The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
HOUSE EXCISE Bill
ADOPTED BY SENATE
Democrats and Progressive Re-
pubicans Combine and Push
Measure Through. 5s

washington, July 2s.-Denocrats q
progressives united again In The senats
last night and by q vote OF 80 20 -
passed the democratic excise tax bin,
extending h present tax on corpora.
lions to the business Of Individual and
private firms and co-partnerships. At
tached to the measure. also BY b aid
Of republican votes. were amendments
procity law and the fixing ofaa - per
ton tariff on print paper. and for tho
establishment OF q permanent nOnpAr-
tisan tariff commission.
The second days victory for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS alliance came
after a debate lacking In interest.
The measure was changed from the
original House bill only in minor par
ticulars, except for the addition OF b
ICanadian reciprocity repeal and h
permanent tartm board.
Hits Those Who Can Pay.
The excise measure would levy upon
all persons, firms or corporations an
annual tax equal to l per cent OF net
incomes in excess OF $1,000.
Senator Cumming permanent tart3
board amendment, which was carried,
once Thursday In the wool tight n
then lost in the ANAL upheaval when the
La Toilette bill was attached to the Ax.
else blu, was adopted by 9 vote OF 81
10 20. All the democrats except Pome-
rene, Of Ohio, voted for it.
The chief fight from that centertng
about Senator Borah,s income tax
measure. came upon the Canadian reci-
procity amendment offered by Senator
H%ronna, OF North Carolina The amend
Snent was adopted by the Senate, 81
to 28. It provides for the complete re-
peal Of the, reciprocity law and for the
establishment of the rate OF 81 per ton
on print paper imported from Canada
instead Of 1925.
Paper Tariff Raised.
The text OF the provision fixing a new
tariff on paper is as follows:
THAT from and after the passage OF
this bill, h duty on wood pulp shall
be LIP Of / per cent per pound. dry
weight If unbleached. and II Of / per
cent per pound II bleached, and the
duty on printing paper as described in
paragraph 4e9 of the act approved
August s, 1909, (the Payne-Aldrich tar
if Iaw), shall be 1-10 of ] per cent per
pound If valued at not above 3 cents
per pound, and not above s cents per
pound, and TN per cent ad valorem II
valued above 5 cents per pound"
The portion Of the reciprocity law
now in effect, which admits paper free
from Canadian provinces which do not
discriminate against the United States,
was defended by Senators Williams.
Bacon, Smith, Of Georgia, and other
democrats. They declared the free pa
per provision of the reciprocity law
should be allowed to remain In effect
and said under such an arrangement
they would be glad to support a repeal
Of the remainder of the law.
Senator Bacon finally offered an
amendment to repeal all of the reel
procity law except the free naper Sec
ton. 1t was defeated, 80 to 81, Bristow
Clapp, Poindexter and Works being the
only progressives who voted for 1t. TIL
Gronna amendment was then adopted
The Senate made a change in the TX.
else bill SO that the tax would not ap'
ply to labor organizations, agriculture
associations or fraternal organization,
of an insurance character. This amend
ment was offered by Senator Fletcher