The Washington times., 1909-07-08
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Aldrich Beaten by Senator Clapp
in the Corporation
Tax.

Unless unexpected obstacles arise, the
Senate will pass the tariff bill before
/ adjournment Of today's session
As soon as the Senate met this morn
ing Senator Aldrich paved the way for
the passage OF tie bill by moving that
the standing agreement as to adjourn
meut each day at o'clock be set aside.
I This motion was adopted
This arrangement having been made.
Aldrich Is IN position to force the Sen
ate to keep at work until late tonight,
IL necessary. in order 20 finish the con-
slderation Of the measures. He was in
hopes yesterday Of getting a vote, but
found it impossible to bring one about
with the Z o'clock agreement in force
and several Senators disposed to Iress
various matters.
Passage of the bill today means that
the House viii take it up Friday and
disagree TO the Senate amendments
The bin will tacn be sent 10 conference
without delas. The conferees will be
sixteen in nU--r -r.T. eight from the FL
nance CoZnIittee and eight from the
Ways and Means. Each committee will
have five Republicans and three Demo
Gratis, il Is expected The conferees on
the part of the Finance Committee will
be Senators Aldrich, Hale. Penrose. Bur-
rows, and Smoot, Republicans; and
Bailey, Daniel. and Money, Democrats.
Those on the part Of the Ways and
Mee Committee viii be Representa-
ties 4yne, Daizeu, Mccall. Boutell,
and calderhesd, Republicans; and Clark,
Underwood. and Griggs, Democrats.
VIII Not Be Long.
All indications are that the conference
VIII not retain the measure for any
great length OF time. Many look for II
TO be oct in week. The great feature
Of the conference will relate to the ex-
tent to which President Taft will inter
vene TO compel reductions in duties
Senator AIdrich was beaten yesterday
in the consideration Of the corporation
tax. He was forced to accept an
amendment by Senator Clapp Of Mime
sofa. which wipes out the exemption
OF holding companies from the operation
OF the corporation tax, and taxes them
just as other corporations. Moreover,
Senator Aldrich has promised to do
what he can to prevent this amendment
being knocked out in conference.
This defeat Of Aldrich came as a gen
eral surprise. il was found, however,
that the exemption Of holding COM
panies from the operation Of the tax
was exceedingly unpopular the country
over and Senators were afraid Of the
political effect of it,
But in spite OF the setback he got
yesterday, the Rhode Island Senator
was IN the saddle when the Senate got
down to business this morning. He
moved to table one amendment after
another which did not emanate from
the Finance Committee and had his
way
Senator Daniel Of virginia spoke IN
support Of his amendment 10 levy a tax
Of Oue-fOuTth Of ] per CEN OD the gross
earnings Of corporations.
Senator BacOn's Amendment.
Senator Bacon offered an amendment
TO the Daniel amendment, the effect OF
which would have been to apply the
tax TO any corporation having over $780,
0OG In annual gross receipts. Senator
Aldrich moved to table the Bacon
amendment Bacon thought AIdrich
had moved 10 table both the Daniel
amendment and his own, and the
Georgia Senator raised a point OF order
that this could not be done. The Vice
President did not give Bacon the reCog-
milton he thought ne was entitled 10.
and there was A brief but rather spicy
cOlloquy between him and Mr.. Sherman
Bacon said the Vice President was not
attentive. The Vice President protested
he was always attentive TO the points
made by the Senator from Georgia, and
in the end Bacon said ne did not intend
TO chide the Chair. The matter was
cleared UP by Senator AIdrich conhn-
ing his motion to table 10 Mr.. Bacon's
proposal It was carried and the Dan
iel amendment and amendments there
to offered by Gore and Newlands was
tabled soon afterWard.
Senator Cummins called the atten.
tiOn Of Aldrich 20 the fact that the ef-
feet OF the bin in a number Of cases
would be to impose countervailing du-
ties on top of maximum duties. Aid
rich denied this. but promised TO give
the matter attention az conference.
Senator Bacon introduced the Clay
amendment, in the absence of his col
league. Tt was intended TO tax out OF
existence concerns dealing in cotton and
grain futures, to wipe out bucket shops
and the like. It was defeated on a roll
call. by a to s.