The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-15
It Deals With Conditions in the
Philippines and Was Sub
mitted to Congress This
Morning.
ALDRICH TO EXPLAIN
HIS MEASURE MONDAY
Boss of the Senate Wants to
Prove That His Bill Will
Provide Government Salts
factory income.

washington April 10.-COngreSS to-
day received a special message from
President Taft which he prepared be-
fore leaving here yesterday. 1t deals
with the SPECIAL tariff arrangements
for the Philippines, according to rec
concentrations made by the secretary
Of war and chief OF the Insular Blu
Teau. Edwards. 1t provides that any
goods entering the Philippines shall
be deemed as having been imported.
1t 10 aimed to meet conditions brought
about by the new Payne tariff bill. It
was referred to the committee.
Will Speak Monday.
Senator Aldrich will address the
senate on Monday in an effort to ex-
plain that the tariff bill proposed by
the finance committee of the senate
will produce sufficient revenue.
Mr.. Aldrich had intended to speak
on the tariff today, but criticisms free
ly made to the effect that his bill
would not supply funds enough to run
the government caused him to prepare
q more extended explanation OF the in
come provided
II will be pointed out that the esti-
mate Of revenues to be derived from
the operation Of the Payne bill made
w the ways ana means committee
falls short Of the actual possibilities
Of the measure. The senate commit
tee on finance had the benefit Of the
advice of the best experts in the gov
eminent service and from an analysis
which they made of the house bill they
predicted that the revenues would
have been far greater under that
measure than were estimated.
internal Taxes Not Needed.
These experts take the position also
that the bill as amended by the SEN
ate will raise great deal more mon
ey than appears. and Senator Aldrich
has not changed his mind on the sub
ject that no additional internal taxes
will be required to supply the gov
arnment's expense.
For more than four hours yesterday
the Democratic members Of the SEN
ate conferred in an effort to agree up
on policy toward tariff legislation.
At the end Of that time Senator Cul.
berson, the minority leader, an
nounced that the Democrats had
agreed to support an income tax
amendment and to stand for substan-
tial reductions in schedules. and par
ticularly for decrease in the rates on
necessaries of life.
The conference was not binding,
but regardless of this fact 1t was not
entirely harmonious. Some OF the
senators present admitted frankly that
they would ask for protection for the
Industries of their states.
Only on one question was the con-
ference agreed. and that was the in
come tar amendment. No details
were arranged in the program to fight
for reductions in rates all along the
line. The conference was &djourned
until Friday. rs all OF those present
agreed that they were not sufficiently
acquainted with the bill to pass judg-
ment inteliigently upon it.
Great dependence is placed by sen
ate leaders in the work being done by
former Senator Hemenway on behalf
OF the new senate committee on pub
lie expenditures. Information is being
collated by him which will be used In
pairing down annual appropriations.
The senate leaders have taken the
position that governmental extrava-
xance must cease and 1t is reported
that Mr. Hemenway will recommend a
reduction Of about $35,0O0.0OO from
the $3.50. 200, 900 OF permanent funds
and that . like sum may be pruned
from the regular annual appropria-
tious for the various executive depart
ments.