The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-07-08
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Guided discussion of the PayneAldrich
tariff bill and the finance committees
income tax constitutional amendment
was presented This amendment with
the corporation tax, which is already
before the Senate. constitutes the pro-
gram in the upper House. On mo-
ton of Senator McLaurin cotton bag
ging was put on the free list. Senator
Culverson moved to put cotton ties on
the free list, but this was defeated 81
and steel valued at more than nine
tenths % cent pound was increas-
ed from three-tenthS to fOur-tenths of
a cent a pound. Intellectual efforts
were made to have school books and
salt placed on the free and Egyptian
cotton on the dutiable list After
adopting the conference report on the
census bill the House adjourned at
1886 p. IN. until Thursday. No other
business, except the introduction of
bills and resolutions, was attempted.
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The most important development in
the Senate Tuesday was the announce
ment of Senator Aldrich that he was
advocating the corporation tax as a
means of defeating the income tax.
He denied, however. that the corpora
ton tax was a subterfuge, as the Dem
ocratS were quick TO charge. and de-
Tended it as a legitimate means of
raising revenue. Mr.. Aldrich said he
expected a deficit for the next year or
two, and that the corporation tax
would help meet that and then might
be abolished The corporation tax
measure was put before the Senate in
the stage of a 'third-degree" amend
ment, which precludes further amend
ments. The tariff schedules were COM
pleted, the last vote to be taken being
on Senator Tillman's proposition for
a duty of 10 cents a pound on tea. Al
though Senator Tillman made a long
and strenuous fight. his plan was lost.
SO to IS. At adjournment at 6:17 Sem
ator Cummins was speaking on the in
come tax. The House was not in ses-
sion.
Income tax was practically the only
subject, and Senators Cummins Of
Iowa and Borah of Idaho the only
speakers before the Senate Wednes-
day. Mr.. Borah was not heard until
toward the close of the days session,
when the Iowa Senator yielded the
floor. which he had held since the pre-
vious day. He took for his text the
declaration made by Senator Aldrich
to the effect that he would vote for
the corporation tax amendment only
as a means of defeating, the income
tax, and. without resorting to person
alities, he criticised the position of
the chairman of the finance commit
tee, who had presented the corporation
tax amendment TO the Senate. Mr..
Cummins also paid his respects to Mr..
Aldrich on account of his avowal The
House was not in session.
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But for objection from Senator
Buckley the Senate would probably
have come TO an agreement . vote the
next Tuesday on the entire income tax
amendment to the tariff bill Senator
Bulkeley is opposed to the amendment,
and as he expects TO be out of the city
Tuesday he would not consent to have
a vote taken at that time. There we're
several speeches for and against the
measure, Mr. Borah concluding his ar
gument begun Wednesday. Mr.. Root
advocated the corporation tax, Mr..
Clapp and Mr. Owen the income tax
and Senator Flint and several others
made incidental remarks. The House
met, approved the journal, listened to
Chaplain Couden's prayer, received a
routine message from the President,
declined to consider a bridge bill
brought up by Representative Hobson
of Alabama, and adjourned within
twelve minutes.
The corporation tax amendment was
mace an integral part of the pending
tariff bill Friday by vote of SO to
H. The test vote came earlier on the
substitution of the corporation tax for
the income tax. and on this the vote
stood As to 81. The debate was sharp
at times, but with Mr. Aldrich back
from his brief vacation and in full con-
troll the result was never in serious
doubt. Among the speakers were Hey
burn, Hughes, Cummins, Newlands,
Rayner, Brandegee, Root and Aldrich.
The House was not in session.