The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-02
PUBLICITY CLAUSE SOFTENED
THE NOT So lHENDS THE COR
PORTION TAN IN.
ReturRs oG expectations To Is~ Nad- E'Ui'-
Ne Only On tue SDrarr sG the President
Democrats Put Al Republicans on
Record In FaNOr oT Tarin law.

Record In FaNor or Tarin Law.
] WAsHINGroS. April Action taken
by the House to-day assures the enact
unent Of a law AZ thIs session making i'm
portant changes ia the publicity feature
Of the corporation tan amendment BY
a vote of i52 20 I22 the House incorporate
an amendment IN the legislative bill pro-
vIding that returns made by corporations
! under the terms II the corporation tax
law shall bc made publ 70 only on the order
Of tn. Prrs.Ien in accordance with
rules aud EQUATIONS To he prescribed
| by the Secretary 81 ths Treasury aud APP
proved hv the President This provi-
sion will he made the subject q discus
sion ia conference committee repre-
senting the two houass Leaders OF
/ both houses agree that ~ will be made a
law
Under this proposed law. according 10
Representative Gillette Of Massachusetts
its author. the publicity feature OF the
corporation tar law will be applied only
to corporations Of q quasi public char
acter II insures publicity 81 the affairs
u such corporations as the Standard Oil
Company. the United States Steel Corpo-
ration. the railroads ami other large con-
Germs. hut will be a - guard against
laying bare the returns 80 small corpora
tons ~ a purely pr,vat. character IN
whose OPERATIONS the public has little or
no interest
The Gillette arnendmsnt was not passed
without fight In fact It preci pltated a
lively debate which mOnoI .. red the pro-
ceedinRs 20 the House To- . " entire day.
Il al
craIs To place the House Republicans.
reg liars and insurgents alike. Including
twenty 81 more who voted against the
PayuA-AldTich Jarin bill n August. 1879.
indirectly on record a. approving the new
tariff llw House Republicans who have
been dsnouncing the Payne Aldrich Law
gracefully side=teppei an opening made
for them TO register their di-Approval Of
u and voted againsI IT, repeal II was
a clever move on IN" part 81 the Demo
Gratis and afforded them lot Of amlIse-
nent
The publicity feature 81 the corporation
iaN law came uT N the House on motion
nf Representative GIllst' H- moved
thai the HouS. disagree ,o ~ the amend.
ments - m" l"gtsIatty- hr.I. with the
.yCsu;IOE of the Hat" amendment winch
y 81
made unier tho law should - naa.. pub
~ onlV when called fer bv p'I'.u1 ~
tho S-nat. ~ 'hs Horse % rli,pu 4. q. urd-r
II tho Pr.-.dsni ". trI.Ht' offered an
amendment prurId.ug 2. - d.-..r"t ~ a.
Q, DlbIrsstv II rho r,.rrlrn. shall - - -.I
only with the President H. O. ry.d 'he'
that portion Il 80 Hale amendment
Au'noriy'ng ~" rusI'Ity ~ ruTD"ri'lUn
r-yD-tF upDu The ra-~ass = n res. Union
bv e''h"r hpE.-. '. 90. g~e-s Is' .irfrs"u
on
The Democrats got busy ss snou - ne
Gllle't amendment wa % p"r'et Req
rs.eutsflv- Bartlett cloEg'd 20" I"g,sia-
tive Wh..-.- hv UakIrg h. point pi ur -
that re S'na's ~ adopting ~" Hal"
arranri'n NJ hsi fr'ngst fh- cons. ,'u-
tfpuai TEh' - tho HONS. ID uTIEruaf.
r"v-nu. legisia'iur M RFrth..t wanted
IN" ~.uU,- r"bIs-i hIt r- Was voted
GpS'
E.r .r.~.rfatry- Fr,ge-srd ~ New Nori
then rtmp-d 10 ~. lore. IT, presented
an anne ndinent providing mat tn. t,ti-
l@'ta amendment should D.. r-Cunmttr" "a
wiz instruct on 80 Tra .,lNWlfeD TO
.Jr' 10 flNsr Il fIa .sp'a' - no farF
laV lhn FrrE"-sla Urnppss' created
en- uUr.aT .u ,Ns u IFS" g.. 'r-urg. ~.
Dsgsr Ip -",ITrs arour1 ANT '.r trr' D.
a. tbpU RI' fh1f some 90 f'.''f rms DO Do
rndHnad 20 rIUp 'h.. r'.s. rE .ru ant rr.r
,N.ti rho l'"~.0,r-'- 90 us--IIg vote 100
r"uei. 'n1afIDU oI 10. fsr 'a~ Ga %
surR, lfs thought p .F .r however. and
car,,a - n.. ouurlrt-r.u nat % Vs- neither
a." "u.a r.r rho g.t.s' foo '.D,"tt'" win
tho .s, .p,-- .r...n 100 i'-.r"o''.ug a law that
hal !-...-l passed ~ E.nrbIfrau VOTES and
apprpy - pv r. R"Uunu"su F...ld-n'
Spsaks Cannon d'i not Ili- 0n tho
FIiygerp IA a-Ha1dwsr' 90 'G- instant
"a. askaf FOR time 80 ,rat tuet haiI might
hnd DUt whore ~ - - Pr~os~ient- W-rs.
consulted Nv not. l,. and r. finally
decided that 20" fitzgerald am-udm"nt
was out IT order
~ Fitzgerald appealed from m. de-
c.sIpn ~ the Spssker with tr. result that
has motion was detected by strict par'v
Vote
Tho Legislative ban rrw goes 10 confer
anCs ~ Spvbt = Expressed uy Repgbl
csn- fbs' an agreement vii b" reached
on 'n.. amendment -JfterIuE tho afaCl
- he pubhcItv feature - the corporation
tav law Tins sect Un q the lsW ha1
h....n bitterly attacked ever SINCE tts IN
arfment The aTgumsrr has b.-sn made
that - enforcement would work serious
injury 10 many corporations without any
advantage - ihs publ r. " was fptnied
ont that the Law required p'Ihh~i'y 81 he
returns ~ al corporations regardless ~
neither 5h-y were - "a l,'.Ss- ,iaTsC'4T
ur not
IN the debate TODAY ~ WaS argued that
small corporation. comprised nf Two
or more men. would hay" - inner work
ings spread on the uuhli" records for ~"
benefit ~ com p"tltprS. wrll" = concern
operating under partnership arrange
nent would bs free from such publicity
IN" argument was made further that the
law drew class distinctions and doubt
was Expressed thar ~ would stand the
constitutional test IA IA" courts
The Gillette amendment appropria'@~
szs HO 20 enable the Secretary = the
Treasury 20 classify. index and exhibit
the returns ~ corporations making re-
TURNS under the Law
Republican leaders deny ~" impu'a-
ton ~ Democrats that The party has taken
a hack track nv its action on the publicity
features - the corporation tan Law
They aver that all that was contemplated
hy th. law was 90 throw the light upon
the reports Of great corporations -
quasi public character Representative
Gillette and the Hots.. leaders generally
say that the original plan 81 publicity
contemplated in the case 81 the big cor
roratiun- will 10 carried ont by President
Taft But the Administration desired
10 he relieved ~ the necessity 81 - street
enforcement thai would have DISCLOSED
the trade =acra's ~ minor corporations 10
the benefit 81 their competitors and
n tthp,tt auv rorresnpudin1 hauaaf - fhs