Evening star., 1909-07-06
FINAL ACTION ON
TARIFF BILL NEAR
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ations. He claimed that many building
/ and loan associations were conducted in
| a way that was scandalous.
| Senator Aldrich agreed that the ex-
| emption should be limited to mutual
! associations. and also to Mr.. Bacon's
suggestion to exempt religious, charitable
and educational associations.
Trinity Church Revenues.
An objection was raised by Senator
| Clarke of Wyoming. however, on the
ground that the Trinity Church Corpora
| ton of New York city made enormous
profits every year in other than church
| business. and ought not to be exempted
This brought Senators Depew and Root
| of New York TO the rescue. Mr.. Depew
| explained that the profits of the Trinity
corporation had been greatly eXa aggerated
| in the public press, and Furthermore they
came merely from real estate holdings
granted to 1t in the colonial days. and
ligious work. Mr. Root said Trinity was
not really rich church. for it used its
money to support great many other
| churches
Mr.. Clark declared that he did not
wish to be unfair to Trinity, but he had
read in the magazines that it engaged
in other than religious work. and was
"one of the greatest landlords in New
| York" conducting tenements that were
| far from models in the community.
Senator Hale of Maine wanted to
know exactly how great the annual prof
its Of the Trinity corporation were. but
Mr.. Depew did not know. Senator Kean
of New Jersey volunteered the tnforma-
tion that they were about a million dol
| lars This surprised Mr.. Hale.
Mr.. Depew demanded whether Mr..
| Clark was going to give credence to
wild magazine Stories" and that sena-
tor replied that they only put him "on
| his guard
Mr. Bacon explained that one purpose
of his proposal was to exempt such cor
porations as the Methodist Book Concern
of Nashville Tenn. which makes profit
but uses all of it's money in relif pus
work.
| A general denunication of the whole
scheme of exemption was then lndulged
| in by Senator Crawford of South Dakota.
who thought that the words of the origi-
] nal amendment, taxing only corpora
tions for profit" were all that should be
enacted.
| '.rhere is too much soft sentiment
about this NATTER he declared "and /
am opposed to it ALL
Associations Exempted.
| A vote was then taken on the Bacon
proposal to exempt religious, charitable
and educate associations. and it was
carried. He then proposed to exempt
only those building and loan associations
| organized and operated exclusively for
the mutual benefit of their members. and
| this was also agreed to. with the addition
of the word domestic at Mr.. Clapp
! suggestion.
When Senators La Toilette and Beve-
| ridge called attention to the omission OF
labor organiZa tionS from the exemption
sent to include them in his amendment.
but Mr.. Crawford objected, Enereupon
| Mr.. La Toilette put the matter in the
| form of notion which was carried
without a roll call.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho at this point
demanded that somebody tell him what
was left. to tax after all these eXemp-
| tions. He had roughly figured. he said,
| that the corporations included in the Bur-
| kett-Bacon amendment had total capi-
tai of about s1,sOO,OOO.OOO.
To Be Considered in Conference.
| Mr. Aldrich said that the whole aues-
ton would be carefully considered again
when the tariff bill got into conference.
and this seemed to satisfy the senator
from Idaho.
In suggestiong that the word "domes-
| associations" Mr.. Clapp said he ap-
proved of exempting the small organiza-
tions that help the poor man TO get a
home, but he was opposed to exempting
the big Jumbo associations that were
operated for the benefit of their pro-
moters.
! After several minor amendments by
Senator Gore of Oklahoma had been de-
feated, the Burkett amendment. includ-
ing the proposals of Mr. Bacon and other
| senators, was put to vote and carIled
| without roll call.
| Tobacco Tax Goes Over.
When Senator Smoot reported to the
| Senate the amendments to the tobacco
schedule. and stated that the report was
| made in behalf of the committee on
| finance, Senator Daniel of Virginia chal-
lenged him. He denied that the finance
committee had made any such report, and
| said that 1t was just another of the 'bo-
| gus reports which that committee from
time to time had been making. Senator
| Daniel said he was speaking for the DEM
ocrats of the Senate in resenting this pol
| Icy of the finance committee. which he de-
| nounced as an infringement of the rights
| of senators and impugnment of their use
/ fulneSS in office.
/ He declared that the amendments sub
mitted by Senator Smoot had been pre-
| pared in a private meeting of members
| of the committee and that the record was
falsified when it was stated that they
| were the product of the committee.
| Senator Smoot said that he had been
directed by majority of the committee
to report the amendments.
i Senator Aldrich said he would have no
/ objection to the amendments going over
i until the bill was reported to the Senate
and in the meantime. IL desired, would
4 call meeting of the full committee and
members could discuss the amendment.
/ This course was followed, the amend
/ ments being ordered printed and to come
i up tomorrow in the Senate.