The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-09
SENATE IS READY
FOR FINAL VOTE ON
THE TARIFF BILL
LIKELY THAT MEASURE WILL
COME UP ON PASSAGE
TODAY.
THE INCOME TAX is REJECTED
Taft's Corporation Bill Kills The One
Fathered by Senator Bailey And
Endorsed by Observation-Disclosures
to Include Holding Companies.

general understanding that the final
vote in the Senate on the tariff bill
should be taken at 4 O'Clock this after.
noon, the Senate adjourned at I
O'Clock Wednesday evening in pleas
ant anticipation of the early conclus-
ion of the labors of the special ses-
sion of Congress.
The arrangement for vote was
only arrived at as an alternative for
night session. Because of the pub
lie effect on the tobacco schedule
there was no effort to obtain formal
assent in open Senate to the PROPOSE
ton to fix a time for a vote, but so
far as the canvassers of the Senate
could ascertain there was no indica-
ton of objection to a final vote some
time today.
1t is expected the bill as perfected
will receive practically all, though not
all, of the Republican votes, while it
is understood that probably all of the
Democratic votes, with the exception
of the vote of Senator McEnery, of
Louisiana, will be cast against it.
When passed, the measure will be
hurried over to the House as expedi-
tiously as possible and it is expected
the House will be in session Friday
morning in the hope of receiving it.
No plan has been arranged by the
House leaders, but it is probable they
will agree to a recess until Friday to
receive the bill.
The income tax question, including
the corporatisM tax provision and in
heritance taxes, received much atten-
ton in the Senate Wednesday and
the straight income takers were afford
ed the opportunity upon which they
have so long insisted to get direct
vote in favor of the income tax as OPP
posed to the corporation tax.
Senator Bailey moved his income
tax amendment as a substitute for the
Finance Committees provision, and
without debate a vote was taken upon
it and it was rejected by a majority
of nineteen, the ballot standing % to
AZ.
With the corporation tax provision
thus securely established as a part of
the tariff bill, there was considerable
effort to amend it, and in one notable
case this effort was successful Sen
ator Clapp. of Minnesota, has been
severe critic of the provision ever
since its introduction, because it ex-
cluded holding" companies. He re-
newed his criticism and was support
cd in his views by other Senators.
The ultimate result was the accept
ance by Senator Aldrich of an amend
ment by Mr. Clapp striking out the
exemption of such companies. Assur-
ance was also given that every effort
would be made to retain the amend
ment in conference.
Next to the income tax, the discus
sion of the Customs Court was the
big feature of the days work. The
court was attacked as in the interest
of the cities in which it would sit and
the Government and as opposed to the
interests of the importers.
Senator Clapp intimated that the
court would owe its origin largely to
the places where its sessions would
be held; Senator Borah asserted that
it was an impeachment of the present
judiciary, and Senator Cummins ex-
pressed the opinion that the court
would be unconsciously influenced
to decide in favor of the Government
no matter what the circumstances OF
a given case might be.
Senators Aldrich and Lodge defend
ed the court, the latter asserting that
it would not only insure the honest
and uniform determination of customs
cases, but would save the Government
many millions of dollars
While the court provision was I'M
der consideration, Senator Dolliver
read a letter from United States
Judge Lacombe, of New York, stating
that the Federal Courts were not over
crowded and could handle the customs !
business without becoming congested. :
Immediately after that Mr. Aldricn
read another letter under date of July
%, 1908, signed by Judge Lacombe
and other New York Federal judges,
in which it was stated that If the Gus
toms cases were to be appealed to the
United States Courts Of Appeals their
dockets would become very much
The debate over the court provision
resulted in the acceptance of the
Finance Committees provision.