New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed in Last Weeks Papers.


.-yve,I." asked Busy Man. have they decided II
they're going to tax my tea and coffeeT
'"Tvhs Senate cleared the decks for eApeui ~
ron alteration Of the Payne tariff bill, replied Co
slant Reader. The Democratic prosr VI %
striction and political embarrassment was g.,
doned and the Republican leaders remained III iui
command The minority party Is still IN hopeie
-.h <o- Via ties that bind and the leadership
of senator AIdrfch is potential as ever
Senate decided that no business except 'o
hl and the census bill should De conslueieu
So .ns.,or NJ Congress Tho trend Of sentiment
In The Senate Finance Committee Is no" se''i"s
.+-,neI, toward not only retaining the inheritance
tax provision Of the Payne bill. but increasing ti
percentages; toward retaining tea on the II &c -
tha House committee having decldeo W 9ti ~
tho duty; toward leaving the counter saiiiiis 49, 80
Of, coffee and toward augmenting the revenue
nroduoinp power of the bill by increasing the taxes
on beer and tobacco. Progress has oeen so iap L-
that the Senate leaders are becoming ANXIOUS 20 70,
the House shall take early action IL Iio ~
passes the House on April 9, as now seems pioo
III. ,ho sarata leaders believe IL will be poSsloie
for the Finance Committee to report the suosltute
on April IL I have heard the protective sSS'e".
DESTROYED with words in Congress for thirty years
said Mr. Aldrich in the course Of speech anu
vet there never has been a time in the history oA
the government when 1t was stronger 'hah " -
to-day
The Democratic Senator's attacked the me'hoos
adopted by the Republican leaders for the CON-
Aldrioh and his colleagues on the Finance I'm
mittee In q position Of embarrassment before the
country. In the House the general DEBATE over
various features OF the bill dragged on. Inc ledu
ers will try to have adopted a rule Tor the iial
vote on Friday April 9. One hundred thousand
ultimate consumers of gloves and stockings in
the West signed protest drawn in Cnicaso
against the proposed duties on those articles
MIR, HARTMAN NOT QUITTING.
.T noticed Mr.. Hartman had a few things to
say"
YES he returned to New York after having
travelled over ten thousand miles since January
largely over the lines controlled by him he tore-
sbadoved conflict between the Southern Pacidc
Railroad and the United States government over
the plans the latter is making for dlVertins lhe
water back of the LAguna dam. IN southern Can-
fornia He thought national and state govern
n1ents would adopt a more conservative policy IN
dealing with railroads in the future. He thought
there would be notifications in the Sherman Ia"
and in OF the state laws regulating railroads.
He had no fault TO find with the principle OF gov
ernment inquiry. but he objected TO the methods
that had been used. II the infiction OF big
fine by a 'subservient court he said, which brought
on the panic Of 1907. He said he had no intention
OF retiring from active business life
In an interview in Chicago Mr. Hartman
declared his approval Of the policy Of economical
exnanditures announced by the new admnistra-
tion recommended that the people Of the country
turn their attention the regulation OF the gov
ernment and insisted that the wasteful e1Pendi-
lures OF the peoples money should cease
I should like agitation start stimuli
taneously in every part OF the country against
the unhusinessike handling OF the peoples money
he said It is time for the people TO turn their
attention toward the regulation Of the govern
rneut: let Them insist that public or1cials thal
wisely expend the incomes which they now nave
instead Of this constant seeking for larger reve-
nue.
The administration should be so regulated oy
the people that 1t will learn 10 conserve It's revenue
by cutting down expenses and by taking sumclenty
serious precautions prevent the terrible and Ut
rarlv useless and uneconomlc deficits which are
occurring with altogether too much frequency
The tariff ought be revised. for as the law
now stands it is out OF date There are many
things which are enjoying the blessings OF pro
.oo,Io, which should not be enjoying them and
+bera NAV be many things which should be under