The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-02
By Vote of O. to II Senate
Rejects Proposal. Foreshad-
owing 90 Per Cent
La TOILETTE CONTINUES
FIGHT FOR HIGHER TAX
Conservative Senators Believe
Scale Proposed in Commit
tees Bill Is Maximum Which
May Be aiken Without In
jury to Business

Washington, Sept. There is no
OF tho huge profits made during this
war. BY a vote of So to II the senate
to-day rejected such proposal made
by Hiram Johnson. Of California. The
defeat came as il decided blow to sena-
1ors ~ho have constantly urged rad :
cal levies
II Is now confidently predicted that
The senate will refuse TO tax war prof
Its higher than so per cent. This is
the top fgure OF the sliding scale ad-
voeated by the ananee committee.
The seventeen senators voting to-
day fer the rejected Johnson amend
ment were. Dem
Core, Hollis. Husting, Johnson (south
pakota>. Kirby. Thompson and Yard
auaan. Republicans ~ Borah. Brady,
Gronna. Johnson California;, Jones
y a -AA=s44Fs 4 ttsrtt.. Kenyon, la Fotiette.
McSary and Norris
PLEADS Fer Amendment.
Johnsou .leaded hard for his amend
ment. AS soon as IL was refused La
FnIleste hurried 20 introduce an
amendment providing 7s~per cent tax
alton. This waa actually Just one per
cent lower than Jnhnsons. For the
Caiiforaiar's amendment read 70 per
cent This added to the per cent
imposed In the bill would have totalsd
o. per cent
Cunstaas tor his usual practice La
FolIette instead Of making q hsry ar
Eument used facEs and figures his
weapons SaN and then. however, he
returned II his Md fern of orasory,
The Wisconsin senator spoke for
three hours and will continue on
III ndsy. he viii submit amendment
after amendment In order to enforce as
high taxation as possible,
ysf~nass OF War Profits ny Wednesday.
War profits must be disposed of In
tho bill bv Wednesday afternoon SO
TT sFTT5sfe VIII Ffae FSIt5 ia ~ ~rs
VIII 10 a short recess Tuesday after
rneFa - allow senators to march In
the patriotic parade.
Today's battle OF hgures was opened
by Hiram Johnson. The westertser
,sarhea a. the finance ecrmitte for
H. altered attitude toward the con-
scription OF wealth.
Every member Of the finance corn
rsltsee" ne said. reiterated ana re-
fterated that In their ball the limit
had been reached in taxation. They
said tina. 1860 100000 was the last pos
sihie mark In war profit taxation.
But overnight there was so start
Hing and radical q change as 10 sub
stan,iaily endorse the plan we our
selves had advised We were accused
Of trying to make the war unpopular.
Het now this amazing change shows
we were fully justified In our atti-
tude"
The dynamic Californian denied with
his usual emphasis that he and the
other high taxasinnists had no wish
10 take normal profts from the cor
porAtfons.
We only want thu rnnts- eo.asA
rnt q blood" he shouted. We would
Aet disturb normal peace time protts.
But the American people DO demand
tAet we should reach out and catch
these swollen war profits ana toss
them into the melting pot Of war
I'VE should take plainly. toe. Eng
land takes 30 per cent. Yet ws, Ars
20 tfmid We take but . n per cent.
even though We are onligating our
selves for twenty-one billions for the
Arst year Of war. what are we wait
ing for We did not stop to wait
when we took the men Of the coun-
corners OF the earth"
Defense Of the finance committee
was. made by two Of its members
Lodge and Penrose
The argument that the committee
receded in response TO popular de-
mand has no sincerity" said Pen
rose.
He added later on. s+h.s sill Is no.
being framed to suit stump orators
IT,
Avoid industrial Paralysis.
Paralysis OF the nations industry
must be avoided. urged Lodge, who
said II this was done the country
might be confronted next year with
4 necessity for a billion dollars Of
consumption taxes.
There is no argument for running
the credit Of the country In order to
punish a man because he has money
said Senator Lodge. We must and
tust how much tax business can carry
without it's being injured. would
take 50 per cent II we could. but the
rates In the bin are the limit OF
safety. and 50 per cent would crush
business"
The sixty-two senators voting
e~"inst taxing war profits 80 per cent
were:
Democrats = Bankhead. Beckham.
Bfoueeard, Chamberlain, Culberson,
Fletcher. Gerry. Hitchcock. James.
ynnes New Mexico) Kendrick. King.
Lewis. Mcclellan, Martin. Myers, New
lands. Overman. Owen, PheIan. Pitt
man.. pomerene. Ransdeil. Robinson.
salisbury. shafroth. Sheppard Shields.
simmons. Smith (0eor9ia). Smith
f11arylAnd). Smith f6outh CArolina),
Stone. Underwood and Williams Re-
publicans 49, Brandegee, CaIdes. Colt.
curtis. Dillingham;. Fail. Mermaid.
EtanHA. ErAlin8 hnFsAn, Halsv Hardins~
KeilcEE. KNOX Lodge. McCumher, Nell
EeM New. Page. penrnne Potndexter,
lAeFznan. gmoot Sterling. Townsend,
y4M1oWorfA watson ana WN6ka,