The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
INCOME TAX NEXT
Senate Will Vote on the Measure
on Monday.
No InsentiOn of Stopping Work
to Celebrate.
ALDRICH EXPLAINS
His Substitute For House Max
imum and Minimum.
Coffee and Tea Are Taken From
the Measure.

Washington, July 3-The income tax
question was brought up promptly in
the senate today and an agreement
was reached to vote at 1 o'clock next
Monday on Senator Browns resolution
providing for the submission to the
states of an amendment to the consti-
tutiCn authorizing the imposition of an
income tax.
On motion of Senator Daniel the SEN
ate struck from the maximum and mini
mum rate amendment the provision for
a duty Of five cents pound on coffee
and of 10 cents a pounL on tea coming
from countries which discriminate
against the products of the United
States.
The agreement to vote on the in
come tax is equivalent to declaration
| that the senate will proceed with its
! business on the 5th of July despite the
| observance of the holiday every where
else.
The senators were slow in gathering
today. Senator Aldrich was in his seat
at the beginning of the session and as
soon as the routine business permitted,
be called up the tariff bill. But before
aLy progress could be made, Senator
come tax proposition. He asked that
vote be taken Immediately, hut en-
countered opposition from various |
quarters, Senator McLauren being es-
p6CldI4y duLdSOIl4SIlC. AIl0E uluCA O6-
bate, the Nebraska senator agreed to
postpone action and presented the pro- |
position for vote on Monday. There |
as no esEecial objection and the vote
was accordingly ordered.
Mr.. Brown urged immediate action
especially kecause, as he said. 1t should
reach the house before the tariff bill
is taken back to that body.
Senator McLaurin said he saw no |
necessity for such an amendment,
which would defer the enactment of
an income tax law. He thought prob
ably One-fOurth of the states would
decline to ratify this action by con-
gress and argued that thereafter
when such legislation was sought the T.
failure Of the states to ratify the
amendment would be used as an argu-
ment against it. AS soon as the
agreement to vote was made, the
tariff bill was taken up and Mr.. Aid
rich presented his maximum and
minimum rate amendment.
Mr.. AIdrich imm mediately proceeded
to explain the senate's substitute for
the original maximum and minimum
provision of the bill as it passed the
house The house provided FOR
specified increase Of rates of duty on
numerous articles fixed by the bill in ;
case of the failure Of the country
from which any given article should
come to grant to the imports from
the United States the same terms
given to Importance from the most
favored nations.
The senate cOnI01ILe6 on nQdHCe
presented a complete substitute pro- ,
viding for an increase of 25 per cent
over the rates of the Payne-Aldrich
bill against countries which by export :
bounty provided that the additional ,
rate should go into effect Immediately
unless the president should. after
March 81. 1910. issue a proclamation :
that no such discrimination exists.
The amendment also provided ?
duty of cents a pound on coffee and
10 cents a pound on tea coming from :
the countries thus discriminating :
against the products of the United
states The measure as previously +
renorted by the finance committee, :
was further amended to except the
islands of Guam and Tutuila. as wel1 !
as the Philippines from its operation +
Stating that he regarded this pro- r
vision as the most important part of :
the tariff bill. Mr.. Aldrich read a .
statement showing the maximum and
minimum laws of other countries G
Since that statement was prepared,
he saws France had adopted rates of
tariff that varied on an average u c
Moving to strike from the amend :
ment the maximum tariff on tea, .
Senator Daniel criticized the COM +
amendment f,
Senator CuIberson offered an =
amendment to make non-partisan the
aDnointment of thetarim commission
md to nav the members salaries of
~ 5o0 annually. Mr.. Aldrich said ex-
nerts were to be selected and he did
lot beIfeve politics would be con-
;idered by the president in that con-
lection.
"From the morning papers" said
Mr.. Bailey. 1.-The director of the cen d
ms is making his appointments for f
PARTISAN reasons. If that IS true. ltslS II
he first time it has been done in the 81
history of this country" In view of o. o.
he report he said he would not trust G