Evening star., 1909-07-08
TOBACCO TAX DEBATED
Committee Proposals as to
Tariff Adopted by Senate.
MAY PASS THE BILL TODAY
Aldrich Determined on Action Before
Adjournment.
GOSSIP AS TO THE CONFEREES
Bacon Resents Presentation of Clay
Amendment-Elev Republi-
cans Against Tabling.
GOSSIP AS TO THE CONFEREEs

Within q little more than an hour
after the Senate convened this morning
it had cleaned up all the committee pro-
posa1s in connection with the new tariH
bill except the proposal to restore part
of the Spanish war tax on tobacco,
which is fostered by Senator Beveridge
of Indiana.
This amendment, drawn at the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Beveridge by Senator Smoot
of Utah, In behalf of the finance COM
mittee, was laid before the Senate for
action about IL: 80 am, and the debate
on it began at once.
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the
finance committee, is determined that
the Senate shall pass the bill today, II
he can force it to do so. The very
first thing this morning he moved that
the order of daily business be amended
so as to strike out the provision for auto
matte adjournment at I pm. This means
that the session today may last ipdef1-
nitely into the night, if the last vote is
not taken early.
Mr.. Aldrich has let it be known that
he intends to insist upon action before
adjournment today, unless some entirely
unforeseen circumstance should develop
The Probable Conferees.
1t has been definitely decided that the
Senate will be represented in the con-
| ference on the tariff bill by eight mem
bers. five republicans and three demo-
Gratis, all of whom will be selected &C
cording to seniority of membership on the
| committee on finance. This rule OF Sc
| lection will make Senators Aldrich, Bur
rows Penrose Hale and Cullom the re-
publican and Senator'S Daniel, money ana
| Bailey the democratic members.
1 By this partisan division the republi-
! cans will have a greater preponderance
| of power than has frequently been Gus
| tomary in such bodies appointed 10 brlnS
about final agreements on tariff bills,
/ although the same division was made on
| the Dingley bill. The Mckinley bill was
considered in a conference OF which seven
senators were members, four repubilcans
and three democrats.
Thus far Speaker Cannon has given no
| definite Indication of his choice of rep
| resentatives on the part of the House IN
| the conference. 1t Is generally belleVed'
| however that he will select MeSsrs.
| Payne of New York, DaIZell of Pennsyl-
| vania Mccall of Massachusetts, Hill of
| Connecticut and BoutelI OF Illinois. re-
publicans and Messrs. Clark of Missouri,
/ Underwood of Alabama and Griggs of
\ Georgia democrats, all members of the
| committee on ways and means.
| Corporation Tax ADOPTED.
| The corporation tax still remained to be
voted on III the open Senate this morn
ing. Senator Daniel of Virginia continued
the speech in favor of his amendment
to it which he began yesterday evening
and which he turned into a mild but sue
cessful filibuster in order to compel the
postponement of the vote until today.
The Daniel amendment proposed a per
cent tax upon the gross receipts OF cor
| porations having capital greater than
$500 900.
| Senator Bacon of Georgia proposed the
same tax upon all corporations whose
gross receipts were more than s3o0.ooo
| Both OF these amendments were tabled
On motion of Mr. Aidrich after a dis
cussion that lasted less than All hour,
and without the formality of roll call.
Amendments by Senators Gore of Okla
homa and Newlands of Nevada to the
/ corDoration tax We're also tabled on Mr..
| Aldrich's motion. and then the corpora
| ton tax amendment was finally adopted
| on a viva Noce vote.
| several other matters of very minor i'm
portance were cleared up, and then Mr..
| Aldrich announced that everything had
been completed SO far as he knew. except
| the tobacco amendment, which he asked
to have laid before the Senate Before
! this was done, however, Mr. Bacon OBJ
| tanned the floor and offered a new sec
tion an amendment on behalf of his col
league, Senator Clay, for tax on bucket
shops and sales on exchange, which was
a substantial copy of the law of 1S9S.
/ During the reading of this amendment
Mr.. Aldrich interrupted the secretary and
moved to lay il on the table.
Aldrich Anglers Bacon.
This angered Mr. Bacon. who insisted
that such u proceeding was entirely out
of order and that the reading must be fin
ished.
The Vice President ordered the secre-
tary TO proceed.
| Both senators were on their feet when
the reading was ended. but Mr. Bacon ad.
dressed the chair first. Paying no atten-
tion to him, however, Senator kean OF
New Jersey, who had in the meantime
taken the chair. recognized Mr.. Aldrch
who renewed his motion. This brought a
sharp protest from Mr.. Bacon. and II,
WAS given the floor. Mr.. Aidrich with
holding his motion to table.
Some senator's. 10y reason of the reIa