The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-09
CORPORATION TAX
IS PASSED
SENATE INCORPORATES TAFT
PLAN INTO BILL BY VOTE
OF so TO IL.
THREE DEMOCRATS VOTE NO
Is Substituted for income Levy Prop
osition by Decisive Majority.
Lodge countervaiIing Duty
Amendment Is Also Killed.

Washington, July 3.-The corpora
tion tax amendment which was sug.
gested by President Taft, drawn by
Attorney General Wickersham and
presented to the senate by Mr.. Aid.
rich, chairman of the committee on
finance, is an integral part of the tar
IN bill as that bill now stands.
The senate reached vote on the
proposition shortly before adjourn
ment at o'clock p. m. yesterday and
the amendment was agreed to by the
large vote Of so to IL. With all mod
flying amendments disposed Of, many
Democrats voted with most Of the Re-
publicans for the amendment. Only
three Democrats voted against the
proposition on the final vote.
The test vote was on the substitu-
ton OF the corporation tax amend
ment for the income tax provision and
on that vote As senator's cast their
ballots in the affirmative and 81 in
the negative. On this ballot all the
Democratic votes were cast In favor
of the income tax, which also received
the support OF a number Of the insur-
gent Republican,.
Lodge Amendment Lost.
The first vote was upon the motion
to substitute the corporation tax
| amendment for the Lodge, counter
vailing duty amendment and this pre-
vailed by vote of As to 81. The af-
| firmative vote was cast entirely by
Republicans, even Senator McEnery,
of Louisiana, who has voted with the
majority side for all protective meas
ures. throwing his ballot with his own
party. The Republicans who voted
! with the Democrats In the negative
were Messrs. Borah, Bristow, Bulke-
ley, Clapp, Cummins. Dolliver and La
| Toilette.
Immediately following. Mr.. Lodge
! withdrew his amendment, and a vote
was taken on motion to substitute
the corporation tax amendment for
the income tax amendment offered
jointly by Messrs. Bailey and Cum
minis. The result was an exact coun-
terpart OF the vote on the previous roll
call.
Next in order came the vote upon
the corporation tax upon its own mer'
its, but before this ballot could be
reached Mr.. Bacon sought to obtain
action on two amendments to that
provision presented by himself. both
of which Mr.. Aldrich moved to lay
upon the table with successful result
The climax was reached upon agree
ing to the corporation tax amendment
!. l ~ ha nriH
amendment was adopted by the vote
, of 60 To II.
Personnel Of the Vote.
OF the IL negative votes eight were
cast by Republicans and three b,
Democrats. the Republicans beinf
, Messrs. Borah, Bristow. Buckley
, Clapp. Cummins. Dolliver. Heyburr
, and La Toilette. and the Democrats
, Chamberlain. Hughes and Shipely
The affirmative vote was as follows:
Aldrich, Bradley. Brandegee, Briggs
, Brown, Burkett. Durham, Burrows
Burton, Carter, Clark tWyo1, Craw
, ford, Culom. Curtis, Depew, Dick, Dill
, bingham, Dixon, Dupont. Elkins. Flint
Frye, Gallinger. Gamble, Guggenheim
/ Johnson, Jones. kean. Lodge, Lori
mer. McCumber. Nelson. Page. Pen
rose, Perkins. Piles. Rott, Scott
A Smoot. Sutherland. Warner, Warrel
. and wetmore. Republicans, and Bail
q ey, Bankhead. Culberson. Daniel. Da
Z Wis, Fletcher, Foster. Gore, Johnston
4 MeEnery, McLaurin. Martin. Money
l Newlands. Raynor. Taliaferro an
4 Taylor, Democrats.