New-York tribune., 1909-07-12
THE TARIFF TO DATE
CONGRESS- NAY ADJOURN
LATE NEXT WEEh.
Inside History of .Senate's Consider
alton of Measure One of Bick-
ering and Bargaining.
fFron The Tribune Bureau


sdoption by the Senate committee Of the
whole lis passage by the Senate. its rejection
and CONSIGNMENT 10 conference by the House and
the first meetings of the conferrees. The con-
ferrees are expected 10 take from a week to ten
days 10 adjust the differences between the two
houses and TO report their agreement some time
next week The leaders predict final adjourn
unent not later than July "a.
The weeks work began with the considera-
ton by the Senate Of the three remaining sec
tions Of the administrative features OF the bill,
the customs court the drawback provision and
the new method of appraising goods imported on
consignment. The Senate completed its consid-
Grafton in committee Of the whole on TUESDAY
and reported the completed measure TO the Sen
ate nroper. Wednesday and Thursday the SEN
ate debated the measure. adding many amend
raents and rejecting still more. and late Thurs
Gay evening passed the measure by vote OF
45 TO 81. ten Republican insurgents" voting
against ii to emphasize their opposition TO the
increases put on in the upper house. One Demo-
crat. MI McEnery of Louisiana, voted for the
bill as he had for most Of the amendments on
which there had been a division
As passed by the Senate the bill contains SAT
amendments. OF which approximately one hun
dred are increases over the Dlngley rates and
about five hundred are decreases from those
rates Most Of the rates fixed by the Payne Dill
were increased in the upper house; a rev, no1a-
h,,r those on gloves and hosiery. lowered
The other two hundred odd amendments are
mere changes in phraseology which do not az
feet the rates or are changes in the admlhls-
fratf~e sections.
The Senate amended the section providing
for 2 tax on the net earnings Of corporations
bv striking out the exemption of those earnings
which consist Of dividends received on the STOCK
Of other corporations. thus leaving the earnings
Of such stock subject to double taxation Sen
stor Aldrich on behalf of the Finance Com
unittee accepted this amendment when was
offered by Senator Clapp. Of Minnesota but dio
SO because the insurgents" had mustered SUM-
cient strength to effect its adoption by vote and
because the Senator in charge Of the bill be
rieved the provision would be more easily dis
posed of in conference II not adopted by re-
corded vote A number Of other amendments
were added TO the corporation tax provision
practically all Of like character, and exempt
ing from the tax organizations which. in the
oninion Of those who drew the law, were al
--eadz exen,pted These will result II is stated
by the leaders in the redrafting Of the corpo-
ration tax provision in conference. although the
actual work will be entrusted 10 the Attorney
General and 10 Senator Root. The purpose Of
such redrafting will not be 10 alter it in prin-
ctrle hut merely 10 cbviate Objectionable pro-
visions.
RECENT ANNALS OF SENATE
The tariff bill as finally passed by the Senate
contained many provisions which the Leaders
have no expectation VIII be retained by the con-
ference Some Of these were adopted for trad
ing purposes and others to forestan debate and
facilitate its passage The inside, and by far
the most interesting, history of the senates
consideration will never be written II is known
30 couaparat lively few. 1t is doubtful if any
editor would print it, and il he did majority
Of his readers would Immediately pronounce IL
yellow Journalism run riot This is not an
intination Of any large sensations On the con-
trary the inside history consists OF series Of
petty chickering's. an almost incredible readiness
on the part Of grave and reverend" Senators
TO exclaim over and over again. If 1 can't
have my way won't play" etc.
Younger Senators went so far as actually
TO threaten TO talk against time unless some
amendments bearing their names were attached
TO the bill In some instances the Senator ex-
planned that If such amendment were stricken
cut in conference he would raise no serious OBJ
lection but the press must be compelled to re-
port that at least amendment bearing his
name had been adopted. Some Senators in
their efforts TO procure higher duties on partic-
ulsr items threw convictions 20 the winds and
pledged their votes every other schedule in |
order TO insure support for the increases in |
which they or,their constituents especially
interested. The Senator in charge of the bill |
could tale unfold which one would accept |
on less high authority-but he will never do It, !
The ast,Ita leader of the Senate never devlates |
tn the slightest degree from of strict 1
LOYALTY to his colleagues. and whatever may be /
his personal opinion of human nature as rc- |
vealed 10 him behind the closed doors Of the |
Finance Committee room the public will never |
be his confIdant in the matter.
The Senate passed the tariff bill at I'LL p m. |
Thursday. The House met al noon on Fri /
day, and within three hours had sent the bill /
10 conference under rule 10y vote OF 1GS TO
151, fifteen Republicans voting against the rule.
The selection Of conferrees occasoned some
friction in the House. The Senate followed the
strict rule OF seniority. had been foretoId in
these dispatches. Its conferrees are Messrs.
Aierich. Burrows. Penrose. Hale and CulIom.
in the House the Speaker appoints the con-
ferrees. hut according to precedent they are al
ways chosen by the chairman of the committee
sn charge OF the bill Chairman PAYNE OBJ
served the seniority rule I'm making his recon- |
rnendatioa. Speaker Cannon ignored the recon-
mendstion TO the extent Of dropping Representa-
tives Hin. OF Connecticut and Needham Of Cali
fo1nIa. and substituting Representatives Town
send of Michigan and Calderhead. Of Kan
sas both of whom noted for their ad-
vocacy OF -he highest possible duties Mr. |
PAYNE whose tariff views are more advanced |
resented the course OF the Speaker but was
powsriess TO prevent il.
WORK OF THE CoNFERREEs.
The conferrees held their first meeting at
$50 D. m on Friday and made plans for the
more serious part % their work. The ma jority
Informed she Democratic conferrees that they
wonld not be expected 10 take part in the meet