The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-05
NO TAX ON
COPPER
This Is One Of the Changes
Made in the Revenue
Measure
OTHER SECTIONS
ALSO REVISED
Senate Continues to Debate
on the Child Labor
Measure

Washington, Aug 5.--Radical changes
were proposed by subcommittee in the
revenue bill which was to be considered
last night by the full membership OF the
Senate finance committee. Chairman
Simmons said yesterday the nature of
the amendments could not be made pub
lie until the committee had passed on
them, but it is understood that in the
munitions tax section copper has been
eliminated and certain other commodities
not mentioned in the House bill have
been added to the taxable list.
Minor changes are said to have been
made in the income and inheritance tax
provisions.
More Debate on Child Labor.
When the Senate yesterday resumed
discussion OF the child labor bill Senator
Hardwick of Georgia led off the attack
on the constitutonality of the measure,
contending the right TO enact such leg
islation was vested only in the states.
The Georgia senator also pointed out
that the Senate bill, in his judgment, far
exceeds the limits Get down by Congress
and the supreme court in the lottery
statute which proponents OF the measure
set up in defense of its constitutionality
and after which it was patterned.
II do not wish TO be misunderstood in
this matter" said he. 81 am as thor
oughly, as earnestly sincere in favor of
and God-like laws for protection OF chill
dren as any man in this chamber, but |
say that the sole power to enact such
laws is vested in the several states of the
union and not in Congress"
Senator Hardwick declared no power
full lobby of southern manufacturers was
working in Washington against the bill |
but that a powerful lobby had been
here in its favor for years, He |
charged both political parties with play
ing to political expediency' with it.
Senator Robinson in presenting the bill
on behalf OF the commerce committee,
told his southern colleagues there was a
strong sentiment in favor of it in their
states He read extracts from news
papers in North and South Carolina,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas
iavoring child labor legislation.
Answering contentious that the pro
posed act would effect an unconsttu
.ional transgression of the rights Of the
states, the Arkansas senator declared
hat If the states in the exercise of the
,olice power can suppress evils of child
abor, Congress, through its power to
egulate commerce can promote the same
nd by denying the channels of commerce
o persons and enterprises in the inter
st of the public health, morals and
afety.
Senator Robinson asserted that Con
ress could do indirectly a great many
hings that it could not directly per-
orm. "The lottery cases and the white
lave cases decided by the supreme
curt" he said, affirm the power of |
congress to enact legislation in the ma
ure of police regulations through its
over to regulate commerce; that Con-
ress has as much power to suppress !
evils in the conditions sur I
ounding the production of manufacture I
t commodities through a regulation Of !
as it has to accomplish the =
anne end after transportation has end I
l." =
Organize Railroad Inquiry. 7
The Joint committee created by Con.
ress to investigate the railroad stua
on, including the advisability of gov
rnment ownership, has organized by
Getting Senator Newlands chairman,
representative Adamson vice chairman, y
nd Senate Robinson secretary. The :,
lairman and vice-chairman were direct
to report programme of procedure.
enator Newlands said plan would be ~
ported in few days. =
President May Go to st. Louis Next
Month.
President Wilson may go to st. Louis
attend the convention of the National q
ssociation of Life Underwriters, Sept B.
, 20 or 81. An invitation has been re. @
lived at the White House and the pres- n
mt is seriously considering accepting d