Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
TAFT LAUGHS AT THREATS
Tests md Protests on scw CorpOra.
ton Tax Were All Anticipated,
He Declares.

Beverly, Mass Aug 1s-Reports. which
are reaching Beverly daily from Wash.
!ngton and New York that the const,tu-
tionality IF the new corporation tax ie
to be tested Just as soon as an effort
IS made to collect It have not disturbed
the President the least as he laughing
~ told number of callers a. the Taft
cottage to-day. The tests and the pro-
tests the President declared we're all
anticipated and no threats of the corpora
tion lawyers now cause the chief
magistrate any alarm.
Attorney General Wickersham is com
ing to see the President Friday afternoon
but the prospect of litigation over the
corporation TAX has nothing to do with
the visit Mr.. Wickersham has some
pardon cases upon which he desires tho
President to act and he wants also TO 60
over with Mr. Taft Few ~ the
prein'nares in the plan for The re-
organization ~ the duties If .he inter
state commerce commission .he amend
ment of the Sherman antitrust law and
the brin gtng Of Interstate corporations
moro definitely undor tho control Of one
branch Of the government Mr. Wick
eraham has given much study 70 these
subjects which will he the rrinciraI
recommendation If the Presidents mes
sage 20 Congress IN December next
A MYSTERIOUS VISIT.
Tho President received a rather mvs-
terious visit to-day rom Assistant Sec
refary of the Treasurv ,iorton. who was
accompanied by Chas = Dawes former
controller OF the currency ard now
president of the Central Trust company
of Chicago. Neither Mr. Norton nor Mr..
Dawes would discuss their ,-isit IN any
way. Mr.. Norton LEFT tonight ror Dub
IN ~ H.. 70 report 70 the seCretnry ~
the treasurer. Mr. MacVeagh. who. I.
was said. would come personally 10 sea
the President either Friday or Satur-
dav
secretary MacNeagh will take M With
the President the appointment of nerr.
hers Of the tariff advisory commiss,or
which was authorized In the ta-,r- III,
The President has left to Mr. Macvearh
the duty Of findng the right men rov
the commission and the secretary has
reported hv letter that the task wa,
no easy one. II Is likely that at the
conference between the President. and
MT MacNeaGh decision will be reach
90 ns to whether the commission shall
consist az three or five members
GOOD LAUGH AT TARIFF JOKE
Mr., Taft had a good laugh to-dav
when he was told OF an entirely new
angle ~ the tarir bill. It was re-
ported 10 him that several eminent
customs lawyers Of Boston and New
York were claiming credit for having
aroused much Of tho sentiment in IA
vor OF n tnriT revision. Their rensoA
for doing so. Il was said was because
they had about exhausted every pos
sihle question under the Dingley law,
IN new law they see the chance Of
much litigation and many toothsoms
fees.
President Taft to-day had rub
her game Of golf against Gen. Adel.
bert Ames and W. J Boardman Of
Washington. his own playing partner
being John Hayes Hammond. Thu
score stood all this morning and
the President was looking forward
with great Glee to winning the odd
game. After a delay. however. word
came that Mr.. Hammond was III and
would not he able to play again for
week or more