The Washington herald., 1909-06-19

When the Senate adjourned, at o'clock
last night, it was without reaching an
agreement as TO the disposition Of the
pending income tax amendment.
Under the previous order. made by
unanimous consent. the amendment was
before the Senate yesterday. Senator
Bailey made no effort TO call it up until
within thirty minutes of the hour of ad-
journment, when he served notice on the
Senate that in another five minutes he
would call for the regular order. which
was the income tax amendment. the
joint production Of the Senator from
Texas and Senator Cummins. OF Iowa
The Senate was still considering the
paragraph relating 10 print paper, but
hurried the disposition OF that matter.
and then Senator Cummins submitted a
proposal for a unanimous consent agree
ment that provided for a Dostponement
Of the consideration Of the income tax
matter until after the schedules In the
tariff bin had been disposed Of. and then
making the Bailey-Cummins amendment
the order OF business until it was dis
posed Of by a direct vote"
Alur1cn ana Hale ODJeCt.
At the suggestion OF a direct vote, Sen
ators Aldrich and Hale shook their heads
in disapprovaI, and Mr.. AIdrich promptly
suggested that II was extraordinary 70
make any arrangements by unanimous
consent which foreclosed any Senator's
right 10 offer any motion under the rules.
This spurred Senator Bailey into action.
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Senator Aldrich's intention to offer e
substitute and 10 try 20 dispose Of the
income tax amendment by a motion 10
refer 1t to the judiciary Committee.
He said the Senator from Rhode Island
had been "dragoOned'' into giving his
support 70 the corporation tax PROPOSE
ton, and when some other Senator IN
quired OF the chairman Of the Finance
Committee when the corporation tax sub
stitute would be submitted TO the Senate
the Senator from Texas offered the sug-
gestion that II could not be submitted
until the Attorney General had finished
preparing It for the committee
"Twenty-four hours win not be sufl-
cient time in which to dispose OF the cor
poration tax substitute" said Senator
Borah, with some show Of feeling.
Ready Next Monday.
81 think I can essure the Senator that
the substitute VIII be ready TO be sub
mitted 20 the Senate as early as next
Monday" said Mr.. Aldrich.
Senator Borah seemed satisfied with this
statement, but Senator Cummins made an
earnest appeal 10 Chairman Aldrdch TO
consent to an agreement which would in
sure a direct vote on the income tax
amendment. But Mr.. Aldr1ch insisted
that TO do so would set a precedent in
Senate procedure. and Senator Lodge de-
clared that he would object 20 any uCnani-
nous consent agreement which precluded
the right OF any Senator 70 make the
usual motion TO refer to a committee.
Senator Bailey then suggested that he
would not insist upon a direct vote as q
part OF the unanimous consent agreement
II Mr.. Aldrich would give him the as
surance in the presence OF the Senate
that there would be an opportunity for a
direct vote. But Senator Hepburn shook
his head vigorously 20 Mr.. Aldrich, and
Senators Hale and Lodge demurred. and
the chairman OF the Finance Committee
himself seemed in no mood TO grant the
concession.
Vice President Sherman stated that on
advice Of the clerk. who is the Vice
Presidents parliamentary coach, he had
decided that Mr.. Bailey's amendment
would not lose any Of its parliamentary
advantages by the adjournment Of the
Senate for the day, and would stiu be
pending this morning. Again Senator Aid
rich renewed his earnest plea for an
agreement, wheTeupOn the Senator from
Texas called the attention Of the Vice
President TO the fact that the hour OF
z o'clock had arrived, and that the time
for adjournment had come and that the
matter could 90 over.
Thereupon Vice President Sherman de-
clared the Senate adjourned. There Is no
doubt that an agreement viii be reached
to-day by which the income tax amend
Eneut and the corporation tax substitute
viii be taken UP and considered after the
regular schedules In the bill have been
concluded
Print Paper Duty s..
The Senate yesterday afternoon voted
down several amendments relating to the
duty on print paper. and accepted the
Finance Committee amendment, which In
creases the duty from 81 a ton. as II was
fixed in the bill by the House Of Repre-
sentatives 70 81 a ton. which IS two
thirds OF the present rate in the Dingley
law.
The vote by which the committee
amendment was sustained was a 10 92