Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-29
Hitchcock of Nebraska Leads
Revolt Agai=st Rule of Po-
litical Machine on Income
Tax Legislation.
WANTS RICH TRUSTS
HEAVILY PENALIZED
Statement Is Made That Inner
Circle Of Senator'S Controls
Action Of Caucus and STILES
Meritorious Legislation.

AN-l NNeTNR WIZ ~ AfNNtAtAAE AAtNl a. !
washington, Aug. 29.-Deuuncin-
tion of the Democratic senate caucus
as political machine" by senator
Hitchcock, one of the Democrats who
refused 60 be oOund by the caucus on
all features of the tarin bill marked
today's re-opcnlng OF the light over
the income taN.
Why should senators be expected
90 be bound by the hasty decisions OF
"A secret caucus on details OF the in
come tux?'' demanded Hitchcock
why should they be expected TO
vote down every amendment how
ever good. simply because IL comes
from the other side Of the chamberg
Why should the income tax section
not be amended here on the noor OF
the senate IL debate convlncCs scna .
tors that Il should be? %
The insurEent Democrats who yes
terday demanded that the bill be
changed to increase the income tax
on larse fortunes, apparently had
gained strength and Insisted that they
would enforce the party conferences
late today or tomorrow a, make sub
staniial increases Senate leaders
were preparcd 40 grant confessions
out the insurgents were not satisfied
that the proposals would fully meet
their views.
Hitchcock's attack was delivered in
connection with his amendment for "a
heavy penalty tax on trusts or mon
opolics controlling more than one
fourth Of the countiys production or
trade in nny given line. Five per cent
would bc added To- Incomes of cor
porations doing from one-fourth 20
one.third of all business In any given
line; ten per cent FOR those doing
from ono-third Go onc-half and 20
per cent for those above one-har II
would apply 10 no corporation capital
lied at less than S5o. 900, 500 or doing
business of less than $4,000. 000 an
nually
Senator Hitchcock declared his
amendment had been offered ia the
caucns and beaten % to Is. but he al
legged Il had not beon an open nghl
there
1T was not even fair test Of eau
Gus strength. said ne, FOR there was
q cRucus Within a caucus. The min,
Democratic members OF .lte finance
committee voted as a unit without re-
gard To their individual convictions
u WAS u wheel within wheel, a ma
chine within q machine.
Caucus ruic makes public debates
~ the senate farclcal. Senators VIII
not even remain ln their seats 10 heai
thom, caucus rule Kills the very spirr
of legislation. This income tax scc-
ton, instead of being here thing oi
fssF La g Il fafat .lt..l
vorltabio corpse.
Amendments have been ofcre,
from the Republican side by senators
who have made a study OF the income
tax They were not contrary to ans
Democratic doctrine, they would not
cndangor the bill why then mus
Democrats hc required hy caucus rules
to vote against them?
with other Democratic senators.
have felt bound up 10 this time win
these ohnngious caucus rules. Now
however. Ne have reached pnin
where / feel ready 20 take another
course"
senator Hitchcock added. In SUP
port of hls amendment that the anti
trust laws had proven failures, 80 fal
as checking monopolics and trustl
were concerned, Iie declared thi'
amendment, he believed, would prove
an cmoctual check on tne iuegltimat'
control of the market by great trusts
The amendmon, Was discussed briefly
bi Republicans and erdon "a by Sen
ator BristOw, who said he did not be
llcNe corporations would be able e
pass the tax" tu the consumer
Senator Williams. Ia nharge OF IN
income tax section of the tarin OH
said "The Democratic party In th'
fullness of its wisdom would dca
COM mprohcnylyely with the trust an'
currency questions" hut IL did no
propose Ito load down tarin bil
with the alleged reforms OF senator
along the lines
Party discussion veered 60 the Re
publican side when senator Cummin
predicted that the Hitchcock amend
ment would probably be assailod "a
another attack on the rich. as sen
ator Lodge had assailed incom
amendments yesterday. lie denio'
there was campaign on foot agalns
wealth. hut declared there was "a cgra
paign against "unscrupulods waterin
Of stack such as he declared occnr
red ln the steel corporation and tn
Chicago and Alton deal.