Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-29
CORPORATE TAX
BEFORE SENATE
TARIFF SCHEDULES DISPOSED OF,
TAFT TAX PLAN is
TAKEN UP.
ALDRIcH SUPPORTS 1T;
PARLIAMENTARY VICTORY
Presents Plan as Amendment to Bal
Icy Income Tax Measure and Will Sc.
euro Direct vote-spsctators Flock
to Capitol Despite Heat-Tea Tax is
Rejected.

Washington, June 29.-Many people
defied the torrid weather and went to
the capitol today to see started the
first senatorial battle for an income
tax. The heat. If possible, was even
more intolerable than that Of yester-
day. yet a larger of number of sena-
tors entered the chamber. All were
clad in the coolest garments obtain
able.
At the beginning of the session
Brown endeavored to obtain unani-
NOUS consent to take up the resolution
reported by the finance committee for
submission of the income tax amend
ment to the constitution to the several
states. Demurring to this suggestion,
Bailey pointed out that such a course
would be in contravention of the un-
animous consent previously recorded
for consideration Of his income tax
amendment. Brown did not press his
request.
To more clearly map out the cam
paign entered upon, Aldrich said the
finance committee had determined that
the Offering of amendments to the
schedules Of the bill while in commit
tee Of the whole should not continue
further, at this time, as they could be
brought forth by the senators after
the bill reached the senate in a >parlia-
mentary sense. To give force to that
purpose, he said he would move to lay
on the table any other amendments
that might be offered at this time.
In the course of an answer to a ques-
tion Aldrich said he would support the
corporation tax amendment as means
OF defeating the income tax. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the corpora
diont tax would be repealed after two
years or the rate materially lowered
eTillnan Wants Duty on Tea.
! When the tariff bill was taken up the
Income tax question was put aside to
enable Tillman to present his amend
ment for a duty on tea, with the pur-
pose in view Of completing the scl,ed-
ules before taking up the tax ques-
tion. Tillman told Of the superior quail
ity of American grown tea, of the
enormous profits made in the imported
article and of the possibilities in case
the domestic industry should be prop
erly fostered. He declared that with
the duty he asked for the south would
not only be able to supply the entire
American'market, but would eventually
export large quantity of tea.
Dixon suggested a bounty as a
means Of nurturing the infant tea in
dustry. He was strongly supported IN
making that suggestion by Smith, of
Michigan, who declared the bounty
would be practical method of obtain
ing the result desired. Tillman re-
sponded that he did not propose to be
caught in advocating bounty, and he
would not accept a bounty, he said. if
dollar per pound was offered.
Tillman's amendment providing for
a duty on tea was defeated, 1S to 25.
At 2:20 Aldrich called up the Bailey
Income tax amendment as the prevail
ing question under the agreement to
take up the general subject upon the
disposal OF the schedules. Lodge Of
fered a countervailing tax as an
amendment. Aldrich then presented
the corporation tax as a substitute for
Lodges provision. This proceeding
cuts out the possibility of other amend
ments and insures the first vote on the
corporation tax provision.