Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-29
Cummins of Iowa Will Open Debate
for Income Tax Today.
MORE DUTIES ARE INCREASED
Senator Aldrich Gives Structural
Steel q Little Boost.
COTTON BAGGING ON FREE LIST
southern Senators, However, Lose
Fight TO Remove Duty from
Cotton Ties-Odds ana Ends
Are Disposed OF.

WASHINGTON, June 2S-After seventy
days OF almost continuous debate, the sem
ate today at 8:45 p. m, concluded its dis
cussiou of the schedules OF the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill. Five minutes after
ward the senate adjourned for the day to
permit the slight preparation possible in
so short a time for the debate on the cor
poration and income tax questions which
will begin soon after the senate convenes
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The early adjournment afforded the tired
senators a little much needed relaxation
from long hours in the heated senate
chamber Many of them embraced the op-
portunity to go to Fort Myer for the pur-
pose of witnessing the airship tests and
others attended the base ball game at
American League park. Senator Aldrich
was among those who went to Fort Myer.
He has been greatly interested in the
flights made by the Wright brothers. and
very much desired to see their machine
in action. Those who went to Fort Myer,
however, were disappointed, for an un-
favorable wind prevented a flight
A joint resolution proposing an income
tax amendment to the constitution was
today reported to the senate by Mr.. AID
rich from the finance committee and
ordered to be printed and lie on the table.
The proposed amendment is as follows:
Article HVI The congress shall have
power to lay and collect taxes on incomes
from whatever source derived, without
apportionment among the several states
and without regard to any emuration.
Mr.. Aldrich said he thought this amend
ment might be passed by the senate with
out debate, but Mr. Borah replied that
he could not give his assent until the in
come tax amendment to the tariff bill
should be disposed of.
Mr.. Aldrich made no further effort to
obtain action.
AIdrich Plans Vacation.
Mr.. Aldrich told some of his friends that
he would take a few days off duty for a
water trip of some kind II II develops
that the discussion OF the income tax is
likely to be an extended one. In this
event Senator Flint of California will take
charge of the bill, and Senator Root, who
aided Attorney General Wickersham IN
drafting the corporation tax amendment,
will take charge of the measure
There has been some discussion OF post
ponlng the income tax and the corpora
ton tax amendments until the next regu-
lar session, but this suggestion has not
met with favor. Senate leaders take the
position that move of this character
would embarrass President Taft.
| 1t is now expected that only one vote
will intervene between the assembling of
the senate tomorrow, and the taking up
of these questions of internal taxation.
Senator Tilman has pending an amend
ment providing for a tax OF 10 cents
pound on tea, and II Is believed that this
provision will not lead to further debate.
Cummins VIII Open Fight.
No intimatlon has been given of other
amendments and the discussion uIobably
will be shifted Immediately from the tariff
to the internal revenue. and It is Under
stood that the opening speech will be made
by Senator Cummins of Iowa in support
of an income tax amendment as part OF
the tariff bill, in contradistinction to the
movement for a corporation tax and an
independent resolution looking to the i'm
position Of an income tax through the in
strumentality of a constitutional amend
ment
| The finance committees income tax
constitutional provision was presented to-
day, and as the corporation tax amend
ment was introduced some days ago. both
are now before the senate in regular
order.
Today's proceedings consisted OF a gen
eral and final clearing up Of the passed
over provisions in both the dutiable and
free lists of the tariff bill. Cotton bag
Eing and cotton ties and incidentally bind
ling twine occupied much OF the senate's
time Early in the day Senator Nc
Laurin moved to place bagging on the
free list, and contrary TO the general ex-
pectation, the motion prevailed. The south
ern senators were, however, not DO for
tunnte with cotton ties which they also
desired to have made free of duty. Sena-
tor Culberson proposed the change In ties.
lie came within seven votes OF winning,
the vote standing 81 to Ss.
Structural steel Duty Raised.
The duty on structural iron and steel.
statued at more than 9-l0 OF cent
pound, was increased from $40 TO 40 OF
a cent per pound, being an addition 10 the
house rate of 40 Of a cent. The rate on
steel of a lower value was left unchanged.
Senator stone offered an amendment
placing steel products on the free list. II
was voted down. Senator Cummins then Of
fered an amendment materially reducing
such duties It met the same fate. The pro
gressive republicans, as a rule, supported
both amendments.
on zinc in pigs there was also an addi-
tion Of Y cent pound over the house rate
Of l cent.
Ineffective efforts were made 10 have
school books and salt placed on the free
list, and Egyption cotton placed on the
dutible list. Senator Bacon who offered
the amendment for a duty on cotton said
that al the same rates placed on WOOL
cotton would produce revenue OF 100000
a year. He proposed cents a pound
Senator Tilman also declared that by the
adoption OF hi s1O-cent rate on tea an
other s., 10000 would be added to the
treasury receipts.
Addressing himself to Mr.. Aldrich as
the embodiment Of the United states SEN
ate Mr.. Tulman was interrupted by the
Rhode Island senator who suggested that
there was something's that ceased to be
jokes.
He is the senate Of the United States.
and he knows IT," declared M, TIllmAn