| Show I TOBACCO SCHEDULE ADOPTED AS Ar AMENDED ENDED BY BI SN SENe BAilEY Tax of 01 Six Cents Per Pound Is Removed Thus Doing Away With Cause of Night Riders Attacks I I I I II o 0 0 o 0 TOBACCO GROWERS 0 0 FAVORED BY BILL C 0 Co I o 0 Washington July 0 0 senate today todar accepted Senator 0 I 0 Baileys amendment permit 0 o 0 ting tobacco growers to sell seH 0 o 0 their products without the th pay par 0 o 0 ment of a tax 0 o 0 The Tho measure is practically 0 J Jo o 0 the tho same as that whIch passed 0 o 0 the house It removes the lie tax of o 0 six cents per pound r n the to 0 o 0 bacco bacce grower as n a vendor and 0 o 0 thus removes what Is supposed 0 o 0 to be the cause of oC the night 0 o 0 rider ulder attacks In Kentucky anti anel 0 0 Tennessee There Thero Is little 0 o 0 doubt that the provision 0 o 0 remain In the bill 0 o 0 PIle rhe tobacco tax schedule as rJ 0 o 0 a whole was adopted by the 0 o 0 senate 0 o 0 0 I I Washington SA depressing suggestion or of a protracted session or of orthe the senate to lo conclude the tho I L of the tariff bill was ns contained in n a motion moLlon presented by bj Senator Al AI Aldrich as ag soon as the senate convened today tOllay the experience of oC last nights session in mind Mr Ir Aldrich to amend the or order er of oC procedure ure nrc oy by strikIng out the provision for forr forI I r an automatic adjournment at i 7 o clock This was agreed to without objection was no effort to reach an lS as to the lie hour but the lie general reeling was that thaI I whether early or late the measure should e disposed of oC borore leaving the lie senate It II had been sup supposed supposed posed that much time would be con cout consumed In the discussion of the tho co tax but even before beCore that Item Itom was reached l It hall had been beon arranged I that there be comparatively lit little littie tie tle effort to alter the tho finance com schedule The uncompleted corporation tax provision was the tho first subject of the tho days clas con consIderation and Senator Dan Danid leI id resumed the speech he be began yes yesterday es esterday His remarks were In defense defenso of his hi amendment us a tax of oC of ono one per cent on the tho gross of corporations luo luoIn In big a capital stock of moro more than OO we 0 have a worthy man In Ute the pres presidentIal chair declared Mr Daniel Daniela a Judicial man of great antI and of great heart I 3 have no of opposition to the pending proposition Ion tion because of Its source On the contrary I look to it as of tho hIghest respectability mt Mr lr Bacon suggested that the tho Vir Virginia ginia senator change his plans for taxing to make It apply also to lo corporations that have havo gross gOss I receipts of more than annual I 1 5 I On suggestion of Mr Daniel sir Ir I Bacon offered lila his amendment ns as nn an I amendment to the proposition b by the I move moe to la lay the amendments on curtly interposed the man miln of the finance committee I Which amendment Interposed I Mr r Bacon rising In his place with a aI ashow I show how of antagonism I If I can said Mr Ir Aldrich I I rise to a point of order if IC I can have hao the attention or of the chair per persisted Mr Ir Bacon I Tho senator from Georgia always has the attention of the chair It ho will state his point of order replied Sherman In suave I tones that suggested harmony I dont wish to bo be considered as j chIding the chair replied Mr Ir DaI Ba Bacon I con but I do Insist on a right to tom have m my motion put to the senate That chair alwn always s doos that to ro I the tho After a short exchange of oC views lows of just what happened the amendments I wore gently laid lall on the tho table and there was no further suggestion of I I I anY ruffle on the lie senatorial 1 waters I I Other amendments to lie UIO corpora corporation Lion tion taI ta amendment were quickly dis I hosed of oC in the tho samo wa way I The corporation tax amendment as I II perfected b by the he committee then thon was agreed to and Mr lr Aldrich announced I that with the exceptIon of the tobacCo I co tax the bill was so 80 far farI faras as committee amendments were con I I earned corned I 1 I Mi r Bacon Dacon for his colleague Mr Ir I Clay Clar offered an amendment to the tho bill providing for a special tax and andI I I for the regulation of sales on stock I I exchanges nn and Insisted on Ii a strict ad adherence to parliamentary rules In I I t posing of oC it H This insistence was em emI emphasized I I pha b by an equally persistent pur 1050 ose on hue tho part of Mr Aldrich to I dispose or of It as quickly as possible It t is 15 scry or apparent said sald Mr Ir Ba