The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-03
SENATE AGREES ON
CORPORAL ION TAX
AMENDMENT
REACHES VOTE ON PROPOSITION
BEFORE ADJOUREING,
Amendment Which Was Suggested by
President Is An Integral Part
of Tariff Bill.

! ton tax amendment suggested by
President Taft. drawn BY Attorney
General Wickersbam and presented TO
the senate by Senator Aldrich, chair
man 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 adjournlnG
at o'clock this evening, and the
| amendment was agreed TO by the large
vote of so 10 II. With all modifying
amendments disposed of, many Demo
Gratis voted with most of the Republi-
cans 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-tive senators cast their ballots in
the affirmative and thirty-one in the
negative On this ballot all the Dem
ocratic votes were cast In favor of the
income tax. which also received the
support of a number of the insurgent
Republicans.
The income tax question disposed
of. the senate tomorrow will enter
upon the administrative features Of
the tariff bill. probably taking up the
maximum and minimum rate provl-
sion
The reaching of vote came as
somewhat OF a surprise to the large
majority Of the senators, but not to
Senator Aldrich and his intimate ad-
risers Mr. Aldrich himself had been
confident from the time of his arrival
in the senate early in the day. after
a brief vacation. that ne would sue
ceed In getting a vote before adjourn
mcnt
The debate was somewhat more an
imated than yesterday and there was
steady fire OF oratory from the be
ginning OF the session at 10 O'Clock un-
til $50. During that time Senators
Hepburn. Hughes, Cummins, New
lands, Raynor Brandegee. Root and
Aldrlch discussed all phases of the
Income tax question.
OF these Mr.. Newlands was the last
speaker. Mr.. Aldrich then asked for
unanimous agreement for n vote on
the corporation tax amendment tomor-
TOW at ] o'clock Mr.. AIdrich had pre-
vIously been comforting with Messrs.
Bailey, Cummins, Borah and other op-
P'hNhlS VI NHC anu ~ W dS
generally supposed that they had
reached an understanding that the vote
be taken tomorrow. When it seemed
that such a compact was probable,
Senator Cummns made an objection
His objection TO tde unanimous agree.
ment not only had the effect OF pre-
venting the fixing of the vote for to-
morrow, but of forcing 1t today.
Even after Mr.. Cummins' objection
had been recorded and Mr. Aldrich
had called for vote, 1t looked as If
he would be disappointed Senator
Frazier, who has been a supporter of
the income tax amendment and an op-
ponent of the corporation tax, was alb
sent on account OF Illness Mr. Bailey
announced his determination To hold
the floor until Mr Frazier could make
his appearance. Mr. Frazier soon
came in and thereupon the Texas SEN
ator yielded. The first vote was upon
the motion TO substitute the corpora
tion tax amendment for the Lodge
countervailing duty amendment, and
this prevailed BY vote Of 45 TO 81.
The affirmative vote was cast entirely
by Republicans
Mr. Lodge Immediately withdrew his
amendment and A vote was taken on
motion to substitute the corporation
tax amendment offered Jointly by
Messrs Bailey and Cummins. The re-
suit was an exact counterpart 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 ballot
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 pro-
yided for an exemption of educational.
charitable and religious institutions.
and the second requested the taxation
of bonds
In raising a point OF order Mr. Al
drich chanced to drop the remark
proceed. The form OF the expression
seemed TO incense the Georgia sena-
tor and he retorted sharply thai he
was not surprised that Mr Aldrich
should assume such a manner. be-
cause he had been debating To the
senate so long that he was accus-
toned TO use language Of that kind"
The final vote was then taken 1t
was upon agreeing to the corporation
tax amendment as a part of the tariff
bill. This amendment was adopted
by the vote of Oh to IL
When the final result was announced
at Z o'clock, the senate adjourned for
the day
This is not tax on the business
of corporations. declared Mr. Hughes
1T is a tax on incomes That is what
the President said in his speech of ac-
ceptaince. That is what he told his
attorney general to draw-au income
tax law that will meet the construction
of the constitution that has been up
held by the supreme court
He claimed that the pending mea-
sure was on an equality with the in
come tax law that had been set aside
by the supreme court, and he said
that unless the court should reverse
itself, 1t would be obliged to declare
the measure unconstitutional.
Call this substitute or a subter-
fuGe for the income tax amendment |
said the Colorado senator; 4 am
against II"
Senator Newlands spoke in opposi- !
tion to the corporation tax, taking the |
position that ii would not meet the |
requirements OF the supreme court