The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-04
Reached in
Senate to That Effect
The Corporation Tax
Measure is Adopted
MANY DEMOCRATS VOTE WITH
REPUBLICANS AND ON FINAL
ROLL CALL THE VOTE STANDS
so TO II.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The in
come tax amendment was brought up
the first thing in the senate today
and an agreement reached to vote
Monday afternoon on Browns resolu-
ion for submission of the statutes
of the amendment to the constitu-
tion and authorizing the imposition
of an income tax.
The corporation tax amendment
suggested by President Taft, drawn
by Attorney General Wickersham
and presented to the senate by Sena-
tor Aldrich, chairman of the finance
committee, is an integral part of the
tariff bill as that bill now stands.
The senate reached vote on the
proposition shortly before adjourn
ing, and the amendment was agreed
to by the large vote of 60 to IL.
With all modifying amendments dis
posed of, many Democrats voted with
most of the Republicans for the
amendment. The test vote was on
the substitution of the corporation
tax amendment for the income tax
provision, and on that vote forty
five senator's cast their ballots 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 re-
ceived the support of number of
insurgenf Republicans.
] The reaching of vote came as
somewhat of a surprise to the large
majority of the senator's, but not to
Senator Aldrich and his intimate ad-
visers. Mr.. Aldrich himself had been
confident from the time of his arrival
in the senate early in the day, after
a brief vacation that he could sue
ceed in getting vote before adjourn
ment.
The debate was somewhat more
animated than yesterday and there
was a steady fire of oratory from the
beginning of the session at 10 O'Clock
until 4:30. During this time Sena-
tors Hepburn, Hughes, Cummins,
Newlands. Raynor, Brandegee, Root
and Aldrich discussed all phases OF
the question.
Of these Mr.. Newlands was the
last speaker. Mr. Aldrich then asked
for a unanimous agreement for
vote on the corporation tax amend
ment tomorrow at l O'Clock. Mr..
Aldrich has been comforting with
Messrs. Bailey, Cummins, Borah and
other opponents of the amendment
and it was generally supposed that
they had reached an understanding
that the vote be taken tomorrow.
When it seemed that such compact
was probable, Senator Cummlns
made an objection. His objection
to the unanimous agreement not only
had the effect of preventing the flx-
ing of the vote for tomorrow, but
of forcing it today
The first vote was upon the mo-
ton to substitute the corporation tax
amendment for the Lodge counter
vailing duty amendment, and this
prevailed by a vote of 40 to 81. The
affirmative vote was cast entirely by
Republicans.
Mr.. Lodge Immediately withdrew
his amendment and vote was taken
on motion to substitute the cor
poration tax amendment offered joint
ly by Messrs Bailey and Cummins.
The result was an exact counter
part of the vote on the previous roll
call.
Next in order came the vote upon
the corporation tax provision upon
its own merits, but before this bal
lot 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