New-York tribune., 1909-06-26
CORPORATION TAX
MEASURE In SENATE
MR. ALDRICH REPORTS 1T
FROM COMMITTEE.
Consideration Expected to Begin on
Neutrality-suspicious. for It's
adoption.
rFron Tha Trthure Ru--ar I

Washington June Ex-senator AIdrfch. as
chairman Of the Finance COMMITTEES. reported
to the Senate at O'Clock tonight the corpora
ton tax amendment recommended BY the Presf-
dent. drafted by the Attorney General ard Sen
ator Root, and adopted unanimously by the Re
publican members Of the Finance COMMITTEES
without change
AS soon as Mr. A1drich arose 70 report the
amendment printed copies were distributed to
Senator's. who manifested anxiety to get them
and most of whom Immediately began 10 read
them Replying TO a question from Senator Mel
son. Mr.. Aldrich said that the joint resolution
submitting TO the states a constitutional amend
nnent authorizing Congress to impose a tax on
individual incomes had been prepared. but not
acted on by the committee He expected such
action tomorrow. when he hoped 70 report the
resolution to the Senate
Mr.. AIdrich expressed the hope that the tariff
schedules would be completed tomorrow 50
that consideration of the corporation tax amend
rnent could begin on Monday He also appears
to be confident that the corporation tax amend
rnent and the administrative features Of the bill
can be completed next week so that the bill
can be sent back to the House by Saturday.
july s. There are. however. few Senator'S VINO
are so sanguine as Mr. Aldrich Senator Davis.
of Arkansas expects TO make long set speech
tomorrow. The schedules referring TO cotton
ties and cotton tagging. sulphate Of am
rronia print paper and wood pulp ard number
of other troublesome provisions remain to be
disposed Of
LEADERS AGAINST CHANGES
There is the widest possible dtvergence %
opinion regarding the probable length OF the de-
bate on the corporation tax amendment Many
Of the leaders express the belief that it win bs
brief They declare that they will accept no
amendments or changes; that the amendment
conforms exactly to the Presidents views. as
originally outlined TO them; that the Financs
Committee has made no changes. a few in
phraseology being made by Messrs. Root and
Wfckersham; and that. they are determined
this shall be in every respect "an adninistra-
ton measure no changes will be permitted in
the Senate. It is suggested in some quarters
that the reports which have found their way
into print intirnating that NIr- Aldrich other
Senate leaders would seek by alterations to
make the measure unconstitutional have clinched
the determination Of the leaders TO allow no
changes from the text prepared by Messrs- Root
and Wickersharn and bearing the Endorsement q
the President
When the President first proposed this a-1end--
r7ent 10 Senator AIdrich il was not difficult 20
find Republican Senators who expressed freely.
although they were unwilling TO be quoted. their
dissatisfaction with the measure. and some pre-
dicted il would never become a law. To-day IL
is impossible 10 md a Republican leader who
viii saw that the amendment is not all that
could be desired. and none admits the slightest
doubt regarding fJs adoption. OF course the
rapidly diminishing bard known as Insurgents
still Criticise the amendment. not because it
goes too far. out because it does not go Ear
enough and include a . per cent tax on individ-
uaI incomes. They say. however. that they viii
vote for the corporation tax if the income tax
amendment is disposed of. as do most Of ths
Democrats.
LONG DEBATE THREATENED
As .opposed to the views Of the leaders there
are many who predict that it will require from
two to three weeks debate 10 obtain the adop-
ton OF the amendment, that all the insur-
gents" will speak at great length in opposition
to its adoption as substitute for the income
tax: that Senator Bailey and other Democrats
will devote their best efforts to making political
capitaI out Of the position of the Republicans.
will taunt them with supine submission TO
White House influence and with political trick
erv in their effort to sidetraCk the income tax
rroposition This view is shared by some. at
least Of the New England Senator's Who while
in hearty sympathy with Mr. Aldrich's desire TO
5isroza of the tariff bill as speedily as possible.
regard him as a remarkable optinnist. and point
~ his cheerful and confident predictions that
the hill would he enacted ard Congress adjourn
by June l.
Dilfeent inquiry among organization Repubh-
cans .'insurgent-' Republicans and Democrats
today did not reveal single instance where
Senator was willing 10 predict failure Of the
amendment or its material modification and a
few Democrats said they would not discuss II
al all. because there was no hope of gaining any
thing bv talking and IL was too hot in Washing
ton TO proIong the agony with no hope OF re-
ward.