The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-04
by VOTE OF So TO Z
THE SENATE DEFEATS
TRUST AMENDMENT
Senate Majority Swings
SOlidly Into Line Behind
Its Leaders-Pass the
Crucial Point

Washington, September S.--One of the
rocks which threatened the peaceful pas
sage of the Underwood Simmons tariff
bill dissolved into the air late today
when the Senate majority swung solidly
into line behind its leaders to defeat
an amendment designed to regulate
trusts.
BY a vote of 55 to Il the Senate re-
jected a proposal by Senator Kenyon to
put aluminium upon the free list. Sem
ator Kenyon and those who Joined him
in supporting the amendment declared
that the manufacture of aluminium in
the United States was in the control Of
monopoly-the Aluminium Company of
America. The vote was accepted as a
prelude to action upon another amend
ment proposing to free list the manu-
factures of all combinations declared by
the courts to be monopolies
Charges Trust Legislation
Chairman Simmons OF the finance COM
mittee announced during the debate that
1t was not the purpose of the majority
to legislate on the trust question at the
pTtSc1l tltle. lie dBTeeQ lIat Ine Baltl-
more platform declared against trust
made products, but said this was not
the time for trust legislation. He said
that Congress had spent the summer on
tariff and the fall on currency and prom
ised that when those matters We're dis
posed of. trust legislation would be taken
up. He prophesied that winter would find
the legislato tors still in session.
Senator Simmons spoke after a visit
n the White HnnSa Said hot
''insurgent'' democrats had been told that
the President did not think it a wise
time for democrats to go to the ali. y.
the progressive republicans.
Senators Reed and Walsh announced
themselves in accord with a policy of
trust regulation, but argued that many
difficulties lay i'm the way of attempting
such restrictions in tariff measure
Senator Oliver defended the Aluminium
Company of America, denying many ac-
cusations aimed at that company recent
ly by Senator Kenyon. He said it was
little less than insanity to reduce the
duty on aluminium to the proposed rates
when it meant a loss in revenue of more
than 100000 annually.
Vote With Democrats
The regular republicans voted with the
democrats against the amendment Those
who supported it were; Brady, Bristow
1dITOn Gap ATdWIOTQ, JOne, l4aFOl-
lette, Norris, Poindexter, Sterling and
Works. Most of the Senate's time today
was spent the aluminium schedule.
but twas able to pass many paragraphs
previously laid aside. The paragraph for
bidding the importation of bird plumage
except for scientific or educational pur-
poses-desired by the Audubon society
which was debated fiercely in caucus last
night was agreed to without question.
Senators Lodge a Root mr. a inc
the proposed 25 per cent duty on works
of art in the bill and Senator Thomas
spoke in favor of it. The republicans
were beaten on the vote.
The Senate democratic caucus reached
no conclusion tonight on any features
admission of denatured alcohol An
amendment by Senator Bryan TO free
list this product was adopted. The de-
bate over the income tax will be COLI
tinued probably Friday night Led by
Senators Reed. Vardaman and others.
the so-called '1nsurgent" element
among the democrats made Il strong
plea tonight for the increase of the
tax upon large incomes. They evinced
a willingness, however, to compromise
upon moderate increase that would be
acceptable to the entire democratic
side and might be expected to draw
progressive republican support
Senator O'Gorman of New York de-
clared that under the rates of the bill
as approved by the House. even with
out the suggested changes to be made
In the senate, so per cent of the income
tax would fall upon residents of the
state of New York and 20 per cent
upon residents of Massachusetts. New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. He advocated
a lower basis of taxation spreed more
evenly over the small incomes of the
country.