The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
KANSAS SPLIT.
Curtis and Bristow Were Divid-
ed on Corporation Tax.
The Senior Senator Stood With
the Administration.
AMENDMENT PASSED
By a Vote of Sixty For to Elev-
en- Against.
All the Democrats Voted in
the Affirmative But Three.
AMENDMENT PASSED

Washington. July S.-The corpora
ton tax amendment suggested by
President Taft and drawn by Attor-
ney General Wickersham and pre-
| sented to the senate by Mr.. AIdrich,
chairman of the committee on fin
ance, is an integral part of the tariff
bill as that bill now stands.
After much tribulation the senate
reached a vote on the proposition and
the amendment was agreed to so to
IL. With all modifying amendments
disposed of, many Democrats voted
with most of the Republicans for the
amendment.
Only three Democrats voted against
the provision in the final vote, but
some refrained from voting at all.
The test vote was on the substitu-
ton of the corporation tax amend
ment for the income tax provision,
and on that vote As senators cast their
ballots in the affirmative and 81 in
the negative. On this ballot all the
Democratic votes were cast in favor
of the income tax. The income tax
question disposed of, the senate will
ures of the tariff bill, probably taking
up the maximum and minimum rate
provision.
Without any preliminaries the final
vote was taken. 1t was upon agreeing
to the corporation tax amendment as
a part of the tariff bill. This amend
ment was adopted by the vote of so
to II.
OF the eleven negative votes eight
were cast by Republicans and three
by Democrats, the Republicans being
Borah, Bristow, Bulkeley, C1app,
Cummins, Dolliver, Hepburn and La
Toilette, and the Democrats Cham
berlain, Hughes and Shiveley. The
affirmative vote was as follows; AID
rich, Bradley, Brandegee. Briggs,
Brown, Burkett. Burnham, Burrows,
Burton, Carter, Clark (Wyo.), Craw-
ford, Cullom, Curtis, Depew, Dick,
Dillingham;, Dixon, Dupont, E1l1fns,
Flint, Frye, GalIinger. Gamble, Gug
genheim, Johnson, Jones, Kean.
Lodge, Lorimer, McCumber, Nelson,
Page, Penrose, Perkins, Piles. Root.
Scott, Smoot, Sutherland, Warner.
Warren and Wetmore, Republicans,
and Bailey. Bankhead. Culberson,
Daniel, Davis. Fletcher. Foster. Gore,
Johnston, McEnery, McLaurin, Mar
tin, Money, Newlands. Rayner Tai
iaferro. and Taylor, Democrats.
Bristow Tells Why.
Before the vote on the corporation |
tax was taken. Senator Bristow ex-
planned his opposition to 1t in brief
speech He criticized it first en- the
ground that it bore unjustly on NUT
uaI life insurance companies. The |
companies, he said, would be taxed
on the total receipts from premiums, |
amount paid out for death losses.
Another objection, he said. was that
the tax would fall heavily on building
and loan ssociations. which occupy |
the same position in the west that
mutual savings banks occupy in the |
east. These associations. as well as
savings banks, he insisted. should be
exempt.
s'Again," he said. 'the small cor
porations doing a retail or jobbing
business are required to pay this tax.
1t must be paid by the stockholders
out of their earnings,
while the great corporations. such as
he Standard Oil. steel corporation,
railroads, sugar trust. and others
hat have a monopoly in their line
IF business will be able to shift their
ak and charge it up to the consumers.
The result will be that the small
will bear the burden
tself, while the large corporation viii
transfer it to the general public.
,annot vote for the measure because
believe it to be discriminating,
nequitable, unjust and morally
Eron gflIl." -"