The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-19
new Serfes-VOl. xxx. IA "A
TAFT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE.
CONSIDERED OF GREAT r,,pon
TANCE IN TARIFF PROBLEM
Presidents Communication ON Com
rauons and Income Tax Goes to
Finance Committee.


washington, June 16.-The MESSAGE
or President Taft recommending tho ,
incorporation of a provision in the
tariH bill for the taxation of the earn
ings OF corporations and the adontion
OF resolution looking to an amen.5-
iheht OF the constitution so as to per-
init the levying of an income tax with
out interference of the courts which
was received by the senate TODAY
was generally regarded by senator's
DIS OF such transcendent Importance az
10 place in the shade all Questions
pertaining strictly to the schedules of
the tariff bill. The message was read
early in the afternoon and after hr;af
discussion on the method of proceed-
ing was referred to the committee ~,
finance
senator Root occupied the chai&<
"hen one of the presidents secre-
taries appeared with the message in
hand' but owing to the fact that Sem
ator Burton was at the time engaged
IN making speech the presentation
OF the message was DELAYED for Soma.
time. When Mr.. Burton concluded.
tuf not until after Mr.. Heyburn had
addressed the chair to proceed with
the discussion of the tariff bill. the.
message was read
There was full senate present and
the document was accorded the most
careful attention from all senator's
Senator Gore attempted to have the
committee instructed to report on the
income tax feature of the measure by
next Friday when under general
agreement the income tax question is
again to be taken for the consider
alton. His motion was, however. yot-
ed down and for the first time I'm
many weeks the division was strictly
along party lines, all Republicans yot-
ing to lay on the table, while all the
Democrats cast their votes against.
that proposition.
During the informal discussion or
the reference of the message Sena66r
Bailey gave notice that he would ~
mand that provision be made for e
graduation ~of any income tax that
| might be povided for and intimated
that much time would be necessary to
get through provision which did not
comply with that qualifications
After considerable debate the SEM
ate adopted finance committee's rec
ommendation regarding the admis-
sion of Philippine products, but not
until after two or three amendments
mad been voted down. Senator Foster
| OF Louisiana occupied the early hours
OK the day with a speech opposing the
| free admission of any Philippine sug-
ar into the United States. He took
the position that with the encourage.
ment that would be given by allowing
100000 tons of the Philippine product
to come in free Of duty, the produc-..
ton in the islands would be so rapid
ly increased that it would soon ex-
ceed the quantity named.
During the afternoon Senator AID
rich presented the finance commit
| tees substitute for the house zinc
schedule and it received major por--
ton of the attention of the senate
during the afternoon The committee
amendment provided for a graduated
scale of duty on the zinc in zinc ore In
place of the fixed rate of the house
| bill.
Senator Burton spoke against any
duty on zine ore, while Senator Hey
burn, Guggenheim and others advo-
Gated even a sitter rate than was
proposed by the committee.
All of the finance committees rec
concentrations in the zinc schedule
ultimately were agreed to, and the
paragraph as amended was finally adj
justed
The committee suggestion for
changes in the silk schedule was also
adopted. A number of other commit
tee amendments of minor character
were presented Just before adjourn
ment and some Of them were acted
upon.
AT 7:O5 the senate adjourned untts