The Washington herald., 1909-07-08

After a days session, important in re-
suits, the Senate adjourned at Z O'Clock
yesterday. with a fair prospect Of pass
ing the tariff bill to-day and sending It
back 70 the House.
The plan OF the leaders IS TO have the
final vote at o'clock this afternoon.
and efforts to reach an agreement 10 that
effect were made.
However. there may be much speech
making over the pending amendments
relating 10 tobacco and petroleum. and
conservative persons are inclined 70 think
that the Senate will not dispose OF its
tariT business until Friday.
No Individual Tax.
In addition 70 adopting the provisions
OF the Senate bill for the formation CT
a customs court, the Senate had a direct
vote on the proposition 10 impose a tax
on Individual incomes
This proposition was IN the form Of
the Bailey-Cummins amendment. whose
proposal originally caused the organIza-
ton leaders in the Senate 10 present
the corporation tax amendment as a
substitute
Although there was a general belief il
the Senate al one time that the Bailey
Cummins amendment would be adopted.
conditions in the Upper House have
changed SO since that time that when
the vote came yesterday this amend
ment was defeated by A. TO 2S.
Senator Cummins. the leader OF the
Republicans IN favor Of an income tax.
had claimed that nineteen Republican
Senator's would vote for the Bailey-Cum-
minis amendment That claim was made
prior 70 the corporation tax proposal
Only five OF the nineteen. II there were
nineteen, voted With the Democrats 20
impose tax on Individual incomes.
CIapp Gains Point.
Another important occurrence IN the
Aldrich for the Finance Committee OF an
amendment proposed by Senator CIapp, Of
Minnesota. one OF the Republican insur-
gents. providing for the assessment OF a
, per cent tax on the net incomes Of in
corporated holding companies.
There was much opposition 10 this
amendment. mainly on the ground. voiced
by Senator Aldrich. that it was a double
tax, in that it provided for taxing stock
earnings Of holding companies and the
same stock earnings as part Of the in
comes Of the corporations issuing them.
There was a good deal Of debate over Mr..
Clapp's amendment. and finally Mr.
Aldrich said the Finance Committee
would accept &. giving as one reason for
this action that he wanted to save time
in getting the taTiI bill through the Sen
ate The amendment was adopted with
out a division
Every Democrat present voted for the
BaiIey-Cummins income tax amendment
The Republicans who voted for II were
Borah. BristOw, Clapp. Cummins. and La
Toilette. Mr.. BTistOw's colleague, Mr.
Curtis. who was down on Mr.. Cummins'
original list OF nineteen. was paired for
the day. but he announced that II he
could have cast his vote he would have
voted No"
Mr. Bourne. Of Oregon, was paired in
the negative Brown, Burkett, Crawford,
Dixon, Dolliyer, Gamble. Nelson. and
Piles. all Westerners. most OF them OF
insuTgent tendencies. and all. with the
exception Of Mr.. Nelson, supposed to have
been on Mr.. Cummins' list Of Republicans
expected TO vote for the imposition Of an
income tax. Joined with the great major
ity Of Republicans In defeating the propO-
sition.
Without doubt some OF these sena-
tors would have voted for the income
-sF
backed by President Taft and regarded
as an administration principle, had not
been brought forward as an alterna-
tive.
Insurgents Beaten.
The voting showed that the insur
gent forces in the Senate have practi-
cally gone to pieces, and no further
trouble in putting through the tariff
bill is expected by the Finance Com
mittee
Bristow. C1app, Cummins, and La
Toilette compose the remnant Of the
insurgent band. Although there is gos-
sip that some other Republicans repre-
senting constituents which want a
marked revision downward OF the tariff
schedules Will record themselves in op-
position 10 the passage OF the bill to
emphasize that they are dissatisfied
with its provisions.
Bill Going Along.
Substantial progress was made on the
bill, the time Of the Senate being de-
voted to the amendment creating a Gus
toms court OF appeals. the proposed tax
on corporations, and the Bailey-Cum-
Minis income tax amendment.
a prolonged debate marked the pas
sage OF the amendment providing for a
customs court The creation Of this
tribunal was bitterly opposed by Sena-
tors Cummins OF Iowa; CIapp. OF Min
nesota. and BOrah, Of Idaho. while II
was supported by Senator Bailey. Of
Texas. and others Senator Clam wes
particularly severe IN his reference to
the customs court. intimating that
votes had been secured for II by a spe-
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