Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-28
DEMOCRATIC BOLT
BALKED IN SENATE
Lawmakers Threaten to Break
Party Lines Over the
Income Tax.
LEADERS FINALLY AGREE
TO MAKE HEAVIER LEVY
Large Fortunes Will Bear the Brunt.
Several Amendments
Voted Down.

An insurgent movement among demo-
cratic senators. that threatened to break
party lines on the income tax, was head
ed off by the leaders today. by an agree
ment to revise the tariff bill so as to
levy heavier tax on the incomes from
large fortunes.
The insurgent leaders began with de-
mand for party conference, and claimed
the support Of twenty democratic
senators of the fifty in the Senate In sup
port Of an increase in the tax. They ANAL
ly agreed to withdraw their demand for
a special caucus. but the question will
be taken up in party conference tomor-
row or Saturday.
Proposed Increase.
1t is understood that democratic leaders
have agreed to revision Of the income
tax section, so that the extra tax on
incomes OF more than 100000 will be 3
per cent. with an increase reaching 10
per cent on incomes Of half million dol
lars. The bill as 1t now stands provides
only per cent tax above $780, 900. The
present rates on incomes between 32OOOC
and 100000 also will be increased
The agreement to redraft the bill came
after Senator Vardaman left the party
ranks and voted for Senator La Follettes
amendment to increase the rates. and
Senators Reed. Thompson and Ashurst
had threatened to take similar action
Amendment DEBATED.
The defeat OF the La Toilette amend
ment by vote Of 43 to II. marked the
third defeat for the group Of progressive
republicans who have been leading the
fight to boost the proposed income tax
rates on the large incomes of the coun-
try. The La Toilette amendment differed
only slightly from the Borah and Bristow
amendments, previously defeated.
1t would have imposed an additional
tax" of one-half of l per cent for each
$4,000 increase in income up to $4,000:
per cent increase for each 10000 from
$4,000 up to 100000. with q Jump from
Z per cent below 100000 to 10 per cent
for all incomes above 100000
Twelve republicans joined the demo-
Gratis In opposing the amendment. AS
soon as the roll call began, however.
certain democratic senators insisted on
making statements that they would vote
against the amendment only because of
the assurance they had received that the
party leaders would consent to some
change imposing a heavier tax on big
fortunes.
Vote Of Republicans.
Attempts by republicans to prevent in
Senators Reed, Thompson and Ashurst
from making this statement. Republi-
cans who voted against the increase In
tho income tax were: Brandegee, Catron,
Colt. Fall. Gallinger. Lippitt. Lodge. Nc
Lean. Penrose. Root, Smoot and Weeks.
The nature of the change that will
be- made by the tariff bin managers
bate today. Immediately after the de-
feat of the La Toilette amendment
Senator Bristow offered another, i'm
posing graduated increase of one
half Of ! per cent on each 10000 In
crease In income up to 800 600.
Senator Bristow said the amendment
would raise about the same revenue ~
the bill brought into the Senate by
the democrats. but was SO distributed
10000 than the democratic bill would
and lighter on those below $4,000.
Senator Sutherland. republican. an
nounced he would support the new
Bristow amendment, but suggested the
tax begin on $1,000 incomes.
Bristow's Plan Beaten.
BY vote of 80 to 80 tho Bristow
was defeated. The vote was
strictly on party lines. All republicans
who opposed other amendments to in
crease the tax voted for the now Bris.
tow amendment.
Senator Gallinger. the Senate tariff
leader who had voted against al the
tax, also announced that he believed the
new Bristow amendment was q wise
provision and that he would support it.
Senator Townsend said he understood
the democratic leaders had practically
agreed to make further reductions In
articles, and to allow an
increase in income tax rates. Democratic
leaders still declined to announce their
plans for changing the bill.
Senator McCumber offered an amend
ment starting the tax at lilo per cent
comes of sloo, Ooo, 600 and over. It
was defeated without roll call.
An amendment by Senator Poindex-
600 10 per cent ana those over $500. 600
20 per cent was defeated, Al to IL.
fractional Differences Aired.
fractional differences In the republican
party were aired in the Senate yesterday
afternoon. when Senator La Toilette of
Wisconsin, leader of the progressives.
warned Senator Gallinger, regular repuh-
lican leader of the Senate. and others Of
This type" that they would be retired
from public life. Senator Gallinger re-
torted that the defeat Of the republican
party at the last election had been
brought about by Senator La Toilette
and other men who held like opinions.
The colloquy followed Senator La Fol-
lette's declaration that republican SEN
ators who We're voting against heavier
income tax on big incomes included many
who had always opposed the establish
ment Of any income tax" He was COM
menting upon the defeat Of the Rristow
proposing a tax running up
to 10 per cent on incomes Of 100000 and
against which thirteen republicans and
the solid democratic side had voted.
4 New Day Coming.
Il am sorry there is division on the
republican side" said Senator La Fol-
lette. There 10 q new day coming In
this country. II the republican party viii