The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-03
PROPOSED TAFT AMENDMENT
DRAWN BY WlckERSHAM
NOW PART OF
TARIFF.
VOTE WAS so FOR
AND II AGAINST
Aldrich Expected Vote Would be
Reached Before Adjournment,
and Had Lieutenants Busy
Keeping Supporters in
Senate.


Washington, July 2-The corpora
ton tax which was aaga aested by Pres.
ident Taft, drawn by Attorney General
Wickersham and presented to the sen
ate by Aldrich chairman or the com
mittee on finance, is an integral part
OF the tariff bill as that bill now
stands.
After much tribulatlOn the senate
reached a vote on the proposition
shortly before adjoining at p. M. to
day and the amendment was agreed
to, 60 to H. With all the modifying
amendments disposed of many dem
ocrats voted with most Of the repub.i-
cans for the amendment. Only three
democrats voted against the provision
on the final vote. but some refrained
from voting at all
The test vote was on the substitu-
ton Of the corporation tax amendment
ior the income tax provision and on
that vote 40 senators voted in the at
firmative, while 81 voted in the mega
tive. On this ballot ali democratic
votes were cast in favor of the income
tax which also received the support
of a number of insurgent Republicans.
The income tax question disposed OF
the senate tomorrow VIII enter on the
administrative features of tie tariff
bill, probably taking up the maximum
and minimum rate provision.
Somewhat of a Surprise.
The reaching of vote came as
somewhat of surprise to a large ms.
jority of the senators, but not to Aid.
rich and his intimate advisors. Aid
rich himself had been confident from
the time of his arriva; in the sena;5
early in the day after brief vacation
that he would succeed in getting a
vote before adjournment. The result
shows that while the action seemed
exceedingly critical for a time the
chairman of the finance committee
derstanding of the situation. He
therefore kept his iieutenants busy
holding the supporters In the cham
ber and at no time during the day waS
the senate without a quorum.
The debate was somewhat more an
imated than yesterday alG there was
a steady fire OF oratory from the be
ginning of the session until 4:30,
During that time Hepburn, Hughes,
Cummins, Newlands. Rayner, Brand
age, Root aud Aldrich discussed al,
the phases Of the income tax.
OF these Newlands was the last
speaker and when he concluded Aid
rich took the floor ani made request
for a unanimous agreement for d
vote on the corporation tax amend
ment tomorrow at / o'clock Previous
to presenting this request there had
been much confering between Aldrich
Bailey, Cummings, Doral and other
opponents OF the amendment and II
was generally supposed that they
mad reached an understanding that
the vote should be taken tomorrow rs
suggested by Aldrich. When it seem
ed that such a compact was probable
Cummins came to the front with an
objection.
Forced the Soie.
While many senators were displeas'
ed with the idea that because of the
then parliamentary status of tde cor
Doration amendment it, was not cap
able of modification, the Iowa se1a
for took a reverse position. He op
posed the agreement because the pro
vision would be amenable in case Il
should be substituted fer the Lodg-
countervailing duty, which every one
understood would result. TIE theorl
was that there should be a squar-
vote on the issue as it had been PR
seuted and no vote on any amendmet
which might now be presented and or
which there would be an opportunity
for debate
He therefore entered a formal cb
lection to the unanimous agreement
which not only had the effect of pre-
venting the fixing of a vote for to
morrow but OF forcing it today.
Even after Cummins objection ha
hesn recorded and Aldrich had called
Cor = vote il looked as il ne would b.
disappointed. Frasier, who has beei
As Importer Of the income tax amend
p,ent and an opponent of the corpora
.;on tax. was absent from the cham
her on account Of illness. Desirins
hat he should be present when th'
&c was taken. Bailey took the foo
ana announced his determination t.
hold Il until Frasier could make hi