Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
AFTER MUCH CIRCULATION SEN
ATE SUBSTITUTES SCHEME
FOR INCOME TAX.
CUMMiNS ENTERS FORMAL PRO
TEST BUT ALDRICH FORCES
SITUATION.
LA TOILETTE VOTES AGAINST
PROPOSITION WITH SEVEN
OTHER REPUBLICANS.

Washington, July 3.-The corpora
ton tax amendment which was sug
sested by President Taft, drawn by
Attorney General Wickersham and
presented to the senate by Mr.. Aid
rich, chairman OF the committee on
/ finance, is an integral part OF the tar
if bill as that measure now stands.
Alter much uibuIation the senate
reached a vote on the proposition
shorty before adjourntng al Z p. m
yesterday, and the amendment was
agreed %, 81 to H. With ali the
modifying amendments disposed of
many democrats voted with most OF
! the republicans for the amendment
| Only three democrats yO.ed against
the provision on the final vote, but
some refTained from voting at all
The test vote was on the substitu
/ ton OF the corporation AK amend
menu for the income tax provision
and on that vote As senators voted in
the affirmative and 81 in the mega
tive. On this ballot all the demo
cratic votes were cast in favor Of the
income tax, which also received The
support of a number of insurgent re-
| publicans.
With the income tax question dis
posed Of, the senate today will take
up the administrative features of the
tariff bill, probably beginning with
the maximum and minimum rate pro
vision
The reaching of a vote came as
somewhat of a surprise to a large ma
jOrity of the senators, but not to Mr..
Aldrich and his intimate advisers.
Mr.. Aldrich himself had been conf
dent from the time of his arrival in
the senate early in the day, after a
brief vacation that he would succeed
The result shows that while the sit
dation seemed extremely critical for a
time the chairman of the finance com
mittee did not count without a UmOr-
Ough understanding of the situation
He. therefore, kept his lieutenants
busy holding his supporters in the
chamber and at no time during the
day was the senate without a quorum.
Debate was somewhat more animat-
ed than Thursday and there was
C,tn Iy~ nF no
ming Of the session until 4:3O. During
that time Messrs. Hepburn, Hughes,
Cummins, Newlands Rayner, Bran
degee, Root and AIdrich discussed all
phases Of the income tax question.
OF these Mr. Newlands was the last
speaker and when he concluded Nj
Aldrich took the floor and made a re-
quest for a unanimous agreement for
a vote on the corporation tax amend
ment today at l o'clock Previous to
been much comforting between
Messrs. Aldrich Bailey, Cummins,
BOrah and other opponents of the
amendment and it was generally sup
posed that they had reached an I'M
derstanding that the vote should be
taken today as suggested by Mr.. Aid
rich. When it seemed that such
compact was probable Mr.. CUmmins
came to the front with an objection.
While many senators were dfspIeased
with the idea that because Of the
then parliamentary status OF the cor
poratiOn amendment it was not capa-
BILE of modification. the Iowa senator
took a reverse position He opposed
the agreement because the provision
would be amendable in case it should
be substituted for the Lodge counter
vailing duty. which every one under
stood would result His theory was
that there should be a square vote
on the issue as it had been present
ed and no vote on any amendment
which might now be presented and on
which there would be no. opportunity
for debate. He. therefore, entered a
formal objection to the unanimous
agreement which not only had the eff
feet of preventing the fixing of vote
for today but. of forcing il today.
Even after Mr.. CumminsH objection
had been recorded and Mr, A1drich
had called for a vote it booked as if
he would be disappointed Mr.. Fra
zier. who had been a supporter of
the income tax amendment and an OPP
Donent of the corporation tax. was
absent from the chamber on account
of illness. Desiring that he should
be present when the vote was taken,
Mr.. Bailey took the floor and an
nounced his determination to hold it
until Frazier could make his appear
ance. Frazier soon came in and
thereupon the Texas senator yielded
and the voting began.
The first vote was upon the motion
TO substitute the corporation tax
amendment for the Lodge countervail-
ing duty amenment. and this prevailed
IS 10 81. The affirmative vote was
cast entirely by the republicans, even
McEnery of Louisiana. who has voted
with the majority side for all the pro-
tecrive measures. throwing his ballot
with his own party. The republicans
who voted with the democrats in the
negative were Senators Borah, Bris-
tow, Bulkeley. Clapp, Cummins, Dol
liver and La Toilette.
Immediately following Mr.. Lodge
withdrew his amendment and vote
was taken on a motion to 7tibstltute
the corporation tax amendment lot
the income tax amendment onered