The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-02
PUTS OFF THE VOTE
OBJECTION MADE Br SENATOR
DULKELY.
Incsme TAG Amendnent Will Not Ne
Dasnesed Of NEXT TuesAay-
VARYING Views % the
CoKp0Ratl0n Tax.

Washington, July 1.-The Senate
came within one" today Of agreeing
to vote next Tuesday on the entire In
come tai amendment TO the tarin bill.
including the corporation tax substi-
trte. The compact was prevented by
the objection of Senator Bulkeley and
his opposition aroused no little feel
ing.
The proposition took the form Of q
request from Senator Flint In the alb
ssnce Of Senator Aldrich. In charge OF
the tariff bill, 70 unanimous consent
10 vote on the Bailey Cummins income
tax amendment and all of the amend
ments to the amendment at IL O'clock
next Tuesday with the understanding
until all these questions should be dis
posed OF. Tho suggestion created .
general furry In the Senate. There
was the usual animated gathering in
the center aisle.
A numbsr Of Senators asked to be
heard and the proceeding for Q brief
time took on the appearances Of gen.
sral conversation 1t = sewing bee. One
Senator after another expressed his
consent to the proposition until for a
few moments II looked a. II all objec-
tions would be brushed away and all
factions satisfied.
Just as the vice-President was stat
Ing the agreement for about the third
time. Mr.. Buckley doomed UP and pro-
cseded to say that he could not agree
that the vote should be taken at the
time specified. He did not then give
hts reason and he was Immediately be-
set by dozen or more Senators In the
hope OF prevailing upon him to desist
from his opposition. ~ turned out
that while he was opposed to the cor
poration tax amendment, this was not
his rsal reason. but that he expected
to be absent from the city next Tues
day. and did not want the vote record
ed while he was away.
It SENS that some OF Mr.. BuIke-
ley's constituents are very strongly OPP
posed to the corporation provision and
shafing In their feeling he desires to
make as strong q tight as possible
against It. Therefore he desires to
be on hand up to the last moment and
In view Of the fact that he expects to
be in Connecticut with the President
next Tuesday. he found II quite Inn
possible to give his attention to the
amendment on that day. He did not,
therefore, change his mind but when
the Senate adjourned many of the Con-
necticut Senator's colleagues were
hopeful that he might be found more
yielding tomorrow.
It was evident when Senator Flint
made his proposition that the discus
sion of the income tax question had
been almost, II not quite exhausted.
There were today severap -speechep for
ana against the measure. Mr.. Borah
leading on In favor of the income tax
but opposed to the corporation tax.
and Mr.. Root following on the other
side and advocating the corporation
tax but opposing the income tax.
other speakers Of the day were Sem
ator Clay and Senator Owen. favoring
income tax with incidental remarks by
Senator Flint ana others.
It was evident throughout the en-
tire day that the corporation tax ques-
ton had failed to arouse as much In
terest in the Senate as had been ex-
pected and some suggestions were
heard in support of q proposition look
ing to the postponement Of the ems
tire income tar question. including
corporation tax and inheritance tax
until next session. The fact, however.
that the President Is strongly urging
the tax on corporations stood In the
way of the acceptance of any sugges-
tion of this kind and 1t was not Sc
riously urged.
The Senate at $3.50 o'clock adjourned.