Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Iowa Senator Says InfIu-
ences Are at Work
to Bury it.
CONGRESS WILL KILL
Minority in IL States Suffici-
emily Powerful to Prevent
Change.

Washington. June 30.-Whether ow-
ing to the absence of Senator Aldrich,
lack of interest, or the continued heat,
the senate was much slower than
usual in assembling today. Not until
several roll calls had been made in
order to secure quorum was business
commenced. Supporters of the income
tax proposition apparently did not pro-
pose that Cummins, who was to pro-
eeed with his speech begun yesterday,
should speak to empty seats. and show
ed their determination by insisting on
roll calls to keep the senators in their
seats Finally at 1915 Cummins got
under way
Notes AIdrich's Absence.
At the outset he remarked about the
absence of Aldrich. saying he had seen
by the papers the announcement that
the chairman of the finance committee
was going on sea voyage.
After the acknowledgement which
he made to the senate yesterday with
respect to his vote bringing forward
the amendment that We are now con-
sidering," said Cummins, evidently re-
ferring to Aldrich's statement that he
favored the corporation tax to defeat
the income tax, che needs the restora-
tion and recuperation of salt air. /
would want to take trip lasting about
a thousand years if | should be COM
PEELED to make a confession of that
sort with respect to measure brought
forward by myself"
-s.sssasE-s-l.-.-s. Clapp Interrupts. .-~s-y
Clapp Interrupted with the observa-
ton, referring TO the corporation tax
amendment He said: 81 notice by the
newspapers that the large corporations
are not uncomfortable. They are re-
ported as being well satisfied with this
provision"
Cummins replied that there was moth
ing in that amendment to make the
corporations uncomfortable. He pro-
eeeded to discuss receipts and .expendi-
lures of the government to sustain his
contention that the pending bill did
not supply enough money for the usual
expenses.
Votes without Hope.
Cummins commented upon the con-
stitutional aspects of the amendment
under consideration, saying he propos-
ed to vote for the proposed amend
ment to the constitution for an income
tax He declared that the motion was
l., IA.
with the same motive that prompted
the committee to propose corporation
tax. And" he added, 81 shall vote
for it without the slightest hope ii
will ever become part of the consti.
tuition of the United States.
Dozen States Can XIII 1t.
81 know the men too well to believe
there are not II states where the
minority opposed to this kind of leg
islation cannot prevent the adoption
of this resolution by legislation in
these states. In my judgment you
will never hear from it or much of il
after it has passed this congress"
Attitude IL Changed
Washington, June 30.-"The is
sue respecting the income tax has
suddenly changed" declared Senator
Cummins in the senate yesterday
Until within few days the issue wa.
whether any income tax should b,
authorized by congress. 1t nov
seems to be what kind of an incom,
tax shall be adopted.
Burden Would BE just.
'The amendments offered by th'
senator from Texas and myself
which have now been merged int,
single amendment, providing for ;
general income tax to be paid by al