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Show WEEK 10 G0HS1BER I TNEJCilE TAX I Senator Bailev Will Reopen H Tariff Bail Today With Long . Prepared Speech. - H MEASURE MAY REMAIN 19 IN SENATE FOR MONTH (' Adjournment of Congress Will Then Depend Upon Attitude 1 M of House. - I WASHINGTON, April 25. Tlio in ; H conic tax in connection with the tariff bill will receive special attention in thb j senate this week, it was announced to fT day. Senator Bailey, who has inlro i H duced an amendment to. the bill, prov'ul H ing for a flat rate of taxing incomes. , ;' H will make a long speech Monday or, f . this feature. ! , Mr. Bailey has made a careful sludv $ h ' Lm of the income tax question and will 5 JH be prepared to present The subject in W I all its bearings. He is expected to ex- ar H press himself pointedly, and no doubt he will his subjected to many inter- 3; rupt.ions. with the result that there may f- H be much spirited colloquy during hi- H speech. H Pinal Committee Report. H The committee on finance probablv H will report i) final amendment lo th ! H tariff schedules tomorrow, and as soon I as the opportunity permits tho senate will consider the' bill paragraph by 1 paragraph, taking tip iu order (he item'': ' which, during the reading lasl week, j' were laid aside for future considera- A tion. J The general opinion is thnt the hill i will remain in the senate for about three I or four weeks and, aflcr tho senate . completes its work, the (tmc of adjournment adjourn-ment will depend upon the attitude of j the house toward the numerous changes. J Froqnent utterances by President j i Tal't. expressing the hope that, congress j will hasten the passage of the tariff: J bill, that business may bo restored to j ils normal condition, may poslpoue the real lest of strength over the income It i 11 tax proposition. -i Sentiment of the senate is pretlv j evenly divided on the matter, but there I arc many differences of opinioti as lo details of the legislation. Some sena- j tors believe it is impracticable to tax i incomes of less than .1000. while others believe.it will be nncessarv (o go ,1 as low as .-72000. There arc others who ( argttc that 'the fixing of the minimum A at any figure will rcsuult in unfair dis-- 4 criminations. . Many. Stand With-Taft. " i . Many congressmen believe with Prcsl j 1 dent Tafl i hut the income cax ameuil- ft ment should not be adopted, unless if can be shown that it is needed To pro- ' duce revenue. Members of the finance committee deel ire thai the Payne: bill (I jkjM as amended bv the committee w'ill yield sufficient revenues. If the truth 'of this statement -is established, it will turn a number of votes away from the l income tax amendment. I Pew of (ho most ardent supporter- j of the income fax proposition arc will- i lag to delay (he adjournment of con- j gross iu the face of the attitude assumed as-sumed by the presidenl and the protests that are pouring in upon congress from j commercial centers against, a" prolonged discussion of the tariff. Informal con- j rerem-es have been held within the past, few days, al which has been considered a plan to rcdircc the various "income ' fax amendments to a separate bill to be considered aflcr the tariff bill has been 1 enacted. Jf this should be followed that, action could not be had at the I present session. i |