Bacon con after several clashes with th the Rhode Island senator that there thore are arc certain senators who b by reason of their relations to lie majority assume to bare havo greater rights than other senator on this floor I resent that assumption and so long IonS as J I am per to remain J I do tb not intend Intond to submit to such lordly pretentious as asare asare are made hero hore At the first Mr Ir Aldrich moved to la lay the tho amendment OTt on the table which wan as agreed to lIy by tt 44 to 34 The tobacco tax amendment nf wets haIti liH i no after this Ih Ii I II iI I Co I tor nL fiL rP fP Marl 10 Ir t oj ci I 1 i C Ing a large increase or of taxatIon on the tobacco industry It was he said an Increase of 3 31 II or cent from the tax on manufactured tobacco and ond he predicted that It bring into Inlo tho thio treasury additional re rev revenue The manufacturers and dealers he saId swill not pay par his lIns tax They Thoy will reimburse themselves out ot of the tho pockets of the tho people This said Mr Ir Simmons of North Carolina referring to the increased tobacco tax Is a dIrect tax on the I laboring class who actually consume consumo ninety ler cent of all chewing chowing tobacCo Co and snuff Tue Tho tax lie he asserted bore boro most heavily on the Independent tobacco men and was au an actual advantage to toS the trust trustS S S After Arter Mr Ir Simmons had concluded Mr r Aldrich called for tor a vote on the tobacco amendment but Mr Ir BolI said Mr rr Daniel who had hod been called from froni hue tho chamber desired to speak Therefore Mr Ir Balle Bailey s spoke kc for tho ho avowed purpose of holding the tho floor until the Virginia senators return Protesting against the proposed ad advance I vance anCe in the lie Internal tax on tobacco and snuff the Texas senator said You Yon Republicans think you ou can cando cando do because von ou are re con conIn convinced vinced In cod the tho country Is afraid to trust the Democratic party part Well Veil guess the is 15 afraid or OC us lis But th the time will como come when th the people will say sar It Is bettor better to be gos gO by fools than rascals You will tempt fate tJ too o far You tall to 13 lay an any tax on the Incomes of oC tho ho rich richand richand and exact tribute from the tho poor b hi their tobacco At this point Mr lr Bailey yielded the floor to Mr Ir Daniel who moved to amend the finance committees by br striking out the tho eight cents on tobacco and snuff anti retain the fig SIX cont tax taL ThIS was rejected by br a vote oto of 21 to 51 l Washington July JulO a general understanding that the final Onal vote oto In Inthe Inthe the senate on the tariff bill should bo be taken b 4 this afternoon the senate adjourned nt at 7 lila evening In of tao earls earh conclusion ot tho labors labor of the tho special session of oC CO congress ss The ar arrangement for Cor a vote tomorrow was arrived at only as ac an alternative for fora a nIght session tonight When hen passed the will 11 bo be hurried to 0 the lie house which is IR erl eI to be in session to lo loIt receive It The Income lax ax question kur Including the corporation tax prod anti and tax received much attention In tho ho senate today tocla and the straIght laconic Income were swore afforded the opportunity upon which tho lucy have so long insisted to get a vote In iii favor faor of the lie Income tax us as opposed to the tho corporation ta tax With the corporation provision thus UlU securely established ns as a part of the UIO tariff bill lucre thero was cit fort to amend It and In one case this effort was successful Sen Senator Senator ator Clapp or of Minnesota has hag be been n a severe critic of the tito provision over ewer since Its Introduction hc because It it ox x eluded elude holding companies He renewed his bis crIticism today toda and andas was as supported In lila his views by other SEnators The Tho ultimate result rosult was the acceptance by Senator Aldrich of nn an 11 hr Mr Ir Clapp striking out the exemption of sU such h companies As Ae Assurance was also shon that every effort would b be mode made o retain the amendment In conference Next to Ito tho Income tax t he discus discussion uA slon sion of oC the lie customs court was Ute the bit big feature of the days work ork Senator Clapp Intimated that lint the court would owe Its existence largely to the tho places whore Its sessions be held and Senator Borah asserted Chat It was an Impeachment of the present judiciary Senator auth Senator Lodge Lodged d defended the UIO court The fhe debate over tue tho court provIsion resulted d In the tho acceptance of tho finance committees amendment |
