The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-04
La F0llette's 20 Per Cent
Flat Increase Voted
Down. IS to 20.
SAME FATE FOR Is
PER CENT ADVANCE
Final Vote on Measure Ex.
pected to BE Reached
Wednesdays Session.

Washington. Sept s.-1'hc senate
spent today's holiday in tho sharpest
clash OF its fight over war profits tax
alton and again dccisively defeat cd
proposals of the high price tax advo-
Gates.
Scrator La Follettes maximum
amendment for war profits taxes pro-
posing n flat increase of "a per cont
over cxistin. rates. was rejected by n
vote of q, to 20. Another by tho
Wisconsin senator for a Ga per cent
increase was defeated. 50 to II.
Final Vote Wednesday.
The finulN vote on the war profits
section is to be taken late "Wednesday.
hut the hills provision as now written
for an increase Of about ono third. or
81 .0Go, ,0OO.00 IL expected to stand.
Tomorrow another amendment by
senator La .Fnllette for a Go rcr cent
gross levy will come up. togothcr with
Il complete substitute proposed Ivy
Senator Hollis for the finance commit :
tees compromise proviaiOn
But three recruits wcrc gained in
todays voting by the high tax ndvo-
Gates in addition to the II who voted
saturday for Senator Juhnson's maxi
mum proposal Of an 80 per cent tax.
Senators King. Mcclellan ana Tram
nell voted for both of the La Toilette
proposals. ON the G5 per cent In
crease the high tax strength was re-
dnced through the early departure of
Senators Ashurst. Brady md Gore.
Will Carry 92,s0o. .ooo. 900.
A few additions are expectcd on
other pending amendments for various
flat taxes down to as per cent, but
Senator Borah said today after the
vote on Senator la Tollettc's maxi
mum amendment that tho bill prob
ably would go to the president bearing
its present total tax levy OF $500, :
900 900.
Many phases of the war situation
were discussed during the holiday de-
bate of seven hours, three of which
were occupied by Senator La Toilette
in another vigorous speech for higher
rate on what he termed blood prof
its" His remarks caused Senator
Simmons. chairman nf tho finance
committee, to suggest that the Wis
consin senator was attempting to
"hoodwink" the senate and provoked
two hot clashes In which hoth senators
were declared out of order by the pre-
siding officer.
Corporations Paying More
Senator simmons declared that ,n :
der the bill as II now stands at least
half the corporations of the country
will he taxed more than before, tho
tax alone of the steel corporation
amounting to $ls3,734, 900 this year,
non, Powder company will be &c.
100000 more than last year and that
OF the General Motors. $1,000, 900.
The net increase to be paid by 20
leading corporations of the country
will amount to s2l.l36.00o. he said
Senator Frelinrhuysen, opposing the
LaFollette proposal, said il was
franght with great danger to business
interests
ITO impose such unfair taxes and
impair industry" he said, would
practically make certain the victory of
Germany"
eorah Wants 60 Per Cant
Senator RO,ah addressed the senate
ut length in favor Of a tnx OF at least
60 per cent.
Citing the increasing war estimates
OF Secretary McAdoo, Senator Isorn i,
said he believed they ultimately would
reach between $4,000. .00O.900 ana s23. :
900 100000. and possibly 3sa .000. 900. 900
for tho first year. including loans TO
the allies.
This bin probably will finally pro-
vide $1,000. 900, 900 In taxes" he con-
tinued. There is no record In his :.
tory of such "A shrinking from duty by
a legislative body. Congress has met
this war with courage and amplitude
Of means, hut when we meet taxation
we shrink from performance OF our
manifest duty"
England Has % Per Cent.
Senator Borah read statements Of
President Wilson. Bonar Law and
Lloyd George regarding possible in
flation from large bond issues and ne :
csssity for n reasonable amount of
taxes lie cited England's 30 pcr cent
levy on war taxes after two years Of
war and asked:
Are we not better able to meet an
SO per cent tax ut the beginning OF
the war than England after two year,
OF It: On what theory can It he sait
that we would break down husiaesl
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