The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-08
CORPORATION TAX
PASSED BY SENATE
Taft's Amendment Wins, Vote Being
go to II.
ALDRICH PUSHES THE MEASURE
Only Three Democrats Oppose The
Provision, but Some Refuse to
vote-Eight Republicans
Against II.

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Washington, July 3-The corpora.
ton tax amendment which was sug-
gested by President Taft, drawn by
| Attorney General Wickersham and
presented to the senate by Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the committee
on finance, is an integral part Of the
tariff bill as that bill now stands.
After much tribulation the senate
reached a vote on the proposition
shortly before adjourning at seven
o'clock last evening and the amend
ment was agreed to by the large vote
of 60 to IL. 4 With all modifying
amendments disposed of many Demo
Gratis voted with most of the Repub-
licans for the amendment. Only three
Democrats voted against the pro-
vision on the final vote but some re-
Trained from voting at all. 81,
! Esr Test Income Tax Vote.
The test vote was on the substitu-
ton of the corporation tax amend
ment for the income tax provision
and on that vote As senators cast
their ballots In the affirmative and 81
in the negative. On this ballot all
the Democratic votes were cast In
favor of the income tax, which also
received the support Of insurgent Re-
publicans. .. H.
The income tax question disposed
of, the senate to-day entered upon
the administrative features of the
tariff bill, taking up the maximum
and minimum rate provision.
The reaching Of vote came as
somewhat of a surprise to a large
majority of the senators, but not to
Senator Aldrich and his intimate ad-
visers. Senator Aldrich himself had
been confident from the time of his
arrival in the senate early In the day,
after a brief vacation, that he would
succeed in getting a vote before ad-
journment The result shows that
while the situation seemed extremely
critical for a time the chairman of
the finance committee did not count
without a thorough understanding of
the situation. He therefore kept his
lieutenants busy in holding the sup
!, porters in the chamber and at no
time during the day was the senate
without quorum. ." 's.'
The debate twas animated. Sena
/ tors Hepburn, Hughes, Cummins, New,
lands, Rayner,a Brandegee, Root an
Aldrich discussing all phases of the
income tax question.
Senator Frazier, who has been a
supporter of the income tax amend.
ment and an opponent of the corpora.
ton tax, was absent from the cham.
Der on account Of illness. Desiring
that he should be present when the
vote was taken, Senator Bailey took
the floor and announced his determ.
ination to hold 1t until Senator
: Frazier could make his appearance
Senator Frazier soon came in and
= thereupon the Texas senator yielded
and the voting began.
The first vote was upon the motion
to substitute the corporation tax
} amendment for the Lodge counter.
vailing duty amendment, and this pre-
vailed by vote Of IS to 81. ".
Immediately following, Senator
Lodge withdrew his amendment, and
vote was taken on a motion to sub
stitute the corporation tax amendment
Tor the income tax amendment Of.
fered Jointly by Senators Bailey and
Cummins. The result was an exact
counterpart of the vote on the pre-.
vious roll call -
The climax was then reached, and
without, any preliminaries the final
vote was taken. II was upon agree.
Ing to the corporation tax amend.
nent as part of the tariff bill
| OF the II negative votes eight were
cast b. Republicans and three by
Democrats, the Republicans being
Borah, Bristow. Buckley, Clapp,
Cummins, Dolliver, Hepburn and La
Toilette, and the Democrats, Cham
berlain. Hughes and Shively. The af.
nrmative vote was as follows: Aid.
rich, Bradley Brandegee, Briggs,
y Brown, Burkett, Burnham, Burrows,
/ Burton, Carter. Clark, Wyoming:
Crawford, Cuilon. Curtis, Depew,
Dick, Dillingham;, Dixon, Dupont, Ell.
kins. Flint, Frye Gallinger, Gamble,
Guggenheim, Johnson, Jones, Kean,
Lodge, Lorimer. McCumber, Nelson.
Page. Penrose, Perkins, Piles, Root,
Scott, Smoot, Sutherland, Warner,
and Wetmore. Republicans, and
Bailey, Bankhead, Culberson, Daniel.
Davis, Fletcher, Foster, Gore, Johns.
ton, McEnery, McLaurin, Martin,
Money, Newlands, Rayner. Taliaferro
and Taylor. Democrats. ,.r.
r~ Tobacco Coupons Doomed.
Decision to recommend the aboli.
ton of prize coupons in tobacco and
snuff packages and to increases on
most of the provisions of the tobacco
schedule of the administrative por-
ton of the tariff bill we're reached at
a long session Of the Republican mem
bers of a subcommittee of the senate
finance committee.