Show STEAM ROLLER BACK IN SENATE SAVES 1920 TAX Republican Effort to Defeat Dictation to Next Nett Congress Congress Con Con- gress press Fails Washington Jan 4 By B By a strict part party vote voto the tho Republicans went down downto to defeat Irl id the Senate in their effort cHort to Lo knock kneel tho 1920 tax program out of oC tho the revenue bIll MIL The Tho vote voto was Si a 1 to 37 It was the tho first straight party di division divIsion division di- di vision in tho the Senate in many years Tho vote was taken on a motion by Senator McCumber of oC North orth Dal Dakota ota to strike o out tho provision pro fixing the taxes for 1020 1 0 Tho The Republicans took the tho position that the provision undertook to determine determine determine deter deter- mine tho the tax question In a advance of oC exact Information as to tho the governments government's governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's financial needs Tho 1920 tax program is framed on the theory that in revenue reve nue nuo will be needed for that year car or Just two-thirds two as aa much as aa the amount expected from the In 1919 program Tho The 1910 1919 taxes will bo be reduced third one-third for tor 1920 under the tho provisions of or tho amendment To De Be hushed Through Having voted down tho the McCumber motion leaders leador hope to bring the revo- revo nuo bill bin to a vote Senator Borah Republican of ot Idaho kicked over otter tho the traces trace and enlivened tho the debate by calling for tor an explanation explanation tion ot the tho Republican of loaders loaders' abandonment of ot their announced annoUnce 1 determination to tIght tho the bill to the thelast thelast thelast last ditch Dorah Borah 1 u n d n s o I s s o o r Dorah Borah 1 u Criticizes Criticize Jt ills III 11 1 There is a n creat great deal cal of ot m mystery ster about tho the 1920 1020 proposition from Crom bogin- bogin wing to end Senator Borah said sold The Thc attitude of ot tho the Republican members of the tho committee on finance is a mystery to tho rho rest of or us it was as distinctly understood un for lor a n time timo and anti It was pubs published pub pub- to tho the country countr that the Republican lican lIean members thought it was wa such an Injudicious thin thing to do that It would woul 1 be bc fought to tho the close cloo of ot tho the session session- Tho The next cia day or two the leader on tho rho Republican Dido representing tho the finance committee appeared and stated that the tho Republicans had concluded e 1 to tos lot It t pass pasa with a no moro more camouflage of or opposition Is j this thin being done because It Is s in n the interest of or tho the taro taxpayers tax tar pa payers erB of or this country countr or Jo 10 o it t merely party part finesse hero horo in n tho the Sonata Senate chamber cham ber berZ 1 Vh hy is a it that t this appeared overnight ht first upon the Democrat side and disappeared overnight on tho rho Republican Re RO- publican side lOr I I do not understand tho the maneuverIng maneuver maneuver- lug Ing of or the Republican members of ot tho the finance committee i think when you find rind that hat this bill which purports to levy ft tm SO P per r cent tax levies 10 on only a I 48 per cent tax you OU will dh discover er eo tho the reason wh why this change o took pIa place co Election Effect Senator or asked Senator Smith of ot Georgia tt u. member mamber of ot tho the finance committee of ot the tho proposal for tor forthe tho the 1020 1920 levy had come before the tho Senate Ben Sen I ate committee before election day I It came them tham th m Immediately Immo after the armistice replied Senator Smith I I do 10 not know Imo anything about I tho the nearness or of the tho election No o ono after tho the middle l lor of or October when whon both Bulgaria and Austria Hun gary bar were out of ot the war an and 1 the Germans Ger Ger- j J mans wore in full fun retreat thought for fora a a. moment Doment that tho the war would last for tor oL another year car responded 1 Senator Mc- Mc Cumber We Ye knew then that tho the ar war w was vas os going to bo over In less than a year but It never occurred to us at that time Lime that It was necessary to pro l provide for or tho the taxes U of ot 1 1020 1920 0 and It t was wag never suggested 1 In an any to form m or shape shape- until after aCter the day of ot November o After the I Senator Simmons interpolated that he hel did l not understand 1 Senator Borah's Dorah's al allusion allusion nl- nl lusion to a ton m mystery about this tax for 19 1920 0 getting betting Into tho the bill Ho spoke of at Secretary McAdoo IeA having written aletter a aletter letter lotter to Lo him recommending that tho the committee malco maleo a n. reduction In n the taxes for tor 1920 I Senator Townsend asked cd when this letter was written and Senator Simmons SImmons Simmons Sim SIm- mons replied t came camo after acter the armistice Senator McCumber openly accused the Democrat party part with having hayIng attempted to take tako tal o political advantage ad in Infecting In Injecting Injecting In- In tho the 1 1920 0 revenue proposal In Inthe Inthe inthe the bill r After Alter the tho November Zo election said Senator tho the Democrats suddenly brought broucht In this provision pro LOtic to LO tie tic tho hands of or tho the succeeding Con- Con gress gross They argued 1 that If It tho the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- fixed a 1 limit of for tor revenue and ond the tho Republicans found it W was os necessary to r raise ralso lse It to I the tho Republicans must tal take c the onu onus Vh Why should not the majority party have havo thought of or the necessity until after election 1 The rhe debate ran into n n. mado made by Senator that tho the tho Democrats ts were trying to avoid Mold an extra session of ot Con Congress ress next March Marchin in providing providing- for th the 1920 tax x yield I 11 do not know anything about an m extra entra session Senator Simmons saidI saidI said I r assume that the President Is s sin sincere cere about wanting revenue legislation and that the he director o-f o railroads la is sincere In asking asking- action on the railroad situation Senator Townsend Townsond In Inter inter- tor- tor posed If It this Is so why an any doubt about an m extra session of o Congress Jl I r have oo not said sad there will win not bo he boone one replied 1 Senator Simmons I do donot donot o not know w. |