The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-28
INCOME TAX IS
SIDETRACkED
UNTIL JUNE 10
Senator Bailey Makes IneffeCt-
uaI Attempt to Secure
a Vote.
SUGAR AMENDMENTS
GIVEN THEIR QUIETUS
posslslLITY or CONFLICT BE-
TWEEN CANE AND BEET
INTERESTS INDICATED.

washington May 2.-By the decisive
,.,fa Of 81 TO 80. the senate decided today
o., ,os4Done until June 10 the further con
si5srstiou of the income tax in connec-
lion with the tariff
'',C1rs.deration of the sugar schedule was
continued but after two amendments TO
3, v-era voted on the senate switched to
Jisoresi0r OF a possibility OF getting a
yofe On the Bailey income tax amend
- ar Bailey fOrCibiy argued for a
&c hut did not succeed in prevailing on
senator AIdrich 20 concede a vote IN ad-
T5nes of the tariff schedule.
NE TWO amendments 10 the sugar sched-
MA voted upon were those eliminating the
urtch standard test and lowering the
5rtv on refined sugar from 100 cents per
v.5und 20 / 8ziz cents per pound. Both We're
5sfastad the former by a vote OF 81 10 a.
-,J ne latter by a vote Of % to S. On the
first vote. eleven Republicans voted with
tbs Democrats for the amendments, but
f1r tbo second only seven Republicans
broke ranks.
Possible Conflict.
II was considered somewhat significant
that the tao Louisiana senators, Messrs.
Foster and McEnery, the only senators
raurespnting cane sugar producing state,
should have been the only Democrats 10
&c v-ifh the Republicans on the Dutch
standard provision. and this was made
~ more significant because of the fact
that today for the first time the posi-
hHtv OF a sharp conflict between the cane
sugar and beet interests WAS indicated.
Nr. Cummins made this the text Of
lengthy speech. The cane sugar men did
u0t respond.
Mr. Cummins advocated the striking
ont of the Dutch standard test and diff
farantial on refined sugar. This action
hs Thought would restrict the profits of
the sugar trust and thus cause that IN
e+ifution 10 lose its domination in the
sugar trade while ON the other hand the
beet sugar makers would be benefited.
Menace to Beet Sugar.
Pointing out the danger to beet sugar
DEVELOPMENT FRI the United States by the
continued admission of free sugar from
Porto Rico and Hawaii and the Philip
pine islands If the pending bill should
authorize such admission from the Phil
inp'nes Mr. Cummins questioned the wis
dom OF permitting cane sugar eventually
i0 Kin the beet sugar industry as he said
10 might He said he mad no doubt that
Cuba would also On time send her sugar
here free Of duty
Interruptlng Senator Foster suggested
that he would Join the senator from Iowa
On any effort he might make to keep out
free sugar from the Philippines.
Mr. Cummins declared that ample abil-
fly exists to supply the entire demand for
sugar 10 the United States by the Gull
ture Of heets. and he believed the time
had come 10 handle this question.
Mr. Cummins commented at length upon
what he Characterized as the natural war
fare between cane and beet sugar, which.
he said. would be shown in the future
as the importatioas of free sugar increase
in volume
Favored the Cane Growers.
He commented upon the bounty as a
means Of protecting beet sugar growers.
hu; did not offer an amendment fer such
2 bounty. He opposed the inclusion Of the
Dutch standard in the pending bill at all,
and said 1t was in favor of the cane in
eqstry and against the use Of beet sugar.
y would rather raise the duty on raw
sugar than reduce it, he said.
Senator Root Reads Letter.
Senator Root read a letter to the SEN
a,e showing that while the American and
NluonaI Sugar companies produced
ls'ss6 tons of the refined sugar produced
n Jhe United States, other independent
companies in 1908 produced SO. Up tons, OF
SD per cent of the entire product
vote was then called for on the
amendment of Mr. Bristow to eliminate
lhe Dutch standard in the testing OF
sugar, but the author of the amendment
a-aln took the floor and replied to a
lumber Of senator's who had defended the
l-lcn standard After a few remarks by
-llA lhe Toil was ordered on the amend
Me1L and 10 was defeated. Senators Bev-
CClase' brist0w. Brown. Clapp, Crawford.
Tunmins, Dolliver. Johnson. Jones. La
L..elte and Nelson, Republicans, voted
pa tne Democrats in the affirmative.
ealor burkett voted no.
mere was great confusion during the
eall OF the roll
a second amendment by Mr. Bristow,
hanging the differenual rate Of duty on
Lar was then reported
, ne am ndment was defeated by a vote
% 20 50 the present rate Of 100 cents
'- Ieilned sugar being retained.
Income Tax Sprung.
llr Bailey Immediately seized upon this
- .Isunity 90 offer his income tax
-,.l.lihent, and IL was read, much to the
si.t Hent OF the senate. for IL was re-
.--l mat the Republican leaders had no
tine 'l'e d No'e d '''s
Wnlle the reading of the amendment was
.e7alnE there were many hurried con
49, on the floor MI Cummins. au-
viL " am income tax amendment. talked
ia senator's Bor7h, Dixon. Beveridge
ust ''-er supporters of his plan Mr..
&c. elaFeIsed with Mr. Bailey and
-.-S mat the latter intended TO de-
! ~ slaJ a vote he taken now OF that
Nh re uEed for the taking of a vote.
t-- 1iQrch moved that the cousidera-
vi me Bailey amendment be most
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