The sun., 1909-06-28
END DOF TARIFF TALK In SIGHT
LEADERS EXPECT TO DISPOSE
OF THE SCHEDULES TODAY.

Corporation Tax VIII Then se Taken Up
Afterward Maximum and Minimum
Provisions AMI the Administrative ye
Sections Session May End july IL
WASHINGTON. June PIN spite OF the
fact that the Senate still has to consider
some of tho moro important provisions
Of the tariff bill the end of the special
session of Congress called by President
Taft is in sight Tropical weather In
Washington accelerates tho movements
Of the Senators and tho fever heat Of the
last week has resulted in the disposal
Of lot of business
Only a,few OF the schedules of the
Aldrich bill remain to be acted on. These
will be disposed of tomorrow according
to the present programme and the Senate
will at once take up for debate the amend
ment to the measure levying tax against
the earnings Of corporations. All signs
point TO the adoption Of this amendment
before the end of the week In the mean
timc the Senators and the Representatives
who will serve on the conference com
mittees Of the two houses will get together
and it is expected that within the next
ten days a lasis OF agreement will be
reached.
Chairman Payne and other members
of the Ways and Means Committee have
kept in touch with the changes in the
tariff bill in its progress through the
Senate. They have their own ideas as to
the sort Of measure that should come
out of conference. So have Mr.. Aldrich
and the other Senators who will serve on
the conference committee. Informal con-
ferences between members of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means and members
OF the Committee on Finance have brought
about an understanding, and 1t is already
known just what schedules will be made
the subject of controversy.
With the disposal of the tax on corpo-
rations the Senate will take up the maxi
mum and minimum provisions of the bill,
its administrative features and the pro-
posal to establish n customs court The
customs court matter may be debated at
length in the Senate. but no extended dis
cussion of the maximum and minimum
provisions is expected, nor is II believed
that much time Will be devotA to the
administrative sections OF the proposed
law. The Senate is weary OF its labors.
and the high Temperature o! the last
week has caused the regulars as well
as the insurgents TO yearn for other lau-
tudes.
Senate leaders plan 10 pass this week
tho amendment levying tax on corpora
tions. They are also hopeful of putting
through the proposed amendment to the
Constitution for an income tax. Hthese
plans are carried out consideration will
be begun on Monday, July 5. Of the max
av,1 min ri..tn nj ha
administration sections OF the bill What
with the work that will have already been
done by that time on schedules that will
be brought into controversy between the
two houses Senate leaders SEQ no reason
why an adjournment should not be taken
by July l5, They declare that in any
event tho session will not be prolonged
much beyond that date.
A lot OF dissatisfaction exists in the
House over the tariff bill and the leaders
there are looking for an insurgent move
ment over IL when the measure is re-
turned TO that body by the Senate. Re-
publicans from the Middle West quite
generally disapprove Of number OF in
creases in rates made by the Senate, but
1t is not believed that sufficient number
ui Republicans can be mustered to make
any real trouble. II was believed at one
time that an effort might be made to pre-
vent sending the bill to conference, but
the leaders do not expect any difficulty
on this score. As a matter OF fact the
impression IL quite general that the meas
ure will be materially toned down in
conference and that when the final vote
is taken only few Republican votes will
be cast in the negatives.
The insurgents in the House have been
in close conference with the insurgents
in the Senate during the last week. The
suggestion has been made that If the
Senate insurgents can muster up enough
courage 10 do il they will vote against
the Aldrich bill as a means of securing
concessions in conference. The argu-
ment is made that such vote would be
interpreted as a protest and that the
Republicans in control could not afford
to ignore it. Furthermore. it is con-
tended that il would have a salutary in
fuence on certain insurgents in the House.
who would show their teeth il encouraged
TO do 50 by the radical Senators. Whether
the insurgents can he induced to vote
against the measure when it is called up
for passage in the Senate is problematical
Some Of their number may cast votes
of protest. but that the nsurgent band
will all vote in opposition is seriously
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