New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
SEN.fTE READY FOR WORK.
Mr. 1ldrich to Press Consideration
Of Tariff Bill,
rrrom Tho Tribune Bureaul

y,-aehi,rton April 1o.-Thc Senate IS row ready
| for the actual work OF making the tarHi ol. AZ
the close of the speeches to-day the Finance Com
,,lteas substitute for the Payne bill was made the
| unfinished business. When the Senate meets TO-
morrow Mr Adrich will ask that the bill oe taken
up for consideration paragraph by paragraph. lhlS
procedure will not deny to any Senator the Hght 10
! speak as fully he wishes on any phase oi the
| tariff question He may speak for day or two
DAYS or longer L he desires but if no Senator Is
ready to proceed Mr.. Aldrich will urge that the
bill be kept before the Senate. that daily sessions
/ be held. and that much progress as possible be
! made with it's consideration
/ 1t is expected that by the middle of next week
! the Republican leaders will have exact information
| as to the amount Of time that will be required Tor
! speeches on the bill An effort will then be made
! TO fix Il time when the bill shall be taken up for
amendment under the fve-minute rule and to fix
| date when the final shall be taken. Probably
! before the close OF this week the Finance Commit
will be ready to report its recommendations as
! TO the duties hides wood pulp and its products
and coal The ximum and minimum sections
and the administrative features will be reported
the earliest possible date.
one of the chief purposes of Mr.. Aldrch's speech
to-day was endeavor to show that the bill will
provide the revenues necessary for public expendi
lures on a liberal scale. mo further additional
taxes are needed" he said. The imposition OF
other taxes under these conditions would not only
be unwise, but unjust and preiudical to every in
terest of the great people represent. In the
party can afford to place any new and unnecessary
burdens upon the industries and people Of the
United States and l should regret extremely if the
party OF which l a member should assume any
such responsibility
This declaration is accepted as d statement OF the
Rhode Island Senator's unalterable opposition 10
an income tax He and his associates on the
Finance Committee will do their utmost to influence
Middle Western Republican Senators against In
Senator Cummins did offer his in
come tax amendment to-day but will introduce it
later in the week. The dozen Republican
Senator'S who have been mentioned probable sup
porters of income tax not in accord to
the scope of the Cumrins amendment The differ
ences among Senators who believe IN the general
principle of such a measure relate the question
Of whether corporation incomes should be taxed.
Mr.. Cummins's amendment provides for taxing in
dvidual incomes only. He holds that corporations
are merely instrumentaties for earning profits and
directing them into the pockets of natural persons
and holds that a both individuals and cor
porat tions would be mpraCticable. would result i'm
much injustice, might make a graduated tax inn !
possible and would seriously menace the prospect
of the measure being sustained by the courts.
II will be ten days two weeks before Senator |
Bailey is ready to speak his income tax amend
ment which provides for the taxation of both in |
dividuaIs and corporations. He expects to speak |
at least hours the tariff question. devoting |
half the time to argument for an income
Nearly dozen amendments to the tariff bill were |
introduced to-day one of them. proposed by Sen |
! Ier cent on the income of corporations doing an
Interstate business Mr.. Beverdge estimates that |
revenues. He will not press il if he becomes con-
WINGED that sufficient revenue for the support OF |
the government will be raised by the new customs
Another amendment offered to-day provides for
BY Senator Mccumber, who is a member Of the
sinance Committee.