Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-08
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LANDON TIL: TABLE
.Aldrich Again Has His Way in.
Matter of Corporation Tax
Provision Of Tariff Bill.
BACON CLAsHED WITH HIM.
Georgian Said Certain Senators As
sumo TO HIVE Greater Rights ,rl,an
Other Senator'S on Senate Floor.

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Other Senator'S on Senate Floor.
Washington, July ST.. depressing
suggestion OF protracted session of
the senate 10 conclude the consideration
of the tariff bill was contained iilt3 a
Emotion presented BY Senator Aldlich as
/ soon as the senate convened today.
With the experience last nights ses-.
Sion in mind Mr.. Aldrich moved to-
amend the order Of procedure by strik-
ing out the provision for an automatic
adjournment at O'clock This was
| agreed to without objection. There was
no effort to reach i'm understanding as
to5the hour, but the general feeling was
| that whether early or late, the measure
should be disposed OF before leaving
! the senate chamber. IL had been sup
posed that much time would be con-
suned IN the discussion OF the tobacco
tax bill, but even before that item was
Preached "a had been arranged that
there would be comparatively little eff
| fort to- alter the finance committees
schedule q 81
The uncompleted corporation tax pro-
vision was the first subject Of the days
sunled the speech he began yesterday.
His remarks We're IN defense of his
amendment ievying a tax of one-luar-
9ter9of1 per cent ton the gross receipts of
corporations having a capital stock of
more than 100000.
| 1--WE have a worthy man in theSpresi-
Dental chair" declared Mr.. Daniel
"a judicial man Of great mind and OF
| great heart. j have no sentiment OF
opposition to the pending proposition
because of its source On the contrary.
| / look to 1t us of the highest respec-8
tability.'' :.
| Mr. Bacon suggested that the Wiz
gitnia senator change his plans for
| taxing corporations to make 1t apply
also to corporations that have gross
receipts Of more than $500. 900 annually.
On suggestion OF Mr.. Daniel, Mi.
Bacon offered his amendment as an
amendment to the proposition by the
Virginia senator
move to lay the amendments on
the table" CURLY interposed the chair
man OF tile finance committee,
Which amendment interposed Mr..
Bacon, rising in his place with show
of antagonisn.
Both il Il cam" said Mr.. Aldrich.
81 rise to point of order, II can
have the attention of the chair, per-
sisted Mr. Bacon.
Ss.'rhe senator from Georgia always
has the attention of the chair If he
Will state his point OF ORDER replied
Vice President sherman in suafe tones
that suggested harmony.
LII don't wish to be considered as
Echidlng the chair replied Mr. Bacon,
3"but / do insist on a right to have 4
my motion put to the senate"
chair always does that, !" retorted
the vice president, smiling.
81 After a short exchange of views of
just what happened the amendments
were gently ''laid on the table and 1
there was no further suggestion OF any
ruffIe on the senatorial waters.
Ii Other amendments to the corporation
tax amendment were quickly disposed
of In the same way.
The corporation tax amendment as I
perfected by the committee then was
agreed to and Mr.. Aldrich announced
that with the exception OF the tobacco
tax the bill was perfected SO fnr as
committee amendmen hts were concerned.
Mr.. Bacon for his colleague, Mr.. Clay,
offered an amendment to the bill pro
?riding fora special tax and for the
regulation Of sales on stock exchanges
and insisted on q strict adherence to
parliamentary rules in disposing of it.
This insistence was emphasized by an
equally persistent purpose on the part
of ME-. Aldrich to dispose of it as quick
flys as possible.
1T is very apparent said Mr.. Bacon
after several clashes With the Rhode
Island senator, that there are Ger
tain senators who, by reason of their
relations to the majority, assume to
have greater rights than other senators
on this floor. resent that assumption,
and SO long as i am permitted to re-
main do not intend to submit to such
lordlY prctentions as are made here"
At the first opportunity MIR. Aldrich
moved to lay the amendment on the
table. which was agreed to by a.
to "a.
The tobacco tax amendment was laid
before the senate after the disposal
of tbs other measures. Mr.. Bacon
protested against it as carrying a
large increase of taxation on the to-
increase Of 3 3 perscent of the tax8on
manufactured tobacco and he predict
ed thatsit could bring into the treasury
s10.00Q,n00 additional revenue.
THE manufacturers and dealers.
he said, evil not pay this tax. They
will burse themselves out Of the
pockets of the people
This, said Mr.. Simmons of North
Carolina, referring to the increased
tobacco tax, i.is a direct tax on the
laboring class who actually consume \
80 per5cent of alI8chewing tobacco and
snuff
The tax. he asserted, bore much more
heavily on the independent tobacco
men and was an actual advantage to
the trust.
The senate today accepted Senator
Rradleys amendment permitting to-
bacco growers to sell their product 4
without the paynentsof a tax.
Tho measure is practically the same
as that which passed the house. 1t
removes the tax of 6 cents a pound on
the tobacco grower as a vendor and
thus removes what is supposed to be
the cause of the night rider attacks in
Kentucky and Tennessee
There Is little doubt tfiat the proyi-
sion will remain in the bill. The tobac
co tax schedule as a whole was adopt