South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-28
IA TOILETTE SEES
PASSING Of FEW
OF REPUBLICANS
Tells Sen. GaIIinger He Will
Join the Ranks of "HaS-
beenS" for His Vote Against
Income Tax Amendment.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s-In a
verbal tilt marked by intense bitter
ness on both sides. Sen. La Toilette
Wednesday predicted the retirement
Of Sen. Gallinger OF New Hampshire.
the republican leader and others of
''his tyre" because o. their alleged
failure TO adjust themselves 10 chang
ing industrial conditions.
The colloquy followed Sen. La Fol-
lette's declaration that republican
senator's who were voting against a
heavier tax on big incomes included
many. who had always opposed the
establishment Of any income tax"
lie was commenting upon the defeat
OF the BIistcw amendment, propos-
Ing lax running up 10 ten per cent
on incomes OF 100000, and against
which 3 republicans and tho solid
eemocra.-C side had voted.
II an. sorry there IS a division on
The republican side saiG Sen.
Ia Toilette. There = a new day
coming II this country. L. the re-
publican party will not see 81, then
ITS place will be takcE 81 some party
that Will"
Predicted Sumo Before.
lie recalled that n had predicted
come vacant seats" six or seven
years ago. and the prediction had
been fulfilled.
lit Is true that some senator's have
disappeared from this side" retorted
Sen. Gallinger; and il is equally true
that the republican party has been
put out Of power by some men who
sympathize with the senator from
Wisconsin in his extreme views"
The republican party has been put
out of power By The people Of this
country. who sympathize with the
views which 1 am now expressing"
cried Sen. La Toilette. shaking his
hand, and they will put more men
out OF the senate of the type OF the
senator from New Hampshire before
We get through with the disposition
of these issues
The defeat of the Bcist Nv amend
ment by a vote OF IS 20 Is came ct
the end OF a short deba.e during
which many republicans had urged
& heavier TAX on the larSa- incomes
Of the country. The democrats voted
solidly against the change as they
had done in the case Of the. Borah
amendment Tuesday and were Joined
by the following republicans:
Senators Bradley, Brandegee, Cat
ron. Colt. Gallinger. Lodge. Mclean.
Oliver, Penrose, Root. Smoot, Town
Another Amendment.
Sen La Toilette proposed another
amendment as soon as this was de-
feated, changing the basis of the tax.
1t proposed an increase OF one-half of
one per cent on each 100000 up
10 $4,000, an increase of one per
cent on each $4,000 from $4,000 to
S10G,000; and a jump from seven per
cent to 10 per cent for all incomes
above 100000.
Sen. Hitchcock of Nebraska, intro
duced his proposed amendment to the
tariff bill to levy a graduated tax
upon corporations for the purpose of
curbing mOnOpolies and breaking up
trusts 1t would provide:
A tax of five per cent. or five times
the normal corporation tax, on the
income of any concern that produces
or sells from One-quarter to cne-third
of the total amount of any given line
Of production; ten per cent on cor
poratiOns producing or selling from
One-third TO one-half of the total;
and Of 20 per cent on corporations
producing or selling over One-half
of the total.
This penalty tax would not apply
TO concerns whose product is valued
at less than 100000 per year; nor
TO concerns having a total Of capital
less than $50,0OO.0OO.