New-York tribune., 1909-05-28
TEST VOTE ON
THE INCOME TAX
REPUBLICAN IE1DERS,
WIN, 30 TO 81.
Aldrich Motion to Defer Consider
alton Until June 10 Adopted-
Dutch Sugar Standard Retained
rFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

the income tax question this afternoon probably
v1r1reshadows victory for the Republican lead
ers in their plan 70 refer TO the Committee on
the Judiciary both the Bailey and Cummins
amendments. The vote was 30 to 81 for NIr,
Aldrich's motion TO defer until June 10 consid-
Grafton of the inuome tax amendments. This
means that no amendments to provide for spe-
cial taxes will be taken up by the Senate until
the schedules Of the tariff bill are adopted.
There are three or four Rep. ican Senators
favorable TO income tax who are willing TO DO
convinced that such a tax is not necessary. ne
when the schedules are completed. the members
Of the Finance Committee able TO show that
the new customs duties will raise sufficient rev.
enue 10 support the government II is believed
that enough friends Of the Cummins amendment
will join the leaders TO enable them to carry
through their programme TO refer all income
tax amendments TO the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
The great tactical advantage TO be gained by
the leaders in delaying vote on the income
tax until the tariff schedules finished vas
foreseen by Mr.. Bailey He called attention 70
the desirability Of having this question settled
before the Senate voted TO fix the customs rates.
for as he said. with the tariff duties adopted,
the opponents Of an income tax would try 70
show that an income tax was unnecessary, as
the government would get all the revenue II
income tax question settled to-day Failing IN
this he desired an agreement that when his
and Mr. Cummins's amendments are reached,
on June 10 no motion should be made to refer
them TO a committee Mr. Aldrich would not
agree to this and insisted his motion TO
postpone He said that if the schedules were
not finished by June 10. he would then move
further pOstpOnement of the income tax ques-
ton. as was foretoId in these dispatches The
Rhode Island Senator made a strong appeal 70
all Republicans to stand with him on this vote
He declared that TO adopt an income tax now
would mean general cutting Of the tariff duties
and a revision Of the tariff along Democratic
instead of Republican lines
NrENERY VOTES WITH REPUBLICANS
All the Democrats except Mr.. IcEnery, OF
| Louisiana voted against the aAldrich motion TO
postpone. only six Republicans voted with the
Democrats. as follows: senators Borah- BITS
| tow. CIapp Cumrnins DolIiver and La Toilette
About the middle of the afternoon debate on
| the sugar schedule came TO close The fight
for the elimination Of the provision for the
| Dutch standard test was led by Senator's Cum
| minis and Bristow. with Senators AIdrich and
! smith of Michigan as its defenders. Mr. Bris-
| tov's amendment 20 strike out the Dutch stand
| ard provision was defeated. ~ to So Eleven
| Republicans. Messrs Beveridge. Bristow, Brown,
| CIapp Crawford. Cummins. DolIiver. Johnson,
| Jones' La Toilette and Nelson, voted for the
amendment. and two Democrats. Messrs- Foster
and McEnery, of Louisiana, voted against IT
Before the vote taken Mr. BristOw's
| second amendment to reduce the differential on
refined sugar from 81 eO to 81 S2lz a hundred
| pounds Mr. Cummins. one Of the most active
Insurgents" said he feared the adoption Of this
| amendment without the elimination Of the Dutch
standard test would work injustice to the
| beet sugar industry. II he had his way he
would increase the duty on sugar to 81 90.
| he said. The Bristow amendment was defeated.
~ to 81. Six Republicans. Messrs. Beveridge.
Bristow. Clapp. Crawford. La Toilette and Nell
son, voted for it, and three Democrats. Messrs-
| McEnery. Foster and Hughes voted against H.
Before a vote could be taken on the adoption
| OF the sugar schedule as recommended by the
| Finance Committee Mr.. Bailey offered his In
| come tax amendment and the debate on this
question occupied the remainder OF the sesston-
DETAILS OF THE DEBATE
The Senate lost little time to-day in resuning
| it's discussion Of the sugar schedule. Mr. Cum
minis being the first speaker Of the day He ad-
vOcated the wiPinG out Of the differential duty
in the interest Of refined sugar and he found in
the present situation a conflict between the cane
sugar and the beet sugar producers.
Pointing out danger to beet sugar develop
ment in the United States by the continued ad-
mission of free sugar from Porto Rico ana
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands II the pend
ing bill should authorize such admission from
the Philippines Mr.. Cummins questioned the
wisdom Of permitting cane sugar eventually 70
kin the beet sugar industry, as he said it might
He said he had no doubt that cuba would also
| in time send her sugar here free of duty.
Interr,1pting. Senator Foster suggested that
he would ioin the Senator from Iowa in any ef-
fort he might make TO keep out free sugar sro-n
the Philippines
Ny Cummins declared that ample abl2ty ex-
isted 10 supply the entire demand for sugar n
the United States by the culture Of beets. and
he believed the time had come to handle this
question.
senator Root read a letter to the Senate s1ow-
ing that while the American and National sugar
Refining companies produced I67s.2s6 tons ~
the refined sugar produced in the United States
other independent companies in 1905 preddccd
ss2712 tons. or s315 per cent Of the elttra
product
Senator Aldrich suggested that the aboli-
ton of the 16 Dutch standard would alio'v
sugar above that color test to come into the
country with about One-half of the duty IL now
pays and declared that II then would confe
into competition with the beet sugar industry
Controverting this statement. Mr. Cummins
said he would not only do away with the Dutch
standard but would also have dinerentiaI
on refined sugar. so that the Sugar Trust would
have its profits confined 70 the actual differen-
tiaI IL would get from the free sugar admitted
TO the country. Then he believed the sugar
Trust could not dominate the market and the
beet sugar industry would have a better chance
to prosper. He would put a duty upon ali cane
sugar imported according TO IT'S sacchariaO
strength alone.