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Show Yankee aviator first to actually cross the Atlantic : ,-isive Majority Vote ; Against Progressives Is t; Secured by Friends of r Senator Boies Penrose. 1 Idaho Man Warns Col- ; leagues of Impending " ! Split in Grand Old Party on Tax Issue. s:v WASHINGTON, Slay 27. By 1 inuiimous vote the house ways and. d niems committee today ordered a favorable report on a resolution re-ptaliag re-ptaliag the so-called semiluxury - Uses in the war revenue bill. Ac-Ion Ac-Ion on the proposed repeal of other a 1 ivies in the hill was deferred. (uueago Tribune Special Service.) ;. JASHiNGTON, May- 17.-.W.urnii:g the a Republican leaderj to expect a party split on t'.ie taxation issue, i--. finite progressives' went down to 3e-'eteat 3e-'eteat today in their 'fight against 1 election of Senator Penrose of Penn-cr Penn-cr .I'.ania to the chairmanship of the . . . . 'im:c committee. Senator Penrose was elected by a voto J at to S. Those who cast their votes him were Senators Elorah of Ida-. Ida-. r. .1 .Johnson of California, benroot of Wis-: Wis-: .-m. Ctmmins and Kenyon of Iowa, 'Ormlck of Illinois, Capper of Kansas j .'IcNary of Oregon, i r Jones of Washington and t'ena-rji. t'ena-rji. , " Xorrls of Nebraska wouid have voted the Pennsylvania senator had they '' -n present, it was stated. f i "iv caucus was a precedent-shatter- 'i occasion, in that the doors were .'own open and the business transacted ',.. i ' U (nil public view. As one senator " -t, It was a practical application of - tlu. trine of "open covenants openly ri :rlveJ at." Many senators were hopeful ;t the Republicans hereafter would practice to hold open caucuses. j ONE CONTROVERSY OMES TO CONCLUSION. . ir r'!s cn(i3 the long controversy over 13 'TOtor Penrose's election to the finance jiJj ' "mlltee chairmanship. The progress-"s progress-"s accepted their defeat In good grace r! ;"' ' it be understood they would drop - .Ssat. There were no dissenting votes .f ', the Republican reorganization slate v,' ',i,put 10 a vote, and indications are ix f'1 bc 'ormally adopted by the senate .. 5w- - The senate then can get down i:: 1 'lScovcr)- yesterday of a Democratic '' to retain possession of the senate " j -l!:ition machinery had much to do '; ,'i",c '"aceablo adjustment of dlffer-j- "within the rtepiiblloan party. Pro-leaders Pro-leaders foresaw the posKibility 0 Democrats winning ail Important 1 '"ase in the league of nations con-r con-r or this reason more than any they decided to carry their fight to ,. ' i'10'" and jeopardize the Republican V. ' :. 0 W til senate, with the peace , ! almost ready for consideration. 1 !JVS DEMOCRATS : i 'NED FOR CONTROL. 5 : . . peoPlc very definitely stated at the ' J5t November that they wanted l' 'lr,e,!10cratie party turned out of said Senator Borah after tho ' ,' ' if w insisted on carrying our 'I ' 'loor " "ould havo meant 0 , I'emoe! alio oontr.d. The Denio-, Denio-, lhc Hnea all set to keep poss.-s-. .,. ine committees in case of a dcad- Brah, acting as spokesman for 'i s,il'(s, told the caucus the oppo- : -u : ' e"ator Penrose was not based K ':,. "al objections, hut upon radical '. - iw wllh r.;gard to the taxation . o' "ator Borah predicted that P -H .? '"e league of nations was dls-lr,., dls-lr,., 'r.e'. MUesloou of how to raise -f , fa.v off the stupendous wnr t: )'a',''A w I'": biggest issue before 0 '.1 ,i he senator vigoronslv con-f con-f ''i-rni revenue bills oassod by the ' ,; ' ,l"K''Css. which Senator Pen- ;ri v --orally suf.portcd. 1 contest of S7 over wiiat should ,1,' revenue bill showed the line between us," said Scaalrr )",., 0 think that lit: t founded . . Dremely unjust princiiiles. The Jrrangements bv which we are on "Pfifra 1 r, T'l-iliirrm 9, IHli SUFFERS DEFEAT (Oontlnuod from Pafto Ons. to pay the war debt will do more to breed Ilolnhevism than any one thing I could mention. "Wc have asked that this conference be called bo thin we could record what protest we have to make against the chairman, knowing In advance the views he will endeavor to incorporate in future revenue legislation. It is but fair to our collvngues lo say that if the present system sys-tem of raising taxes to meet the war debt Is to bo the policy of the party, a spilt will come. These views must be modified or there will be a cleavage in the party." KENYON SUPPORTS IDAHOAN'S STAND. Senator Kenyon assurer! the caucus that Senator Borah expressed the views of the progressive- sroup. Ho declarer tlirj opposition to Senator Penrose Was founded found-ed upon "a fundamental difference of opinion as to taxation principles."' Senator Sena-tor Spencer of Missouri insisted that voting vot-ing for Senator Penrose did not commit any senator to any particular set of taxation taxa-tion principles. This view was taken also by Senator Gronna of North Dakota, who insisted there was no relation between taxation and reorganization. "I- don't care a continental damn ' whether Senator Penrose is chairman when it conies to voting on taxation measures," mea-sures," said Senator Gronna. "I am not afraid to go to my people and say that in the interest of party harmony and In the interest of better legislation than we have had in the past six years I have voted for Senator Penrose." Senator Penrose was not present and none of his friends answered the arguments argu-ments again lils election. |
