Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-07-07
virginian Charges that Democratic
Senators Have Been Ignored.
DENIES sMooT STATEMENT
Minority of Finance Committee is
Barred from Deliberations.
FRATERNAL ORDERS EXEMPT
Burkett Secures Amendment Except
ing Them and other Organizations
from Operations of Corpora
tion Tax Law.

WASHINGTON, July accomplishing the
tariff bill in the committee Of the whole,
that measure today was reported to the
senate so that legislation providing for
customs duties is now regarded as on the
home stretch. Senators generally desiring
to obtain a reprint Of the bill as amended
before further considering IT, the senate
adjourned to afford senators an opportu-
nifty to look it over before taking further
action. The adjournment was taken with
the understanding that when the body re-
convenes all sections of the bill that SEN
ators do not desire to reserve for further
amendment shall be agreed to en- bloc.
The senate will consider the tobacco tax,
the only amendment not adopted in the
committee of the whole. When that is
disposed of senators will offer and votes
will be taken on numerous amendments
they have reserved to be acted upon when
the bill in the parliamentary sense shall
be in the senate.
Row over Tobacco Tax.
The proceedings logged along in unevent-
full fashion today. Various amendments
offered by the committee were adopted,
after which Senator Smoot sent to the
desk to have read an amendment which,
he said, had been recommended by the
finance committee fixing duties on tobacco.
When this preliminary procedure had been
considered, Senator Daniel, the ranking
minority member OF the committee on
finance, disputed the statement of the
senator from Utah that the provision had
been recommended by the committee. He
characterized 1t as another bogus COM
mittee amendment" stating that the minor
ity members had never seen 1t until II had
been completed, when it was shown to
them.
After considerable discussion, Senator
Aldrich agreed to withdraw the amend
ment and to have 1t considered tomorrow
! morning by the whole committee member
ship before reporting 1t to the senate.
Burkett Amendment Prevails.
Among amendments to the tariff agreed
to today, was one by Senator Burkett sx-
empting labor organizations, fraternal
beneficial societies and organizations ex-
clusively for charitable and educational
purposes from the operations of the cor.
poration tax provisions.
Amendments were adopted specifying
Canada and West Indies among contiguous
countries included in the discrimination
duty Of 10 per cent, ad valorem on imports
not manufactured in those countries and
introduced into the United States, and
also extending from two to six months
in any one year the period during which
domestic built foreign vessels may engage
in the coastwise trade.
Another amendment relieves the United
States from all reciprocal obligations to-
ward foreign nations in the matter of ton
mage dues.
Senator Curtis gave notice of an amend
ment he will propose to the bill providing
for a countervailing duty on oil imported
into the United States from countries
which impose a duty on American oil
The proposed duty is to be one-hsh o
the duty imposed by the other country oil
American Oil.
The senate at s:S2 o'clock, adjourned.
With the senate rapidly approaching tn
day of final consideration of the tariff
bill, attention is being given to the selec
ton OF conferees on the part of the senat
and the house, whose duty it will be L
attempt to bring the two bodies int,
agreement on the measure
Probable Tariff Confereea.
|, Gossip has 1t that Senator Aldrich vii
, pick besides himself. as the representative
Of the republicans in the senate. Hale
Penrose of Pennsylvania Burrows o
, Michigan and Smoot of Utah. The demo
cratic senators who will participate in tn
conference will be Daniel of Virgins
Money of Mississippi and Bailey OF Texas
In the house Speaker Cannon. accordin
! to the reports. will probably select Payn
OF New York, DalEell OF Pennsylvania
Boutel of Illinois, Mccall of Massachu
setts and either CalderEead OF Kansas Q
Needham Of California, as the republica
, members. and Champ Clark OF Missouri
Underwood Of Alabama and Griggs c
Georgia as the democratic members.
The conferees on the Payne tariff bi
may conclude their work in less than
week. President Taft, before he left Wash
ington Saturday for Massachusetts,, pr,
dcted, It is asserted by & man who dil
e cussed the tariff with him, that the bi