Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
THE INCOME TAX
AND WOOL SCHEDULE
Divides Time in Senate la Toilette For
gets Himself Makes Some Personal
illusions and Is Sharply Rebuked.

Washington, June 1.-THE income tax
shared with the wool schedule the at
tention of the Senate during today's
sitting of that body, and after dis
cussicn of an hour or more further
consideration was postponed until June
18. This action was the result of a
motion by Senator Aldrich, after a
charge by Senator Bailey that undue
influence was being brought to bear
against the proposed income tax
amendment to the tariff bill Mr.. AID
rich declared that he knew of TO such
effort, but pleaded for the postpone
ment of the question until the schedule
had been disposed of
Late in the day the Senate refused
by the decisive vote of SO to to re-
commit the wool schedule of the COM
mittee on finance on motion of Mr..
Cummirs. and thus finally concluded
the consideration of that schedule.
Only the Progressive" Republicans
supported the motion. This vote fol
lowed long and animated discussion
of thu. schedule, which was interspcrscd
with many personalities.
Openly declaring his opinion that
Senator Aldrch had lost the confidence
Of other Republican senators, which
n leader should have, Senator La Fol
lettc made determined fight for the
adoption of amendments to the wool
schedule of the tariff bill which were
presented by him yesterday. There
were two dozen or more of these pro-
posed notifications and they were in
tended to consolidate into one class.
Classes l and of the present wool
schedule relating to raw woods. And
to fix an ad valorem rate of As per
cent, also to transfer the present
Glass 3 into Glass and provide Il rate
of So per cent.
The intention was to substitute ad
valrrcm for mixed specific ard ad
reduction of duties.
These amendments were before the
Senate for two or three hours and
were subjects of speeches by their au-
thor and by Senator Cummins. but not
WithStanding the earnest advocacy of
these senators they went down before
the majority, which right along has
stood by the finance committee. The
vote was Al against the amendments
to 81 for them.
1t was after this vote had been taken
that the Wisconsin senator made his
assertion that by his course with ref
erence to the wooden schedule, Mr.. Aid
rich had forfeited the position of lead
erShip. The Rhode Island senator made
no reply to this angry Remuneration by
his Wisconsin colleague, but the latter
was called to order by Senator
Gallinger, who complained that Mr.. La
Toilette transcribed the rule regulat-
irg personal illusions in the Senate.
Gellinger declared that in his entire ex-
perlcnce he had never heard 50 many
accusations of legislatory trickery. Mr.
La Toilette accepted the official rcbuke
good naturally, but he did not fail to
point out the fact that the rule had
not been always applied.
Senator Cummins was also somewhat
severe on Chairman .Aldrich and de
clared that the senatorial leaders We're
counting the destruction of the Repuh-
lican party by their course with refer
eDce to the duties on wool and woolens
Late in the session Senator Bacon
forced votes on two amendments of hi,
reducing to 30 per cent ad valorem the
duty on wool and wooden goods but he
failed to obtain the support of any of
ire Republican senator's. even the
progressive" refusing to follow him to