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CORPORATION
TAX PASSED.
SENATE INCORPORATES TAFT
PLAN INTO BILL BY VOTE
OF 60 TO II.
AMENDMENT PASSED LAST NIGHT
Is Substituted for Income Levy Prop.
osition by Decisive Majority.
Lodge CountervaIling Duty
Amendment is Also Killed

Washington, July 3.-The corpora.
ton tax amendment which was sug-
gested by President Taft, drawn by
Attorney General Wickersham and
presented to the senate by Mr.. Aid
rich, chairman of the committee on
finance. is an integral part of the tar
if bill as that bill now stands.
After much tribulation the senate
reached a vote on the proposition
shortly before adjournment at
o'clock p. M. yesterday and the
amendment was agreed to by the
large vote of 60 to IL. With all modi-
flying amendments disposed of many
Democrats voted with most Of the
Republicans for the amendment. On
ly three Democrats voted against the
provision on the final vote, but some
refrained from voting at all.
The test vote was on the substftu-
ton of the corporation tax amendment
for the income tax provision and on
that vote As senators cast their ballots
in the affirmative and 81 in the mega
tive. On this ballot all the Democratic
votes were cast in favor of the income
tax, which also received the support
of number of the insurgent Repub-
licans.
The income tax question disposed
of, the senate today will enter upon
the administrative features OF the tar
iff bill. probably taking up the maxi
mum and minimum rate provision.
Mr.. Newlands was the last speaker
and when he concluded Mr.. Aldrich
took the floor and made request for
an unanimous agreement for vote
on the corporation tax amendment to-
day at l o'clock
Previous to presenting this request
there had been much comforting be
tween Mr.. Aldrich and Messrs. Bailey,
Cummins, Borah and other opponents
of the amendment, and it was gener-
ally supposed that they had reached
an understanding that the vote should
be taken today as suggested by Mr..
Aldrich. When it seemed that such
a compact was probable Senator Cum
minis came to the front with an objec-
ton
been recorded and Mr.. Aldrich had
called for vote it looked as If he
would be disappointed. Senator Fra
zier, who has been supporter of the
income tax amendment and an oppo.
nent of the corporation tax, was alb
sent from the chamber on account of
illness. Desiring that he should be
present when the vote was taken, Mr..
Bailey took the floor and announced
his determination to hold it until Mr..
Frazier could make his appearance.
Mr. Frazier soon came in and there
upon the Texas senator yielded and
the voting began.
The first vote was upon the motion
to substitute the corporation tax
amendment for the Lodge countervail.
ing duty amendment; and this pre-.
vailed by vote of As to 81. The
affirmative vote was cast entirely by
Republicans, even Senator McEnery
of Louisiana, who has voted with the
majority side for all protective mea.
sures, throwing his ballot with his
own party. The Republicans who
voted with the Democrats in the mega
tive were Messrs. Borah, Bristow, Bull
kelley, Clapp, Cummins. Dolliver and
La Toilette. e.
Immediately following, Mr.. Lodge
withdrew his amendment, and VOTE
was taken on a motion to substitut,
the corporation tax amendment TO
the income tax amendment offere,
Jointly by Messrs. Bailey and Cum
Minis. The result was an exact cOun
terpart of the vote on the previous
roll call
Next in order came the vote upol
the corporation tax upon its own me1
its, but before this ballot could b.
reached Mr. Bacon sought to obtail
action on two amendments to tina
provision presented by himself. bot
of which Mr.. Aldrich moved to la
upon the table with successful resul,
The climax was reached upon agree
ing to the corporation tax amend
ment as a part OF the tariff bill Thi
amendment was adopted by the vot
of so to IL.
Personnel Of the Vote.
OF the II negative votes eight wer
cast by Republicans and three by Den
ocrats, the Republicans being Messr
Borah. Bristow. Buckley. Clapp. Gun
Minis, Dolliver, Hepburn and La Fo
lette. and the Democrats, Chambe
lain, Hughes and Shively. The affirm
alive vote was as follows:
Aldrich, Bradley, Brandegee. Brigg
Brown, Burkett. Burnham. Burrow
Burton. Carter, Clark (Wyo.), era,
ford, Culom, Curtis, Depew, Dick, Di
ingham, Dixon. Dupont. Elkins. Film
Frye, Gallinger, Gamble. Guggenheir
Johnson, Jones, Kean, Lodge, Lorime
McCumber. Nelson. Page. Penros
Perkins. Piles, Rott, Scott, Smoc
Sutherland, Warner. Warren and We
more, Republicans, and Bailey, Ban
head, Culberson, Daniel, Davis, Fletc
.er, Foster, Gore. Johnston. McEne1
.McLaurin, Martin. Money, Newlant
;Raynor, Tallaferro and Taylor, Den
Gratis.