The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-09
Bill as a Whole Reported
to the Senate.
CONFERENCE MAY TAKE A WEEK
Fraternal Societies, Loan Assocla-
tions and Labor and Religious
Organizations Exempted From
the Corporation Tax.

Washington. July THE tariff bill
having been completed in the commit
tee of the whole, that measure was
reported to the senate so that leglS-
iation providing for customs duties Is
now regarded as on the home stretch.
That the confcrees on the tariff bill
will conclude their work In less than
a week, probably within three days,
is said to have been Il prediction that
President Taft made before he left
Washington.
In support of the accuracy OF his
prophecy 1t is asserted by man who
discussed the tariff with him more
than two weeks ago the president pre-
dicted at that time that the bill would
go into conference on July o.
The Dinglcy bill was in conference
about three weeks. 1t is known that
the members of the house who are
likely to be selected as conferccs have
been studying the schedules amended
by the senate, the corporation tax ana
the other subjects that will come up
for consideration in conference, but 1t
has been supposed that the differ
ences Of opinion on various schedules
would prevent an early agreement on
the bill in conference.
Before the committee of the whole
finished with the tariff bill the fol-
lowing amendment to the corporation
tax was passed:
"providing, however. that nothing in
this section contained shall apply to
fraternal beneficiary societies, orders
or associations operating under the
lodge system, including labor organiza-
tions. and providing for the payment
of life. sick. accident and other BEN
Gifts to the members of such societies.
orders or associations and dependents
of such members. Nor to domestic
building and loan associations organ
ized and operated exclusively for the
mutual benefit of their members.
provided. further. that the provi
sions of this section shall'not apply tC
any corporation or association organ
ized and operated for religious, charita
BILE or educational purposes, no part OF
the profit of which inures to the ben
eft of any private stakeholder or indi
vidual. but all of the profit of which is
in good faith devoted to the said re
ligious, charitable or educational pur
pose
"Provided. further. that the provi
SionS of this section shall not apply Il
interpretations or associations of fra
ternal orders or organizations designed
and operated exclusively for mutua
hn ST ~ N
its members"
The words cXempting labor organiZa
tions by name We're struck out of the
amendment by the finance committee
but on the demand of Senators La Fol
lette and Beveridge were restored.
Attention is now being given to the
selection of the cOnfereeS on the par
of the senate and of the house. whose
duty it will be to attempt to bring thu
two bodies into agreement on the tar
iff measure.
Gossip has it that Senator Aldricl
will select, besides himself, as the rep
resentativcs of the RcG,Dicans in th
senate, Hale Of Maine, FcnrOSe of Penn
Sylvania, Burrows of Michigan ant
Smoot of Utah. The Democratic sen
ators who will participate in the con
ference probably will be Daniel of Viz
ginia, Money of Mississippi and Bale.
Of Texas.
In the house Speaker Cannon, &C
cording to the reports, probably vii
select Payne of New York, Dalzell o
Pennsylvania, Boutell of Illinois, Nc
Call of Massachusetts and either Ca
derhead Of Kansas or Needham of Ca
ifornia as the Republicans member
and Champ Clark of Missouri, Under
wood Of Alabama and Griggs of Geol
gia as the Democratic members.