Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
To Decide Whether Peo'
pie May Change
Constitution.
BOOST FOR TARIFF
Senate Committee Submits a
Substitute Again Raising
Duties.

Washington, July 3.-The income
tax question was brought up i'll the
senate today and an agreement
reached to vote at 1 o'clock Monday
on Browns resolution providing for
the submission of an amendment to
the constitution authorizing the I'M
position of an income tax.
This agreement is equivalent to a
declaration that the senate will pro-
ceed with its business on the fifth of
July despite the observance of the
holiday everywhere else.
Slow In Gathering.
The senators were slow in gather
ing today. Much time was conSum-
ed in acquiring a quorum. As soon
as routine business permitted, Brown
took the floor to press the income
tax proposition. He askedxJhat Il
vote be taken Immediately but en-
countered opposition from various
quarterss McLaurin being especially
antagoniStic. After considerable de-
bate the Nebraska senator agreed to
postpone action and presented a
proposition for a vote on Monday.
There was no special objection and
the vote was accordingly ordered.
Take Up TariT Again.
The tariff bill was then taken up
and Aldrich presented his maximum
and minimum rate amendment. lie
proceeded to explain the Senatc'S
substitute for the original provision
as it passed the house. The house
provided for a specified increase Of
rates of duty on numerous articles
fixed by the bill in case of the failure
by the country from which any given
article should come to grant to I'M
ports from the nited States, the same
terms given to importations from the
most favored nations.
Had Complete Substitute.
The senate committee on finance
presented a complete substitute pro-
viding for an increase of % per cent
over the rates of the Payne-AldriCh
bill against countries which by eX-
port bounty or otherwise diScrimin-
ate against the United States The
amendment provided that the addi-
tional rate should go into effect I'm
mediately unless the president SHOULD
after March 81, 1910, issue proc
1amation that no such discrimination
exists.
Extra Duty on Tea and Coffee.
The amendment also provides a
duty of 3 cents pound on coffee and
10 cents a pound on tea, coming
from countries thus discriminating
against the products of the United
States. Moving to strike from the
amendment the maximum tariff or
tea, Daniel criticised the committee
amendment.
Once Committee Loses.
Washington, July 3.-On motion OF
Daniel the senate struck from the max
imum and minimum rate the amend
.ment provision for duty of cents
on coffee and 10 cents a pound on tea
coming from countries which diScrim
mate against the products of the
United States.
Put in Bill.
Washington, D. c., JulYaP.-The cor
poration tax amendment which was
suggested by President Taft, drawn -
Attorney General Wickersham anC
presented to the senate by Aldrich
chairman of the committee on finance
is an integral part of the tariff bill a:
that bill now stands.
After much tribulation, the senate
reached a vote on the proposition
shortly before adjuorning at Z p. n
yesterday. and the amendment wa
agreed to by a vote of so TO II. Will
all the modifying amendments dis
posed of, many democrats voted Will