Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-03
tax was as follows:

Bulkeley. DOlliy9r. BhtVely-n.
The test vote was on the substitution OF
the corporation tax amendment for the in
come taA provision, and on that vote forty
five senators cast their ballots in the
affirmative and thirty-one in the negative
ON this ballot all the democratic votes were
case In favor OF the income tax, which
also received the support Of Messrs. Borah,
BIistow, Bulkeley, Clapp, Cummins, Dill
liver and La Toilette, republicans. The
income tax question disposed OF, the senate
tomorrow viii enter upon administrative
q fsatures Of the tariff bill, probably taking
up the maximum and minimum rate pro-
vision.
Haste Causes Surprise.
The reaching OF a vote came as some
what OF a surprise to large majority
of the senators, but not TO Senator Aid
rich and his intimate advisers. Mr.. Aid
rich himself had been confident from the
time OF his arrival in the senate early In
the day, after a brief vacation, that he
would succeed in getting a vote before
adjournment. The result shows that while
the situation seemed extremely critical for
time, the chairman OF the finance COM
mlttee did not count without a thorough
understanding Of the situation. He there
fore kept his lleutenAnts busy in holding
the supporters In the chamber and at no
time during the day was the senate with
out a quorum
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 l:s0. During that
time Senators Hepburn, Hughes. Cummins
Newlands. Rayner. Brandages. Root and
Aldrich discussed all phases OF the income
tax question. OF these Mr. NewIAnds wal
the last speaker.
Mr.. Aldrich then asked for an unanimous
agreement for q vote on the corporation
tax amendment tomorrow at 1 o'clock
Mr.. Aldrich had previously been conferrin6
with Messrs. Bailey. Cummins. Borah and
other opponents OF the amendment. and 4
was generally supposed that they haG
reached an understanding that the vote
was to be taken tomorrow When Il
seemed probable that such a compact wa,
probable Senator cummins made an OBJ
lection.
While many senator's were displeaseC
with the idea that because OF the theI
parliamentary status OF the corporation
amendment Il was not capable of modi
fication. the Iowa senator took the reverse
! position. He opposed the agreement be
cause the provision would be amendabl'
TN case It should be substituted for tn,
Lodge countervailing duty. which every on,
III understood would result His theory wa
that there should be square vote on tn,
issue Il had been presented and M
vote on any amendment. which might nov
be presented and on which there would b,
no opportunity for debate. He therefore
entered formal objection to the agreement
which not only had the effect OF prevent
ing the fixing OF the vote for tomorrow
but Of forcing II today.
bailey starts F1Iibuster.
Even after Mr. Cummins objection hai
been recorded, and Mr.. Aldrich had calle
for a vote. IL looked as II he would be dis
appointed. Senator Frazier, who has bee
& supporter OF the income tax amendmen
and an opponent OF the corporation ta1
/ was absent from the chamber on accoun
y OF illness. Desiring that he should be pres
ent when the vote was taken, Mr.. Bale
took the floor and announced his determine
ton to hold Il untll Mr.. Frazier could max
his appearance Mr. Frazier came In, an
thereupOn the Texas senator yielded, an
THE voting began. The first vote was upo
.the motion to substitute the corpOratIo
tax for the Lodge oountervailing dut
amendment. and this prevailed by a vot
OF IS to 81 The affirmative vote was cal
entirely by republicans, even Senator NJ,
Emery OF Louisiana, who has voted wit
the majority side for all protective meai
ures. casting his ballot with his own part,
= The republicans who voted with the dems
Y Gratis in the negative were Messrs. Boral
Bristow. Bulkeley clapp. cummins. Doll
yer and la Toilette.
Immediately following. Mr.. Lodge will
drew his amendment, and vote was take
on a motion 10 substitute the corporatio
= tax amendment for the income tax amen,
a msnt as Offered Jointly by Messrs Bale