The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-03
SENATOR'S ADOPT
CORPORATION TAX
President Taft's. Proposal Made
Integral Part of the Pend
ing Tariff Bill
Many Democrats Vote With
Aldrich After Income Tax
Amendment Is Defeated ~

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The cor.
poration tax amendment. suggested by
President Taft. drawn by Attorney
General Wickersham. and presented TO .
the senate. by. Senator Aldrich. chair
man of the committee on finance. Is
an integral part of the tarin bill as
that bill now stands.
The senate reached vote on the
proposition shortly before adjourn
ment at o'clock this evening. and the
amendment was agreed to by the large
vote of 60 to II. With all modifying
amendments disposed of. many deme-.
Gratis voted with most Of the repub-
icans for the amendment
The income tax question disposed or.
the senate tomorrow viii enter upon
the administrative; features OF the
tariff bin, probably taking I'D the max
imum and minimum rate provision.
Inc reaching of a vote came as
somewhat Of a surprise to a large
majority of the senator's but Aldrfch.
had been confident from the time OF
his arrival in the senate early in athe
day. after brief vacation. that he
would succeed in getting vote. be-
fore adjournment
STEADY FIRE OF ORATORY
There was a steady FIRE of oratofy
from the beginning Of the session at 10
o'clock until 4:3O During that time
Hepburn. Hughes. Cummins, New
lands, Rayner, Brandage. Root and Al
drlch discussed all phases OF the in
come tax question.
Aldrich then asked for a unanimous.
agreement for a vote on the corpora.
"a -
o'clock as he had been conferring
with Bailey. Cummins, Borah and
other opponents of the amendment and
it was generally supposed that they
had reached an understanding. but
Cummins made objection to the
unanimous agreement. This not only.
had the effect of preventing the fixing
of the vote for tomorrow. but Of fore.
ing il today, although it seemed for
while that Aldrich would be disap-
pointed
Frazier. who has been an opponent
of the corporation tax, was absent on.
account of illness, and Bailey an
nounced his determination to hold the
floor until Frazier could make his ap+ E
pearance. Frazier soon came In and
then the Texas senator yielded.
LODGES PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN
The first vote was upon the motion
to substitute the corporation tax
amendment for the Lodge countervaiI-.
ing duty amendment and this prevailed
by vote of 40 to 81. The Affirmative
vote was cast entirely by republi--
cans. =.
Lodge Immediately withdrew his
amendment and a vote was taken on
motion to substitute the corporation.
tax amendment for the income tax .
amendment offered jointly by Bailey
and Cummins. The result was an exact
counterpart of the vote on the pre-
viOus roll call
Next in order came the vote upon
the corporation tax provision upon it's
own merits, but before this ballot
tain action on two amendments pre-
scented by himself. both of which AL
drich moved to lay upon the table.
which was done. =,
The final vote was then taken. It.
was upon agreeing to the corpora
ton tax amendment as a part OF the.
tariff bill. This amendment was.
adopted by the vote OF so to IL, and
the senate adjourned for the day.
Prohibition of Prize Coupons
Decision to recommend the prohibit
ton of prize coupons in tobacco and
snuff packages and practical agreement
to increases of most OF the provisions
of the tobacco schedule OF the admins
trative portion of the tariff bill were
reached at a long session of the repub-.
Iican members OF a subcommittee of the
finance committee today. The increases
will be made not only in the tax pro-
posed by the house on cut: and plug to-,
bacco. but also on cigarettes, cigars and