Show 1 SUTHERLAND I HIGH mH TARiff AT All TIMES Utah Senator Would Rather Have the Rates Too T o High Than Too Low MAKES AN ARGUMENT AGAINST INCOME TAX TAXATION BY COMMON CONSENT SUCH AS BURDEN ON LIQUORS AND AN D TOBACCO O OP t P May lay discus the income tax by Senator Senators A irion t n of Sutherland of and an extend extended s ed U speech lh by b Senator Depew In Ined n support Of If f the pending tariff bill consumed most of ot the tb e selon I on of OL the th enat today argued against A Mr r Sutherland constitutionality of OL a federal fed era 1 A the income tax and declared such a aA A tax should be left aa as a means mene of revenue for tor the states A Before adjournment a couple of ot ofA discussion ton tonof A hours bours were We re devoted to a of or the cutlery schedule of the tar x xI it I bill 44 t S Washington May 17 ven answered to their names munee when the he senate met today tody relieving doubt n as to the th ability of that body to obtain i quorum early in the day to consider the tariff bill When the name of Sen Senator Senator ator Jones of ot Washington was WIlS called his ilis colleague coll Mr lr Piles PlIN announced that 10 ie II had gone gOlle to the White house and andI be present I nut aWe ahle to Speech by Sutherland hI I am not a protectionist in spots ad ald Mr Sutherland of Utah in begin beginning beginning of oC the tar ning 1 ng an address in support rf f bill as reported by the finance com corn committee and in opposition op to the addition f r an income tax provision If he said 8 ld there was any question about the amount of duty to be levied on a par article he be preferred to solve t by having the duty a little too high rather Tather than a little tOe too low tow He could not advocate taxing the products of his own wn state and den deny protection to the I of any other state 1 Against Income Tax Speaking of ot the income tax Mr Sutherland erland rland said the framer frame of oC th thi bad baiJ ba having te ted oral nral government obtain ill in taxes upon a claSs of ot subjects which the states either Under W Jer the eon con or oi by common consent e did not noto o or r could not tax to the fullest extent I that would be possible po eible The federal government under the constitution he heald saId aid was wa given gi power to impose taxes n Imports which power was substantially sub tan exclusive By common consent he imposition of oC internal revenue taxes pon on liquors and tobacco baa IMS been given ver to the federal government ment Reserved for Necessity Ne hI 1 think said Mr Sull fee h x pt in cases of ot the tile taxes ta ces f r the t federal government should be to those thing which bleh either under the constitution or under the tte ration of ot the common consent power r the t general government are ive je e jeAny Any he said kl Id to impose taxes ron pon subjects that states tax is bound t 1 1 result in confusion contu fon or double taxa taxation turn tion Taking that view he regarded the he t income tax as II not net a proper means ir r raising alsing revenue for the l general gen gov sov Mr Sutherland discussed sed various relating to what he be claims claim as aa the unconstitutional features of ot the thenne tax and was at times Umes interrupt d J by Senator Bailey Borah Cummins 1 Wen Iwen en and Heyburn Razors Drawn Ra ors were Vere used during dur ug this discus dl cUo on Ion ion in a hostile attack upon the rates 1 r f the bill bUl The committee on aee had bad In 10 the rates rate on In common as ise from about 56 liD to 1 per cent ad adak ak rem and lUd as soon as senate ent i up the cutlery schedule today Amendments offered by Mr Simmons cutting those rates were were re n eted Senator Stone then offered reducing the duties on ra ia rans ns to the rates of the Dingley bill Senator Smoot in opposing ln thes these said if the duty was va N Ner i oel er cent it i would not Inc Increase the price 1 the consumer He held Up p before he n senate a razor which he be said Id cost eo t 4 cents to import and which was wa sold or ur 13 Mr Smoot e another razor supposed sUPPo d to contain a Me lade It was as from Germany and sold t retail n in this this country at 50 while t ost to upon 47 a do dozen dosen en Continued on Page age 2 f HIGH c 1 TARIFF AT ALL TIMES Continued From Page 1 1 j Mr Aldrich said sd the most striking i feature fat Un about the razor industry was that a Ii Urge large port part of ot the razors ramIS imported cost to t import wholesale 10 18 cents cent each I t 1 is II t er any lUly one o here who wine ever saw sawa r i a rasor costing anything any thine like Uke 10 18 cents tents J inquired Mr Aldrich h L 1 A item cent ll nl razor 1301 IB II the kind the cU i of the south of the political faith J of the th orator from Rhode island mot most 4 common Iv uw UHf u said Senator Bacon Pledge Not Observed j T Mr Halley Bailey insisted that a It duty of al almost 1 most moat per r oft cent on razor was not in an anI ini I i conformity with the pledge of the Re Republican publican platform to IP le levy y a protective 1 duty quailing the difference In ii the cost costi t i t of or production at home and abroad plus plu a reasonable profit Th The ina ion of Germans German into the 1 1 American Amerian A market was commented 1 by hv Mr II Hale Half w ho sa sad gd d he feared In the th thi I I i enor cit of f r it had gone aone so o far that A I j the American A n Industry could not be rc re I I i i I 1 i uld like li e to 10 exchange e e American I i meat fi tor German razors razor interposed i t Mr Bile BIley Y J Mr tr Baile Ba e declared that the protectionists prot warned the country against the I products of nf free trade England Hut But now he be said we are arc warned S J aint danger to our country from pro pru 1 Mr dr Smoot in response re pone to a queston c I by b Mr Stone moved over to the Dem Democratic Dt DemI m mo I I o raUe side of the chamber hamber at the same game L J time taking a razor rasor from his pocket p 1 and deliberate opening opt ning It He Ht walked oj f n Tb tf tn P S H t 0 ami then I I the razor In his hand as he explained how hot the name of or the foreign manufacturer manufacturer was as obliterated from rom the blade Senator Carter suggested that the senator from Missouri had been Intimidated Intimidated by the razor in the hanas lianas ot of tin th senator from Utah and Mr Smoot care carefully carefully I fully ully replaced hs razor rasor in its case A general reduction ef pt customs duties 1 of or S 5 per cent annually is proposed prop sed by b I Sentor Senator Owen In an amendment to the tariff bill that he offered The amend amendment amendment ment mont proposes that this reduction be made annually until a lessened revenue from rom each article is shown and in such sucha base a e the president Is 18 authorized to fix lix I Ithe the duty at a rate that he believes i will Willi produce the greatest revenue Protest From New York I New ew York May 17 HA A letter of pro protest protest test against an import tax on tea as all proposed In an amendment to the tar tariff itt iff lilI offered by b Senator Tillman Tiliman was waa aA sent by b the National Coffee Tea as association sedation today to Senator Aldrich The letter declares an au import duty would benefit but few Interests and necessarily would cause caUM an increase in prices to the consumers On teas says MYS the let letter It letter t ter tr the retailer in his effort to main maintain maintain tain Lain prices ton long established would sub substitute the Ute lower tower grades fact tact was plainly demonstrated when the late war tax was in effect e During that period Importations of or choicest grades of o Ja Japan Japan pan tea declined 78 il per pet cent and importations Importation tation of pf choice grades declined M 10 O per percent percent percent cent teas ts from mm other countries countr being similarly affected This certainly is convincing proof of the effect of such sIch sucha sIcha a tax There is no tea or coffee trust in Inthis tills this country countr and the trade Is therefore subject to free and open competition thus insuring full value to the consumer er |