Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
FINAL VOTE ON
TARIFF BILL IS
SLATED TODAY
FRIENDS OF THE INCOME TAX
ARE DEFEATED
CORPORATION TAX is FIRMLY
LODGED IN MEASURE
Kldrich Admits That He Is No Friend
of Corporation Tax, Which
Is Finally Embodied
in Schedule
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. July with gen.
eral understanding that the nnal Vole
on the tariff bill should be taken by
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the senate
adjourned at p. m. The arrangement
for a vote tomorrow was only arrived
at as an alternative for night session
tonight.
1t is expected the bill, as perfected,
will receive practically all the Repub-
lican votes, while it is understood that
probably all the Democrats, with the
exception of Senator McEnery OF
Louisiana, will vote against 1t.
When passed, the measure will be
hurried to the house, which is expected
to be in session Friday morning to re-
ceive it. The income tax question, IN
cluding the corporation tax and inher-
itance tax, received much attention In
the senate today and the straight IN
come advocates were afforded the op-
portunity. upon which they have so
long insisted to get vote in favor oi
the income tax as opposed to the cor
poration tax.
Income Tax Defeated
The income tax advocates were de-
feated and with the corporation tax
securely established as a part of the
tariff bill there was considerable effort
to amend it.
In one case this effort was success
full. Senator Clapp of Minnesota has
been a severe critic of the tax ever
since its introduction because it eX-
cluded "holding" companies. He re-
neWed his criticism today and was
supported in his views by other SEN
ators.
The ultimate result was the accept
ance by Senator Aldrich of an amend
ment by Mr.. Clapp striking out the ex-
ception of such companies.
Next to thef income tax, the discus
sion of the customs court was the big
feature of the day. Senator Clapp IN
timatad that the court would owe 1ts
existence largely to the places where
its sessions would be held, and Senator
Borah asserted that it's creation was an
impeachment of the present judiciary
Senators Aldrich and Lodge defended
the court. The debate resulted in ac-
ceptance of the amendment creating
the court by a nonpartisan vote of AZ
to q.
Aldrich Not in Love
During the debate on Senator Clapp's
amendment Mr.. Aldrich said it was
we'll known that personally he was not
especially enamorcd of the corporation
tax.
mo company" he continued "is ex-
empted by this amendment Che corpo-
ration taxi, the provisions of which
i'm every line have had the approval
of the president of the United States,
including the provision which it is now
sought to vote out of the bill"
That provision, he said, merely
avoided double taxation by not requir,
ing a company holding stock to pay
tax upon it when that tax had pre-
Viously been paid.
Senator Bacon offered and the senate
by 27 to 45 rejected an amendment ex-
empting the tax of the Texas mercan-
tile corporations whose gross receipts
are less than $150000 annually.
Offering an amendment to limit the
tax to corporations engaged in oil or
sugar refining and those manufactur-
ing articles on the dutiable list, Mr.
Newlands demanded an aye and nay
vote.
on motion of Mr. Aldrich the motion
was laid on the table, 46 to "a
All committee reports on the sched-
ules relating to chemicals, earthenware,
metals, lumber, agricultural products,
spirits, cotton. flax, WOOL silks and
paper and wood pulp were agreed to.
Easily Disposed OF
Mr.. Aldrich resisted most amend
ments and all were disposed Of in his
favor by viva voce votes.
Mr.. Aldrich accepted proposition
placing tar and oil spreading machines
used in the construction of roads on
the free list. The first yea and nay
vote of the day was on Mr.. .Bristow's
amendment to restore the Dingley rate
on writing paper by reducing the duty.
It was rejected by the close vote OF
"a to 80.
Senator Bacon moved to put plows
and cotton gins on the free list, but his
amendment was voted down, 2S to 80.