The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03

ton as relieving the agricultural states
from the burden of taxation and advo-
Gated $1,000 exemption
Senator Lewis said New York had failed
notably to make its rich men bear their
share of the burden of government and
tnat in accord with the growing idea that
where the states had failed to act the
federal government must act for them
he was ready to make the rich paw. He
said Senator Root himself had preached
this doctrine when Secretary of State.
Lewis Answers Root
Who are the people of New York for
whom the senator is so solicitous?'' in
qu1red the Illinois senator
Are they those who breed around wall
street and flock TO the Waldorf Astoria !?
Are they those whose names are seldom
found on the assessors list, but who hover
around the Mediterranean in the summer
and the islands of the caribbean in the
winter? Are there no poor and humble
in this state? Why should the senator
ask that my people should be exempt
from the burden of government?
The object of democracy is not to make
illegal war on legal wealth; but legal
war on illegal wealth. We hear talk of
war with Mexico. Who would be the first
TO hasten to this capital to have the army
and navy sent out? 1t would be my peo-
pie Who would want the farmers son
sacrificed to protect their property and
to prevent invasion of the country? Let
them pay for the great benefits of gov
ernment which they enjoy, and let not all
the burden be placed on the helpless that
they may become the hopeless. too
Several items passed over on the first
reading of the bill were agreed to dur
ing the closing hours of the days ses-
sion. The Norris amendment to free list
substitutes for coffee, and one by Sem
ator Jones to remove the duty from jute
bags for grain exports were defeated.
Tonight the Senate democrats caucussed
to undertake final disposition of various
disputed sections of the bill that had been
referred back to the finance committee.
The two most important matters to be
considered were the proposed increase in
the income tax on larger incomes and the
cotton futures tax amendments.
The caucus spent several hours de-
batting the prohibition in the tariff
bill against the importation of feath-
ers of other than edible or pest birds
first voting to sustain the finance COM
mittee and allowing the paragraph to
stand unchanged. and later reversing z
itself. Senators Chamberlain. Lane and
others vigorously opposed the action.
1t was decided to leave to the COM
mittee's judgment all matters referred
the income tax section. the cotton flu
lures amendment, the Kenyon amend
ment to put all articles produced by
trusts on the free list and certain ad-
ministrative features of the bill.
Although the session continued until
near midnight hardly a start had been
made on the important problems to be
disposed of.
Just before adjournment the caucus
reconsidered its action on the bird and
plumage paragraph, reversed the
finance committee and adopted the orig
inal provisions of the bill as it came
from the House prohibiting the inn
portation of all birds and plumage ex-
cept for educational or scientific pur-
poses.
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
today replied to the recent speech by
his democratic colleague, Senator Hol-
| lis. who declared New England was not
ldiscriminated against in the tariff bill
and hotly assailed the textile manu-
facturers for recent labor troubles.
| New England believes in a protec-
tive milling tariff" Senator Gallinger
said, ''and no man who supports the bill
now under consideration and defends
men like Ettor. Haywood and others
of their ill represents in any way here
the correct views"
| Senator Hollis replied that his pres
ence in the Senate was proof positive
| that the people of New Hampshire had
rejected high protection
| Senator Thompson, democrat, de-
clared he proposed to support the bill
| in every particular and that his only
difference ofsopinion with other dem
| ocrats along the lines of free sugar was
on the time of the schedule becoming
effective. Referred to as influencing the
senators. President Wilson's position
was assailed severely.
'No protection has been whispered
to senators by the President or any
other question: replied the Presidents
champion.