Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-06
CAUCUS CALLED
BY DEMOCRATS
OF U. S. SENATE
Purpose Is 10 Harmonic Con-
fIicting Ideas on Emergen-
cy Revenue Bill and Secure
Adjournment,
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Washington, oct Hoping Ia scts
Gle purfy differences ON the war fpye-
nue. hlll aud leNpedtc disposition oi
remaining legislative business with "a
View a. early adjournment. democrats
of The sruHte hayo agreed on n caucus
/ 10 bo held tomorrow Tho can was
/ ifeucd latc today after conference
/ between Senator Kern. chairman of
! the caucus. and Senator simmons.
chairman Of the finnneo committee.
Thu need for the caucus became up-
lpnfCnf M the MEETING OF thu d#me=
crats nf The finance committee whoa
members whose amendments 10 the
war revenue bill wera rejected. de-
clafcd they would carry the fight to
the floor of the senate Whether an
effort viii b. made to pledge senators
10 vote for Tho bill as approved hy the
icaurus RnH not discussed
Early in the day administration
leaders heard from the White House
that the president WIS ready for nd-
jonfnment az soon rs the CLAYTON bill
the war tax and the Alaska eonl lcns-
ing conference report wero eonsumnt
.cd October 70 was the date suggest
'cd. They believed the disagreement
among finance committee members
foreahadowcd prolonged debate and
decided upon "a caucus to avoid that
ptfall
Democrats of the committee left
The wnr tax bin today practically as
u WAS agreed upon SATURDAY Elinl-
nation Of proposed taxes on life and
casualty Insurance, reduction Of the
caroline tax from two cents to one
cent gallon. imposition Of fifty
cent horsepower tax on automobile
sales and slight increases in the spe-
cial tax ON tobacco manufacturers ana
dealers, constitute the principal
changes made Ina the house bin
There are many other amendments
however. upon which the committee
disagreed Among those to hs con-
sidered Ia caucus Is one To eliminate
The tax ON Wfnline altogether. substi
tulinH tax on automobile owners as|
wcll as automobile snlcs Another
would eliminate the proposed tax of
~ "A thousand ON bank capital ana
surplus. substituting stamp tax on
checks, drafts and other negotiable
papers.
Senators Nardaman, Williams and
sheppard are eager for the caucus to
pass upon hu amendment which would /
TAX government employees percent /
age ON their salaries. other amend /
ncnts include proposed taxes on dis /
illed liquors. an increase In the pro- |
posed tax on beer from $3.50 to Sf.75 I
3 barrel revision al the proposed /
nNos on domestic wines aud special /
axes on retail liquor dealers.
II became apparent today that re-
'ess of ihe house could not be arr
nngcd to permit members to go to-
Qair. Rpmg districts This week An
lFtecinent between the lnajprity and
minority leaders ON recess Of three
lays ~ time until the senate was
nady 70 adjourn had been discussed.
lnly routine matters could have been
lrought up when the house met every {
hreo days +,
Representative Henry of Texas
The has Insisted that congress legis-
ltc for the relief of cotton farmers
I this session, conducted fibustcr
oday with "a view to heading off ud- !
oufnmcnt lie forced six ron calls
1r quorum ana threatened lo keepi
p the fillbustor indefinitely.
In View of this situation. tank of
ccesses of the house has ceased.
noueh many members have already
one homo. expecting final adjourn
lent soon.