The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-13

How the Supreme Court Voted on the
Question as Raised In the Wilson
German B;li-E. n. Hartman Before
and After the Roosevelt Era as Pic
tured by Cartoonist.
Washington, April 12.-[Special.]-
Speaker Cannon and his assistant
managers in the house having sent the
tariff bill over TO the senate, Senator
Aldrich and his followers do not see
why they will not be able to begin
consideration promptly in the upper
branch. One of the most stubborn
fights will probably be over the In
heritance and income tax questions.
Senator Bailey of Texas already has
announced that he will offer an amend
ment providing for an income tax.
Although the supreme court, after the
enactment of the Wilson-G German tariff
law, declared such tax uncOnstttu-
tiOnal, the vote Of the justices stood
5 to 4, and one Of the justices
who considered the tax unconstitu-
tional changed. it is declared, from one
side to the other within twenty-fOur
hours He is no longer member OF
the court. 1t is said that judges since
appc:uled have pronounced views in
fave. Of the income tax
Interesting Biographical Information.
In the biographies Of the latest edi
ton of the Congressional Directory 1t
is recorded that Representative EstOp-
inal Of Louisiana has nine sons and
one daughter. Representative Ed
wards Of Georgia is the fifth of seven
sons, all living and prosperous in bust
ness. Representative Heflin Of Ala
bama has seven brothers, all we'll to
do men. Representative Hughes.
new member of the house from Geor-
gia, says Of himself that as farmer
and not as practical railroad man he
led the construction Of the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah railroad. extend
ing from Macon to Dublin, which was
built after years of effort
Picnicked In the Senate.
A novel sight was witnessed in the
diplomatic gallery of the senate the
other day. The papers had stated that
in all probability there would be a long
and exciting debate over the complaint
made by Senator Elkins that Senator
Aldrich and his New England associ-
ates were trying to frame tariff bill
largely in the interest of that section
and rather costly to other parts OF the
country. People went in droves to the
capitol early that day. It wasn't long
before all the seats In the galleries
were filled. Three very prominent so
ciety women Of Washington not con-
nected with the embassies or legations
managed to, get front seats in the
diplomatic gallery. Evidently they ex-
pected to remain long after the hour
for the midday meal, for they pro-
ceeded to regale themselves from q
lunch basket they had brought with
them. Although it was an unheard of
performance, no one stopped them. but
II they have set fashion 1t will not
be long before Director General Hale
Of the senate will have something to
say oil the subject.
Hartman More Communicative Now.
A before and after. cartoon has
been flashed in Washington on q. 81.
Hartman. the railway magnate. It
will be recalled that Mr.. Hartman had
the distinction Of being one of the first
men assigned to membership in former
President ROosevelts famous Ananias
club. Some hot Tits occurred between
the two men. Their serious differences
are really believed to have been re-
spOnsible for the determination of the
ex-president to force through congress
the railroad rate bill. Now that Roose-
welt has gone to foreign lands to be
absent for a year or more Hartman
has been giving frequent interviews to
the press in which he insists that con-
gress should let up on the railroads.
and he even hints that something is
going to be done by which the corpora
tons can get a grip on things again.
This has caused the cartoonist to pic
ture a phonOgraph with the railway
magnate's head on it, labeled 1.-The
Hartman Talking Machine" and with
sentences fairly rolling out. In the
corner is before" picture. when Har-
riman could not be induced to say
anything while Roosevelt was around
Trouble Over Census Bill.
1t is claimed there is Joker in
the census bill as recently passed by
the house. Ex-President Roosevelt We
tOed the first measure that was passed
because he discovered that In the ap-
pointment of the vast army of clerks
needed to carry on this work provision
had been made to practically revive
the old 'spoils system" and that con-
gressmen and not the civil service
commission would have the naming Of
the men and women to be appointed
1t is charged that lOophole is left In
the measure as it went through the
house. recently. aud the advocates Of
the so called merit plan of securing
clerks are up in arms against the trick.