The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-18

'bolted'," he replied, because have
not bolted, acted entirely within my j
rights 1t was agreed in the caucus ,
that I might do just as l did. | just
didn't propose to be dictated to by
members of the finance committee or
anyone else, that's all. So far as what
the Vicksburg Herald says is concern
ed, that paper never loses an 'opportun-
ity to SANDER and malign me. 1t could
not do me justice if it would and would
not if it could. But let us stick to the
question.
After the amendment proposed by |
the progressive republicans to the in
come tax provision of our bill had been
voter down, a number of senators who /
entertained views similar to my own
on the question, interested themselves
and caucus was held. Senator Reed
e. 'souri and I introduced similar
amendments My amendment provid-
ed for normal tax OF one per cent and
surtaX on amounts of not less than
$4,000 nor more than $4,000 of 1 per
J cent; on $4,000 to 100000, one and
: one fourth per cent: on $4,000 to
$4,000, one and one-half per cent; on
$4,000 to $50,00O one and three
fourths per cent; on $4,000 to $780,
;, 900, two per cent; on 100000 to $40, 900,
e two and half per cent; on $4,000 to
:. $S0,000 three, per cent; on $4,000 to
\ 100000, three and half per cent; on
100000 to 100000, four per cent; on
q 100000 to $125,0O0, five per cent; on
a $125,000 to $150,000, six per cent; on
q $780, to $4,000, seven per cent; on
q $4,000 to 100000, eight per cent; or
q $500, 900 to $25O,0O0 and all above that
nine per cent, thus making a total max
imum tax of ten per cent.
1.-THE expert estimated that m,
OF amedment would have brought a reve
nue. of about lis to 100 millions of dol
lg, lars year. 1t was opposed on tn
rst ground that we did not need that mucI
Ter money. Senator Williams of MississiI
RS. pi was especially active and eloquent
Ar. 1tspoken in opposition to increasin
he the tax on incomes. His position ha
OF evoked a very complimentary refe
on ence by Senator Lodge, of MassachI
re- sets.
ion WELL" continued Senator Ward
me man, 81 am opposed to piling up su
the plus, but I noticed the other mornir
Ieir in tho nanars that tho conferes nm II
Irst part of the House are insisting tn
some of the House provisions of Il
bill be restored in order to increa
cen the revenue. think it a great misfC
"o- tune that the manufacturers are to
aln given more protection by increasil
al the rates on manufactured articles a
&C. tho massas of the neonle comnell
Inc thereby to pay higher prices while tn
could have been relieved of that b1
den by the imposition of higher t
gNR on swollen incomes, the possessors
iCs which would not have suffered the lo
tally of single luxury by the imposition
n; the tax. I hope therefore that t
NO newspaper sVory Is untrue that WI
tia. the matter was being discussed in
- caucus, Senator Hoke Smith propos
compromise measure which was
80 cepted and which l suppose will
= adopted by the conference commit
= That's all there is to it."
Senator" he was asked, were
80 surprised at Senator LaFollette's V,
very on the tariff bill?"
but 81 was not" he replied. La Folle
is one of the really big men in the S
ate. He is not only honest, patric