Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
SENATE ADOPTS
TAFT'S SCHEME.
CORPORATION TAX CLAUSE
PASSES
INSURGENTS JOIN DEMOCRATS IN
TEST VOTE
After Much Discussion Income Tax
Amendment Is Dropped and Ad-
ministration's Substitute In-
corporated in Bill
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The corpo-
ration tax amendment, suggested by
| President Taft, drawn by Attorney
General Wickersham and presented to
the senate by Chairman Aldrich of the
| finance committee, Is an integral part
of the tariff bill, as that bill now stands.
The senate reached a vote on the
! proposition shortly before adjourning at
o'clock this evening, and the amend
ment was agreed to by the large vote
of 60 to IL.
With all modifying amendments dis
posed of, many Democrats voted for
the amendment with most of the Re-
publicans.
The test vote was on the substitution
of the corporation tax amendment for
the income tax provision, and on that
vote forty-five senators cast their bal
lots 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 in
surgent Republicans
The income tax question disposed of,
the senate tomorrow will enter upon
the administrative features Of the tariff
bill, probably taking UP the maximum
and minimum rate provision.
Vote Surprise
The reaching of a vote came some
what as a surprise to a large majority
of the senators, but not to Senator
Aldrich and his intimate advisers. Mr..
Aldrich expressed confidence from the
time of his arrival in the senate early
in the day, after a brief vacation, that
he would succeed In getting vote be-
fore adjournment.
The debate was somewhat more ami
mated than yesterday, and there was
steady fire of oratory from the begin
ming of the session at 10 o'clock until
4:30. During that time Senators Hey
burn, Hughes, Cummins, Newlands,
Rayner, Brandage, Root and Aldrich
discussed all phases of the income tax
question.
OF these Mr.. Newlands was the last
speaker Mr.. Aldrich then asked for a
unanimous agreement for vote on the
corporation tax amendment tomorrow
at IL o'clock. Mr.. Aldrich had previ-
ously been comforting with Messrs. Bal
ley. Cummins, Borah and other oppon-
ents of the amendment, and 1t was gen.
orally supposed they had come to an
understanding the vote should be
reached tomorrow.
Lodge Amendment Lost
When it was seen such compact was
probable Mr.. Cummins made an objec
ton. His objection to the unanimous
vote had the effect OF preventing the
fixing of the vote for tomorrow, but of
forcing it today.
The vote first was upon the motion
to substitute the corporation tax
amendment for the Lodge countervail |
ing duty amendment, and this pre-
vailed by a vote of As to 81. The af-
frmative vote was cast entirely by Re-
publicans
Before the vote upon the corporation
tax provision on its own merits could
be reached Mr.. Bacon sought to obtain
action on two amendments presented by
himself, both of which Mr.. Aldrich
moved to lay upon the table, which was
done.
The first of these amendments pro-
vided for an exemption of educational, |
charitable and religious institutions.
and the second requested the taxation
of bonds.