Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

committee on sgri;ulture Mr.. L. Man
delosum, Of the New York Cotton Ex-
change, said: ''There Ia en- attempt
being made right low t, combine sll
the southern cotton milIs; il the plan Ia
successful, the producer, SIS veil as the
consumer, will be absolutely at The
mercJ OF tie spinner"
Senator. Smith, of Michigan, is de-
clared by hie ph! sicians to be suffering
rom an attack of sple1dicit's and they
have advised that hs tuomit to an ope-
ration. The senator has been Ill for sey.
ersl days.
TIE president today sent to the Senate
the nomination Of Barnes Gillispie t, be
U. S. attorney for the western dlstric: Of
Virginfs.
! Folks st the cspital are wondering to.
dsy whether the newly Discovered joker
in the corporation tax section of the
Aldrict Payne tar: Law ju't happened,
or whether some one slipped it 10
when the prssider wasn't looking. As
matters st nd bow t1s publicity fe. t.
ure of this measure is q dead letter.
Unless Congress shall make speciSl
appropriation of $4,000, which the
treasury department es mates as neces.
sary for the purpose, the returns OF
the MT re than 400, 600 corporations OF the
cuuntrY which ere .ubjett to the tx,
will remain 10 the archives of the depart
mel 90 secret documents. Both the presi-
der t and acting Secrt t,ry Ntrton in their
correspondence on tae subject published
today mske 1t clear that In their opinion
tae dtpar:mel has no funds which II
would be autiorizsd to eIpend In inde1ing
sud arranging these do: neuls for tu 1lic
inspection. The 800, 900 appropriated
in the urgent deficiency bill was limited
to expenses for the ''collec!ion" OF the
tax. This unexpected development is
bound to crett. commotion 10 Congress-.
One OF the strongest arguments advanced
By the administration when the corpora.
ton tax amendment to the tariff bill was
under consideration was the publicity
feature. Congress apparently accepted
ZIG piCoIuCLl bion VI tuc uSoiiabAi'y
for ublicity of the business of the great
corporations. Since the passage of the
law, however, the corporal ons have bee1
besieging tie administration for some
modification whereby publicity might be
limited ID 40 extent that would prevent
rival corporations from learning each
others business sc cre!s and pro6tirg by
them. The presidsnl's diacovery.. ofthe an.
ti-pnbliCitl )ker was hailed with uu;b
giee, therefore, by the corptration repre-
sentatives who have been watching the
progress OF evert' In Washington. They
ara freely predicting today that Congress
will not grant the $50, 900 additional
hpproprist on which the administration
regards SO necessary to carry Gu; the
publicity feature of tie law. Leaders in
Congress are somewhat at ses. They
we're totally uoprepared for the discovery
made by the president. Undoubtedly
an sf,lt will be made 10 provide the de.
sirsd funds, hui the indications are tlst
it will be fought vigorously by the special
Interests that would be most sffsttsd by
The passage of such au appropri' t 'on.
The official requests for $50, 600 need
cd 10 carry out the provisions OF The
publicity paragraph in the corporations
section of the tariff Law reached the
Capitol today In the form OF a Letter
Sriiten by Ioternsl Revenue Com
missioner +. F. Oabell to the secretary
OF the treasury and t ansmitted by him
to the appropriations committee of the
Htu.e. Mr.. Cabell 10 his letter ssys:
ITO carry out what appears to be the IL.
tsnt of ihls section will uecess.tst, rental
of quarters ~ side OF ne treasury build
ing, eq1ipping then, and organizing q
force OF CLERKS, messengers aud laoortrs
for properly handling for public use The
great number of returns that will be
made"
The relublican managers will find the
money needsd to carry ont the publicity
provisions + the t,rff Law according to
til, best political expert, on Capitol Hill.
No matter Whist it costs The law must be
carried out in order to make good the
palty's campaign promises and failure
to enforce the probing Tea u:es of the
statue would be tu,h palpable "lsy
down" to the big business interests tha!
even the most plausible spellbinders on
the party would fad themselves touen.
lied when they got Gu. Into the congress
sIonsl campaign n1xt summer, THE
administration is 10 peck of trouble
over this sffAir," said Champ Clarke,
leader of The minority in tho H,u'e. 'Ii
has reached a point where it will either
be obliged u repeal the law or dig
up the money. They'll dig up all
right too, became they don't dare
do otherwise; they lave got to
carry on! the provisions Of the Law,
90 matter whit 1t coats them in votes or
money. Mr.. Payne announced on the
foor of the Houas he other das when be
wss being prodded by Fitzgerald tia!
they'd not amend the Law bat we're going
to cut it out to the letter. No msttsr which
way t1e things turns u. could Imagine
lat 1t would make very good material
TO, the democrat party next fall. 81
hope the republicans can't find tie
money to enforce tho law" said Mr..
Richardson, Of Alabama. 81 have been
sgains! The corporation tax feature of
the tar'fI laH from the Quiet, for /
think tbs ono OF the in!quItous speoies OF
legIsl ton ever put on the statute
books.
i formal ruling on TIE basis OF the
let era between President Taft snd &C
ing Secretary Nolton in regard to the
joker was made public lis afternoon a.
the Treasury Department. It Indicates
that there will be some attempt made to
carry olt the publicity feature despite