New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-26
Only One Republican
Voted for the Revenue
q Measure.
DEMOCRAT ADMITS
LAW is DANGEROUS
Representatives Roar Wheh
Champ Clark's Record Is
Brought to Light.
Irrcm rhe Trieuns nureau. J

Washington, Sept, 26.-The House
late to-day passed, by q vote Of 2S4 to
1876. the administration ''war tax" bill
levying O,OOO,O 900 annually in addi-
tional taxes to replenish the Treas
urv for losses which the Democrats
0scribe to decreased European imports
Eleven Democrats broke away from the
party lines on the final Tollcall and one
Progressive, Representative Copley,. Oh
Illinois, voted for the administration
bill. No other member on the minority
side Of the chamber voted aye.
The eleven boiling Democrats were
Representatives Hobson, of Alabama
Witherspoon, Of Mississippi; O'Hair, OF
Illinois,; Ragsdale, of South Carollha'
Sisson, OF Mississippi Church, OF Gan
fornia; Stephens, of Mississippi; stew.
ems, of New Hampshirei Galloway, OF
Texas; Thompson, OF OklahomR' ana
Wingo, of Arkansas.
Five hours Of partisan debate pre-
coded the passage of the bill, Repre-
sentative PAYNE, ranking Republican OF
the Ways and Means Committee, Oh
fered a motion to reeommit the bill 10
the committee This motion was de-
fested without the formality Of a roll
call. A. .
Representative Hobson opposed the
bill because il levied q tax on beer ana
wines, his attitude in caucus being that
the party should not raise taxes, on
what he regards as nefarious product
In closing the debate for the minority
Representative FOrdney, OF Michigan,
lent a touch of humor to the partisan
oratorical battle by quoting from a
speech made by the present Speaker,
- the GnQnlql war
tsx hin in 1898. The House laughed
loudly and even Speaker Clark was
forced to smile.
President Wilson Blamed.
Mr. Mann. the minority leader, as
sailed the revenue bill and placed re-
sponsibiiity for it squarely, up to the
President, saying:
"If the President would stop the
extravaganza of the government ana
practise as we'll as preach economy
there would be no need for increased
taxation / deny that there is any neeO
for additional internal revenue taNaIloh
at this time. ! assert that the govern
nent will run along without embarrass-
ment if the administration will exercise
nroper economy. The present Demo-
cratic administration has been more
GROSSLY extravagant than any admins
ration which preceded it. These larger
appropriations, greater than ever be-
lore. have been made in response to
requests of Democratic officials, but 1t
i NOT too late for the President u
order officials under him to practise
economy. and many of the approprla-
lions already made do not need to be
eXnendeG, at least for the present"
Mr.. Mann said the Underwood tarih
had turned the balance Of trade against
the United States, and that Is one OF
the main reasons of the dlthculues
about foreign exchange"
Representative Hammond, Demo
cratic member of the Ways and Means
Committee. admitted that the passage
of tax bill at this time is politically
dangerous for the Democracy and would
subject il to criticism. He asserted
however, that the emergency must be
met and the Treasury replenisheu, de-
rving that the Underwood law was re-
sponsible for the present crisis as
charged by Republicans.
"We have an unpleasant duty to per-
form in the passage Of taxation bill, "
acknowledged the Minnesota Democrat,
"but we ought to uphold the hands Of
the President and perform that duty
and make no apologies for it"