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fuge to defeat it surely see what they

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more thoughtful people, to be unconstl-
4 tutionai.
.The laast thoughtful people, q cor
/ rected Mr.. Bailey. Mr. Bailey said the
i president had4once talked with nm re-
4 speeding the natterof the income tan,
! and he intimateG that either the sen.
\ atos from Rhode Island had persuaded
| the president. or the president had
| persuaded the senator from Rnode
Island along lines which formerly had
| not received the approval of the presi-
\ dent.
But, added Mr.. Bailey, replying 70
4 Mr. Aldrich's denial OF the use of the
word "subterfuge.H my direct authors
" for saying this was a subterfuge IS
! tha statement Of the senator from
Rhode Island that he would vote fol.
! a corporation tax for the purpose OF
defeating an income tax. II that does :
net define asslbtcrfugc, we VIII lleca
Il new, dictionary.
Again replying Mr. Aldrich said he
favored an income lax only for times
Of emergency, and quoting the sena--
tor from Texas. declared the latter
wished to Use, The ta; as q means OF
destroying tie protective system.
This proposition for a corporation
tax was made by the presidentio OF the
United States before the house commit
ice on ways and means prior to the time
We considered II here" ;sGid Mi. Aldric1
in further explanation Of the assertion
that there had been a change of front
which had brought forward the cor
poratiop fax as a subterfuge. am
here as n Republican to support Il Re
publican adninistra ton as fare as l can
consistently With my DUTY. l shall vote
for this proposition for.the purpose 4
have named, and the fact that it's u
Republican proposition and supported
Trtltt
is not the least controlling.
BAILEY CURIOUS.
Mr. Bailey said he had a curiosity to
know whether when they had set their
heads at work to defeat the income tax
amendment, the president made the
suggestion or did the senator from
Rhode Island submit 1t to the presi-
dent, $5
81 suppose the senator scarcely eS-
poets an answer to that question, re-
sponded Mr. Aldrich, who said that his
conversation with the president was IL
reply to a question by Mr.. Gore as to
whether the president, as we'll as Mr.
Aldrict was urging this corporation
tax as subterfugefor an income tax 7
NJ while you are talking about all these
things, pleaded Mr.. Tillnlan in behalf
of his tea proposition, my poor little
tea baby has been laid aside and is cry.
ing for papa
5ss Mr.. Clay then resumed. He said he
believed the Rhode Island senator fla
pored the corporation tax solely to de-
{ feat the income tax.
Not SOLELY, replied Mr.. Aldrich.
THE imposition of an, Income tax now
would be an assault, or rebuke rather,
Ito the supreme court OF the United
States. The income tax case WAS de-
cded after ma ture delibcration,andn now
ito again submit the question without
change is simply flying in the face OF
| that decision. to administer rcbuke to
| the court
The debate closed with statements by
Senators Baileyand McLaurin that the
supreme court might change its position
IL the case were again presented. The
Income tax was then temporarily laid
aside in obedience to Mr.. Ttllman's plea.
and was not returned to again until
after the disposal of the tea amend
ment.
clTMMINs ON INCOME TAX.
The issue respecting an income tax
had suddenly changed, declared Senator
Cuinmins. ~
Until within few days. lie said.
ZIG lssuS4 WIS -NHGlueT- All LAX
should ehe8authoriaed$ BY Congress- 1t
now seems 10 be what kind of an iii-
come tax shall he adopted. The umcnd-
ments offered by the senator from Ten
as and myself provide for n general
income tax to be paid by all persons,
co-partnerships and corporations With
net annual earnings iii excess of $1,000,
so adjusted hiatt the tax would not be
laid upon amy person unless lie enjoyed
such an income even though n purt of
1t Is derived from Il corporation.
THE amendment recommended by the
president provides a special income tax
laid only upon corporations and meas
ured by the net earnings. rhe diff
ference between the two plans is fun
damental, and involves the most vital
principle. in the authority of any gov
eminent to tax it's citizens. "
Mr.. cuminns said he did not consider
any presidential ton as 1,
command Dor did he believe the PEST
dent would Wan any senator, to accspc
1T unless II Is In harmony with his osYn
Judgment. He felt thSt he could nor
agree With the presidents conclusions.
II believe said Mr. Gummins, that
I the specia lsincoane tax not only Contta
venes the most sacred PRINCIPLES of oul
| governmental compact, not only over
| rides the deepest sconvictions that civil
| l2el man nQlnS3 5SSltn respect to taxa
| ton, but itscollides With the decision
! of the supreme court5at the same point
| and with the same force as does tho
general income tax provision which we
| propose
| Mi. Cummins suggested that the eX-
1 istence of the protective tariff system
| would make necessary some othei
| means of raising the revenue than thar
now followed. The people. he said
\ would nS. consent to the excessive du-
ties necessary to obtain al the reventls
| needed from imports,
/ THE objections urged against the IN
come tax he said, when weighed
4 with the objections that properly clr
be brought against any other form .
taxation open 10 Cogress will be foun.
! to he trivial. M
i Mr. Cumnins concluded that IL TIL
tsoyelilment depends upon its presen
resources 1t will have Il large deficit il
! 1911, AS practical matter, he regard
j ed 1t as necessary TO find some mean
for offsetting it by new form of taxa
4 tion imposed on the people best able Il
bear IL The amendment proposed i.
4 the finance committed, he said, Wa
subject TO all the objections from .
\ lesal point OF View that We're urge,
/ against the income tax proposed b,