Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
Work of Congress
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Income tax was practically the only
subject, and Senators Cummins of
Iowa and Borah of Idaho the only
speakers before the Senate Wednes-
day. Mr.. Borah was not heard until
toward the close of the days session,
when the Iowa Senator yielded the
floor, which he had held since the pre-
yious day. He took for his text the
declaration made by Senator Aldrich
to the effect that he would vote for
the corporation tax amendment only
as means of defeating the income
tax, and, without resorting to person
the chairman of the finance commit
tee, who had presented the corporation
tax amendment to The Senate. Mr.
Cummins also paid his respects to Mr..
Aldrich on account of his avowal. The
House was not in session.
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But for objection from Senator
Buckley the Senate would probably
have come to an agreement to vote the
next Tuesday on the entire income tax
amendment to the tariff bill. Senator
Bulkeley is opposed to the amendment,
and as he expects to be OUT of the city
tuesday he would not consent to have
a vote taken at that time. There were
several speeches for and against the
measure, Mr.. Borah concluding his ar
gument begun Wednesday. Mr.. Root
advocated the corporation tax, Mr..
Clapp and MIR. Owen the income tax
and Senator Flint and several others
made incidental remarks. The House
met, approved the journal, listened to
Chaplain Couden's prayer, received
routine message from the President,
declined to consider a bridge bill
brought up by Representative Hobson
of Alabama, and adjourned within
twelve minutes.
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The corporation tax amendment was
made an integral part of the pending
tariff bill Friday by a vote of SO to
H. The test vote came earlier on the
substitution of the corporation tax for
the income tax, and on this the vote
stood 45 to 81 The debate was sharp
at times, but with Mr.. Aldrich back
from his brief vacation and in full con-
troll the result was never in serious
ioubt. Among the speakers were Hey
, ourn, Hughes, Cummins, Newlands,
Rayner, Brandegee, Root and Aldrich.
The House was not in session.
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The maximum provisions of the tar
if bill were adopted by the Senate
Saturday by vote of SO to IS. The
final action upon this amendment came
at the close of a day devoted to live
ly discussion of the proposed retalia-
tory measure that brought out great
variety of views as to the advisable
ity of enacting such legislation. The
provisions of this measure will go into
effect March 81, 1910, and ninety days
must elapse before a Presidents proc
lamation applying the maximum duty
of % per cent ad valorem in addition
to other duties provided in the bill
will be operative. The duty on tea
and coffee as provided in the amend
ment originally reported by the COM
mittee was stricken out with the as
sent of the finance committee. The
House was not in session.
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The Senate Monday adopted the
Brown resolution providing for the
submission of the income tax amend
ment to State legislatures. Senator
Rayner made a fight against the GUS
toms court feature of the administra-
tive amendment He declared that the
court would be found to be unconsti-
tutional because, while dealing with
questions at common law, it makes no
provision for trial by jury, which
every sutton under common law has
right to demand The provision, after
being defended by Republican lawyers,
was accepted without division, but not
until it had been amended in accord
ance with Rayner's suggestion TO ex-
clude criminal cases from its opera
ton. There was only small part Of
the membership present when the
House met. Chaplain Couden offered
a prayer expressing patriotism appro-
pirate TO the day. A message from the
President recommending an appropria-
ton to pay the claim of a subject of
Montenegro, for the loss of certain
property in Texas, in 1865, was read
and referred to the committee on APP
preparations. At 1910 the House adj
iourned until Thursday.
Consideration of the tariff bill in
committee of the whole was completed
Tuesday and that measure was report
ed to the Senate A finance commit
tee amendment fixing the tobacco du-
ties was read, but was taken back by
that committee on protest of Senator
Daniel of Virginia that the minority
members had not been given fair
chance to consider it. Among amend
ments adopted was one exempting Ia
Dor organizations, fraternal beneh-
ciary societies and organizations ex-
clusively for charitable and educa-
tional purposes from the corporation
tax. At 1892 o'clock the Senate ad-
iourned to allow the bill to be printed
and the Senators time to look it over.
The House was not in session.