Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-27
Ledae in Bitter Attack.
Pa.s Excise Bin.

washington. July ~. Democrats
and progressives united again in the
senate last night by q vote of 36 to Is
passed the democratic excise tax bill
extending the present tax on corpor-
ations to the business Of individuals
private firms and o-partnerships. At
tached to the measure. also by the
aid Of republican votes. were amend
msnts for the repeal Of the Canadian
reciprocity law, and the fixing of q 81
q per ton tariff on print paper; and for
the establishment of = permanent
nom partisan tariff commission.
The passeSe Of tho excise bill be-
4 came cegte early In the day: and the
1l1caG ieAd1eo offered little oppo-
4 fsttion 10 IT, aenator Borah In . fighi
to have his income tax bill substituted
for the tax on business" lost by q
vote of IS to % altho he mustered to
his support many Of the regular re-
publicans and four democrats-As-
hurst Culberson. Hitchcock and Mar
tine
The democratic majority stood al
most solidly against any change In
the house bill that would threaten its
defeat.
On the passage OF the excise bill the
bills were supported by the following
progressives and insurgent republi-
cans:
Bourne. Bristow. Clapp. Crawford.
Cummins; Gronna, Jones, Kenyon, La
Toilette, Nelson. Poindexter, Townsend
and Works.
The measure was changed from the
original house bill only in minor par
ticulars except for the addition of the
permanent tariff commission provi-
sion.s
It Will now go back to the house,
and 1t is believed that an agreement
soon will be reached, SO that q per-
fected measure can be laid before the
One Per Cent Tax.
The excise measure would levy up
On all persons, firms or CO. partner
ships an annual tax equal to one per
cent of net income in excess Of 5000.
Senator CummIns permanent tariff
board amendment. which was carried
once yesterday in the wool fight, and
then lost in the Anal upheayal when
the La Toilette bill passed. was at
tached to the excise bill by a vote Of
3S to %. All Of the democrats ex-
CCPS Oll01 GIG VI OuiO VOScO AGAINST
the tariff board, while all Of the re-
publicans except Hepburn Of Idaho
supported It.
fnent, adopted by 81 to 26 provides
for the complete repeal Of the reef
procity law and for the esta ablishment
Of rate OF 81 per ton on print paper
imported from Canada, in place Of
the present duty Of $3.75.
The portion Of the reciprocity law
now in effect, which admits paper
free from Canadian provinces which
do not discriminate against United
gtates was defended by Senators Will
liams. Racon, Smith Of Georgia, and
other democrats. Senator Bacon Of
fered m amendment to repeal OF the
reciprocity law except the free paper
section. II was defeated, 81 to 27,
Brfstow, Clapp. Poindexter and
Works being the only progressives,
who voted for it.
Exsnption For Labor.
The senate made a change in the
excise bill SO that the tax would NOT
apply to labor Organisations. asrt-
cultural associations or fraternal Or
sanixltion Of an insurance character.
"A plan to check the tobacco monopoly
by 9 special excise tax on production
above = certain amount. offered by
=Senator Hitchcock. was defeated.
NsN 0attisship Program.
washington, July 27.-Leaders in the
house who Want 1T least one battleship
this yeAr now have . prospect Of suc-
cess. ThNB predicted today that an.
other democrAticS caucus would be
called within the next two weeks and
one-ship program would 90 thru.
Chairman Radgett, Of the naval af-
fairs committees. Will call the navy bill
uss on Tuesday ana eAnA II hack 70 !