The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-08
SENATE WILL VOTE
ON TARIFF TODAY
Agreement Reached to Take
Final Ballot at 4 O'clock
in Afternoon.
EXPECTATION THAT PARTY
LINES WILL BE DRAWN
Corporation and Income Tax Is
sues Form Storm Center of
Wednesdays Debate.

WASHINGTON, July With gen.
eral understanding that the final vote
IN the senate on the traiff bill should
be taken by four clock tomorrow af-
ternoon, the senate adjourned Mt Z
O'Clock this evening in pleasant antici-
pation of the early conclusion of the
labors Of the special session of con.
gress. The arrangement for a vote to-
morrow was only arrived at as an alter
native fsr 2 night session tonight
The prospect is that tomorrow will be
as fully occupied as was the long ses-
sion today 1t is expected that the bill
rs perfected will receive practically all
of the Republican votes, while it is
understood that probably all the Demo
cratic votes will, with the exception of
the vote of Senator McEnerv of Louisi-
ana, be cast against IT.
Will Hurry Up Now.
When passed, the measure Will be
hurried to the house, which Is expected
TO be in session Friday morning to re
celNe If. The income tax question, IN
cluding the corporation tax provision
and inheritance taxation, received much
attention In the senate today, and the
straight income tax advocates were af
forded the opportunity. upon which
they have so long insisted. 10 get Il
vote in favor of the income tax as
opposed TO the corporation tax. With
tho corporation provision thus securely
established as \ part of The tariff bill,
there was considerable effort to amend
H. and IN one notable case this effort
was successful. Senator Clapp Of Min
nesota has been severe critic of the
provision ever since IFS introduction. be
cause it excluded ''holding companies
Aldrich Yields Point.
lie renewed his criticism today aud
was supported in his views by other
senators. The ultimate result was the
acceptance by Senator Aldrich Of an
amendment by Mr.. Clapp striking out
The exemption of such companies. As
eurance was also given that every eff
fort would be made 10 retain the amend
ment in conference.
Next TO the income tax. the discus
sion of the customs court was the big
feature OF the days work Senator
Clapp intimated that the court would
owe its existence largely to the places
where its sessions would be held; and
Senator Borah asserted that it was an
Impeachment Of the present judiciary
defended fine court. The debate over
the court provision resulted in the ac
ceptance. of the finance committee 5
provision.
The tobacco provision will be the
principal subject of consideration to-
morrow
Plenty of Strife in Air.
When Senator Aldrich today moved
for an agreement by Jhe senate on all
paragraphs Of the tariff bill which SEN
ators did not care 10 reserve for further
amendment. there was widespread
movement TO reserve parts OF the bill
against which senators desire to make
a last stand for change III the sched
ules. The corporation tax amendment
hides, print paper, plate-glass. cotton
tics, writing paper, the Philippine tar
iff tobacco. pottery and watch move
. mcntS, were included in the rcserVa-
tious. and Mr.. Cummns gave notice of
another income tux amendment. He
also indicated desire further TO
amend the maximum and minimum pro,
visions OF the bill. together with the
plan for customs court Of appeals aud
countervaihng duties,
When IL looked as though vote
would Immediately be taken on the in
creased paragraphs as a whole. Mr.. La
Toilette entered an objection, and IL
looked for the time as if ne might prove
formidable obstacle in Mr., Aldrich s
pathway.
Replying 10 the suggestion made by
Mr.. LaFollctte that he had not seen
the bill until this morning; Mr., AID
.ich stated that a copy of the measure
bad been placed in the hands of the
Wisconsin senator 5 secretary as early
as 5 O'Clock last night;
After n somewhat prolonged rolloquv.
i during which Mr.. LaFollette asserted
hat ''thc senate was IN chronic
state of unrest and irritation.' Mr..
Aldrich agreed TO cooperate With Mr..
LaFolIettc in obtaining An opportunity
for the latter 10 offer such amendments
as he might desire.
Mr.. LaFollctte reluctantly yielded
Victory for Aldrich.
Mr.. Aldrich 5 request for vote on
the unreseryed paragraphs was grant
{, I'd, and the amendments were adopted
en- bloc without division,
The consideration OF the reserved
A. provisions was then entered upon- The
d pclatinc paragraph was taken up and
/ agreed to without opposition. Little
4! more difficulty was encountered IN get
! ting through the provision relating 10
! tiles. which had been reserved by Mr..
Burton.
Responding to Mr.. Dicks efforts,
(, Senator Aldrich protested in sharp
terms against efforts at this stage Of
tho bill to increase duties. FWc can
not now.' he said, undertake TO IN.
crease the rates to meet the views OF
Individual senators.
"If,'' he added, eve should en-,
+ ter upon that course, we might as well
I abandon the bill
Mr.. Dick was not pleased with this
turn of affairs and he entered mo-
fion 10 reconsider the vote by which
The paragraph was adopted. He was
f successful
Clashes With Burton,
The next clash was with the junior
senator from Ohio, Mr.. Burton, and had
reference 10 the duties on clay and
tar!henware Mr.. Burton wanted 10
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