Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16
REPUBLICANS WIN
FIRST SKIRMISH IN
THE WAR TAX BATTLE
Defeat Democrats, 164 to IT'S,
to Limit Debate on Res
olution to Five
Hours
SUCCESS is C EER E D

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. - The Demo-
cratic majority in the House was over
turned on the first test vote on the Ad-
mnistration war tax resolution today. BY
a vote of 16i to 173 the Republicans de-
feated an effort to limit to five hours de-
bate on the resolution. Loud applause
from the Republican side greeted Speaker
Clark's announcement of the vote.
The fight to limit debate began soon
after the House met Republican lead
ers objected to the short time proposed
by the Democrats for debate contending
that a measure of such Importance should
be discussed fully.
CLARK COUNTS THEM OUT.
The vote was taken by division, and
Speaker Clark himself counted the Demo-
Gratis out. Majority Leader kitchin i'm
medately demanded q rollCall to bring
all the Democrats TO the chamber and
endeavor to regain the lost ground.
After failing to get an agreement to
limit debate, Majority Leader kitchin
opened the battle with n briet speech
which was answered by Representative
Fordney. of Michigan. The Democratic
leader moved that further argument be
limited to 2ia hours. On this motion
Kitchin moved the previous question to
shut Off debate.
Minority Leader Mann demanded a ris-
ing vote and Speaker Clark counted it,
The rollcall demanded by Representative
Kitchin began at once.
The Democratic members propose to
pass the bill today. so that the Senate
may receive II and pass 1t in time for
adjournment for the holidays on Sat
urday.
MOORE'S CARTOON.
Speaking as a minority member OF the
House Ways and Means Committee, Rep
resentative Moore. of Philadelphia op-
posed the re-enactment of the war
revenue law.
"Tf were cartoonlst." said Mr..
Moore, 'I would draw two pictures which
/ think would adequately describe the
predicament in which the Democratic
party finds itself on the revenue ques-
tion.
First, I would depict happy home in
the country, labeled 1912, with every
thing bright and cheerful and the chill
dren jumping into the family wagon on
their way to school, / would have the
young school teacher who had just ar
rived from the city offer his services as
driver, with a query floating up from
the old farmer as to whether he could
drive, and a monsyllabic sure emerging
from the lips Of the theoretical young
man.
"In the second picture. labeled 1916
would have the farmer and his friends
rushing to the scene of disaster along
the roadside, where the horse. wagon
and children had all been dumped in the
ditch. l would picture the young school
master whistlng on high ground when
the farmer and his friends came upon the
scene inquiring as to the reason for the
disaster. / would have the young man
say something about the European war,
and If this did not appease the irate
parent / would have him answer in hon
eyed phrases 1T is only psychological
my man, and therefore easy OF adjust
ment. II you and your friends will erect
a derrick and apply little OF your valu-
able time 10 our new system of book
keeping efficiency 1t will be perfectly
easy for me TO guide the footsteps OF
your children in the pathway of knowl-
edge"