Evening star., 1909-07-06

The Payne-Aldrich tariff bill was COM
pleted by the Senate in committee of the
whole at 1:11 o'clock this afternoon. 1t
was at once formally reported to the
Senate proper. A recess was then taken
until $50 pm. TO await the arrival of
reprint of the bill from the government
printing office in order to begin action on
various amendments in the Senate.
The completion of the bill by the COM
mittee of the whole came earlier than
was expected yesterday. The most san
guine prediction fixed the date late in
this week 1t was evident this morning,
however, that no disposition prevailed to
prolong the debate upon the few remain
ing matters to be considered. and Sena-
tor ,Aldrich, chairman of the finance
committee, seeing his opportunity, rapidly
brought the last amendment to a vote.
Every amendment made in the COM
mittee Of the whole must be acted upon
again by the Senate proper, but the
voting will be done on the most of the
paragraphs as a matter of form and most
of the schedules will be adopted in bulk.
Certain subjects, however. will be de-
bated over again. though not for long in
all probability. These include sugar. oil
and the internal revenue tax on tobacco,
which Senator Beyeridge of Indiana per-
mitted to go over to the Senate today
without a vote in the committee of the
whole
Conferees May Meet Monday.
The present expectation is that the
Senate will finish the bill before the end
of this week. so that the conferees of
both houses can begin their work next
Monday.
With the Senate rapidly approaching
the day OF final consideration of the tariff
bill. attention is being given TO the Sc
lection OF the conferees on the part of the
Senate and of the House, whose duty it
VIII be 10 attempt to bring the two bodies
into agreement on the measure
Gossip has il that Senator Aldrich will
pick besides himself. as the representa-
fiyeS OF tile republicans in the Senate,
Hale OF Maine. Penrose of Pennsylvania.
Burrows of Michigan. and Smott of Utah.
The democratic senators who will partici-
pate in the conference probably will he
Daniel of Virginia Money of Mississippi,
and Bailey of Texas.
In the House Speaker Cannon. accord
ing TO the reports, probably will select
Payne OF New York. Dalzell of PennsyI-
Nania, Boutell of Illinois, Mccall of Mas
sachusetts. and either Calderhead OF
Kansas, or Needham of California. as
Clark of Missouri. Underwood OF Ala
hama, and Griggs of Georgia, as the DEM
ocratic members.
Corporation Tax Modified.
The Senate this morning reconsidered
tie corporation tax amendment to the
tariff bill and agreed TO notifications. ex-
empting certain corporations which are of
great Importance to the District as we'll
a. all other sections OF the county.
Senators Burkett of Nebraska and
Bacon of Georgia were responsible for
bringing the matter to the attention of
the Senate, and Senator Aldrich agreed TO
their suggestions on behalf of the finance
committee. The Burkett-Bacon amend
ment, which was modified slightly at the
suggestions of Senators Ciapp of aIinne-
sofa, La Toilette of Wisconsin and Bev-
eridge of Indiana. provides that the :ax
shall not apply TO the following corpora
tions:
Labor organizations, fraternaI benef-
ciary societies. orders or associations on
Grating under the lodge system and pro-
Niding for the payment OF life, sick ac-
cident and other benefits to their men,
bers and dependents; domestic building
and loan associations, organized and on
Grated exclusively for the mutual benefit
OF their members. and any corporation or
association organized and operated ex-
clusively for religious, charitable or ed
ueational purposes, no part of the profit
of which inures TO the benefit of any
private stockholder or individual, but
all the profit of which is in good faith
devoted to these purposes.
As first drawn by Mr.. Burkett the
amendment did not include religious
charitable and educational corporations.
As the finance committee reported IL, the
labor organizations were. stricken out
on the theory that they were embraced
IN the language used.
Senator Bacon Immediately called at
tcntion to the omission of the religious
charitable and educational corporations
and also found fault with the wholesale
exemption of building and loan assocl-
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