Show mK t AND AT BUSY III 11 From thE wa way wayn n 0 busin business ss this thise e that the teacher ither th r words Senator I the ithe commit commit- wh when 1 the conI con- con I there was ws a full not reveal the bouts during during- his two thap enate his com com- ruddier than It Is or- or that he had m in the open air gossip as an to totIng tIng a vote on the tion Most senators Thear var l r. r The fact that fi objection yesterday taking the vote beIO be- be debate b on the ted led almost IO exhausted a t it the theote vote ote would Wat irne Ime ne If not much c 4 I It t for tomorrow to think It adjournment toun to to- un lost no time Ume In c-c c 1 tt ht a II technical ob- ob LI t of the corporation tax h ii merchants ape ap- ap e for support of the the the president president b be belt be I it lt safeguarded the theo o 0 business B umber lumber company a ei ed the 4 W. W B B. Ayer r d the e proposed tarr tax tar t r It places the Q pate page 14 ALDRICH Continued Continue 1 from pa page c 1 burden only on the great Indu lit litof life of the country countr There was ajao a a protest from tn the mutual insurance companies of New Jersey which insisted that such corporations corporations cor cor- ons were not the proper subject of taxation under the proposed scheme schem of taxing 1 the he corporations organized f for o profit Heyburn States States- Case Mr Heyburn's S 'S objection was that tha tile tEe amendment was too too indefinite t to tomake tomako make mako it operative The first provision of tho the bill biB fixed a tax of 2 per cent centon centon on the net income of corporations Th The Idaho senator contended that under this language it would pe be quite in im- im un- un possible to determine the tho object of th the bill or to enforce its provisions on account account aCcount ac ac- ac count of its vagueness He lie also claims the tho tax being being- levied levie on a all corp corporations organized fo for profit included corporations that d do dono dono no business except to collect rents which he ho said would bring it nearl nearly within the scope of the the- Pollock Hock case case i in which the income tax fax was declared t to tobe tobe be invalid These o objections common comment b by Senators Aldrich Root Brande Brandegee ee Nelson I and others Mr Aldrich sug sug- grated that the language called int into q question estin ha had been passed upon by many distinguished lawyers Senator Root Roo gave assurance that these o objections objection would receive careful consideration b b the finance committee although he saihe said sai he believed tho the amendment as framed was such as to insure its constitution constitution- Prefers Income Tap TaJ Saying he be preferred voting for an income income in in- come rather than a corporation tax Senator Rayner declared be hoG would vote yote for the pending corporation tax if he could not have his first choice I I I believe he added that that this i ian is isan an In absolutely constitutional measure This bill is unjust and inequitable but bu when I cannot obtain an income tax I will i 1 be forced to vote for this amendment amendment amend amend- m-ent m or leave the government bank bank- rupt NO MORE COUPONS IN PACKAGES OF OP TOBACCO The finance sub committee today decided decided decided de de- deI de- I to prohibit coupons in tobacco and aud snuff packages es WILL RAISE DUTIES ON ON 1 TOBACCOS OF ALL KINDS WASHINGTON July 2 The The Republican J can members of or the finance committee of J the s senate nate have agreed on a general advance advance advance ad ad- vance in the tobacco schedule of ot the administration administration adt ad ad- ministration t part of the e tariff r b bill The onn r ao J ec J Increase on t the tax on c cut and d plug g to to- bacco jacco cigars and cigarettes amounts to about 20 per pel cent over the house rates |