The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-03

TAX PART OF
SENATE BILL
bldrich Returned from His Va
cation to Force the Amend
ment Through.
DEMOCRATS VOTED
AS A UNIT FOR ONCE
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RATE
PROVISION WILL NOW BE
TAKEN UP.

TAKEN UP.
washington. july 1.-The corporation
say amendment suggested by President
Taft drawn by Attorney General
UVi,kersham. and presented TO the SEN
are bv Mr. Aldrich, chairman of the
committee Oh finance. is an integral part
NJ tba tariff bin as that bill now stands.
THE senate reached a vote on the prop
osifi9u shortly before adjOurning at Z
o,c.oqk this evening, and the amend
r,ent was agreed to by the large vote
ofMfolf With all modifying amend
rsnts disposed Of. many Democrats
loted with most Of the Republicans for
the amendment.
Democrats All Right.
The test vote was on the substitution
Of the corporation tax amendment Tor
the income tax provision and on that
vote forty-fve senators cast their bal
lofs in the affirmative and thirty-one in
the negative. On this ballot all the
Democratic votes were cast in favor
of the income tax. which also received
tHe support of a number of the insur-
gent Republicans.
The income tax question disposed of,
the senate tomorrow viii enter upon the
administrative features of the tariff bill.
probably taking up the maximum ana
minimum rate provision.
The reaching of q vote came as some
what of q surprise to a large majority
of the senators, but not TO Senator Al
drich and his intimate advisers. Mr..
kIdricb himself had been confident from
the time of his arrival in the senate
early In the day, after a brief vacation,
that he would succeed i'm getting a vote
before adjournment
Animated Debate.
The debate was somewhat more ami
mated than yesterday. and there was
steady fire of 0ratory from the begin
ming of the session at 10 o'clock until
4ol o'clock.
During that time Senators Hepburn,
HughgS Cummius. Newlands. RayneT.
Braudsgee. Root and AIuTich discussed
an phases OF the income tax question.
OF these Mr. New lands was The last
speaker Mr. Aldrich then asked for
unanimous agreement Cor a vote on the
corporation tax amendment tomorrow
al DO O'Clock MT Aldrich had pre-
TI0usly been comforting with Messrs.
Bailey Cummins, BOrdh and other Op-
ponents of the amendment and it was
generally supposed that they had
reached AN understanding that the vote
be taken tomorrow.
Cummins Objected.
When it seemed that such a compact
was probable. Senator Cummins made
an objection. His objection TO the
unanimous agreement not only had the
eject of preventing the fixing of the
vote for tomorrow, but Of forcing it to-
day.
Even after Mr Cummins' objection
had been recorded and Mr.. Aldrich had
called for a vote. il looked as if he
would be disappointed. Senator Fra
zier, who has been a supporter of the
income tax amendment, and an oppo-
nent Of the corporation tax. was absent
on account Of illness. Mr. Bailey an
bounced his determination to hold the
ioor until Mr.. Frazier could make his
appearance, Mr.. Frazier soon came in
and thereon the Texas senator yielded.
The First Vote.
The first vote was upon the motion to
substitute the corporation tax amend
ment for the Lodge COunteTyailing duty
amendment and this prevailed by a
vote of 45 TO 81. The affirmative vote
vas cast entirely by Republicans.
Mr.. Lodge Immediately withdrew his
amendment and a vote was taken on
motion TO substitute the corporation tax
amendment Tor the income tax amend
ment offered Jointly by Messrs. Bailey
and Cummins The result was an exact
counterpart of the vote on the previous
roll call.
Next In order came the vote upon the
corporation tax provision upon its OWL
merits, uut before this ballot could be
reached FIR. Bacon sought to obtain ac-
gon on two amendments presented by
uInselt both of which Mr.. Aldrich
moved TO lay upon the table. which was
Condeseension Of Aldrieh.
The first Of these amendments pro-
tued for an exemption of educational,
charitable .t, and religious institutions,
e.G me second requested the taxation
\, u'hdS- I'm raising a point of order
eur Allrlch CHANGED 70 drop the re-
mara That he would allow" Mr.. Bacon
~ proceed. The form of expression
s.7I 10 incense the Georgia senator.
ana ne retorted sharply that he was
.-l- surprised that Mr.. Aldrich should
assume assume such a manner because he had
h. - 1lclatng to the senate so long that
ny. "a as accustomed to use language of
~, ue mai vote was then taken. It was
49,, .L agreeing to the corporation tax
2@--l.'enanent as a part of the tariff bin
t ---lS amendment was adopted BY tho
OIL, "A5n NE final result was announced
fFs a CLOCK, the senate adjourned for