTY.

- Washington, June 12.-IncOme tax
tention of the senate during yester-
DAYS sitting OF that body, and after a
discussion of an hour or more by a
vote of As to "a its further consldera
ton was postponed until June Is.
This action was the result OF mo-
ton made by Mr.. Aldrich, which fol
lowed a charge by Mr.. Bailey that
undue influence was being brought to
bear against the proposed income tax
amendment to the tariff bill. Mr..
AIdrich declared he knew of no such
effort, but pleaded for the postpone
ment of the question until the SEIZED
ules should be disposed OF.
Late in the day the senate refused
by the decisive vote of SO to to re
commit the wool schedule to the com
mittee on finance on motion of Mr..
Cummins, and this finally concluded
the consideration of that schedule
Only a few progressive republicans
supported the motion. This vote fol
lowed a long and animated discussion
of the schedule, which was inter
spersed with many personalities.
Openly declaring his opinion that
Mr. Aldrich had lost the confidence OF
other republican senators which a
leader should have, Mr.. La Toilette
made a determined fight to compel
the adoption of amendments to the
wool schedule of the tariff bill which
were on Thursday presented by HIM
self. There were two dozen or more
they were intended to consolidate into
one class, classes l and of the pres
ent wool schedule relating to raw
woods and to fix an ad valorem rate
of As per cent. while the present third
class was transformed into a second
class and rate of 80 per cent. pro
vided the intention being to substi
tute the ad valorem for the mixed
specific and ad valorem duties and to
effectuate a general reduction of the
duties.
These amendments We're before the
senate two or three hours and were
the subject of favoring speeches by
their author and by NJ. Cummins !;
but, Notwithstanding the earnest aid
svocacy of these senators. they went
down before the majority, which right
along has stood for the finance com
mittee's work. the vote being "A
against the amendments to 30 for
them
1t was after this vote had been TAX
en- that the Wisconsin senator made
his assertion that BY his course with
reference to the wooden schedule Mr..
Aldrich had forfeited the position OF
leadership.
The Rhode Island senator made no
reply TO this denunciat;on by the Wis
oonsin senator. but the latter was
called TO order by Mr.. Gallinger, who
complained that Mr. La Toilette had
transcribed the senatorial rule regu-
la.ing personal discussions in the SEN
ate Mr. GalIinger declared that in
his entire experience he had never
heard so many accusations of legisla-
tive trickery. Mr.. La Toilette ac-
copied the official rebuke good ma
tn eddy but he did not fail to point
on the fact that the rule had not
been always applied. Mr. Cummins
Fas also severe on Mr.. Aldlich and in
1Ap course of his remarks declared
Fiat the senatorial leaders were court
ing the destruction of the republican
party by their course with reference
to duties on wool and woolens.
Late during the days session Mr..
Bacon forced votes on two amend
ments of his reducing to thirty per
cent the ad valorem duty on wool
and wooden goods but he failed to OBJ
tain the support of any of the repub-
lican senator's. even the progressives
refusing to follow him to the extent
indicated by his amendments.
Taking up for consideration the free
fSt re senate at a night session
made considerable progress. The
duty on cut diamonds and other pre-
csous stones was Increased TO Is per
cert sd wherein and a 6uty of per
cent ad yalorem placed ON uncut dia-
monds. Hides and refined petroleum
were not disposed of.