Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-20
AGAINST NEW FORMS OF TAXES
Nearly All Senators and Many Repre-
sentatives, including Mr.. Cannon,
Are Present 90 Hear the
speech.

WASHINGTON, April 1e.--The tariff de-
bate was opened in the senate today and
Senator Aldrich reviewed at length the
pending measure which had been reported
from the committee finance. He re-
ceived practically no interruption through
out his remarks which were listened To
not only by senators but by Speaker Can
non and members OF the house of repre-
sentatlves. who visited the chamber for
that purpose.
Senator Daniel, the senior minority MEM
her OF the committee on finance, followed
Senator Aldrich, and laid down the general
line of opposition that will be made to
the pending measure by the democrats. He
also received careful attention.
In opening the debate on the pend
ing tariff bill today Senator Aldrich
chairman of the committee on finance,
assured the senate that the bill
reported from the finance committee
would produce ample revenue for
Objections to New Taxes.
the government. He suggested that If, by
any possibility, these estimates should
prove to be incorrect, the duty of congress
would be to reduce expenditures and
make them conform to actual revenue con-
ditions and not to impose new and onerous
taxes"
While he did not refer specifically to any
proposition to impose income tax, his
statement declaring that ample revenue
may be derived from other sources was ac-
cepted as direct opposition to all such
propositions.
On the desk of each senator was a COM
parison of the text of the Dingley tariff
law with the Payne tariff bill as passed
by the house and as amended and reported
from the senate committee on finance. In
addition statement was furnished to each
senator showing the estimated revenues
under the present law compared with the
amended Payne bill. Mr.. Aldrich called
attention to these volumes in beginning his
speech T he get increases from Tcustoms
over the existing law was estimated at
i1,ess,7 74s for the Payne bill as passed by
the house and $s,e34.495 under the bill as
reported from the senate committee In
making the estimates, the revenues pro-
duced in 1906 were used in attaining the
comparison with the house bill. and the
revenues for 1907, when the imports were
much larger, in arriving at the compari.
son with the possibilities under the senate
bill. Mr.. Aldrich believes that 1907 was a
normal year, while Representative Payne
chairman of the house committee on ways
and means. believes 1906 was the last year
when conditions were normal.
BiII VIII Raise Revenue.
Mr., Aldrich said in part:
The practical question to which I ask
your attention today is, Will the bill az
reported from the committee on finance
produce sufficient revenue when taken In
connection with the internal revenue taxes
81,
meet the eXpenss Of the government with.
out the imposition of additional taxes?
answer unhesitatingly, after a thorough
and careful investigation of the facts anc
the conditions likely to surround the prob
lem, that II will
Mr.. Aldrich submitted statements show
ing the receipts, disbursements, surplusel
and deficits, actual and estimated, OF tn,
treasury for the fiscal years 1900 to 1911
inclusive. His estimates for the fiscal years
1893 to 1911, inclusive, were as follows
niahurse-