Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
.HARDW|CK TARGET
OF BITTER ATTACK
Georgia Senator Subjected to
Vigorous Criticism by Col
leagues in Senate.
STORMY THREE HOURS SCENE
All Attempts at Higher Taxation
on Income Tax Provisions
Defeated.
STORMY THREE HOURS SCENE
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tBy Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON. September Tin tho
midst Of another bitter outburst over
American unity In prosecuting the war.
tho Senate late to-day tentatively dis
posed OF the income tax provisions Of
the war tax bill. and again defeated all
attempts at higher taxation.
Interest In virtual adoption OF the in
come tax section designed to raise
$S42.000.000 more revenue from indi-
ridual and cooperative incomes. was
overshadowed by stormy three-hours'
scene in which Sei.ator Hardwick. OF
Georgia, was subjected to vigorous
criticism by Senator Nelson. Kepubli-
can. and Senators Chamberlain and Will
liams. Democrats. The incident hardly
has been equallcd in the Senate since
passage OF the army draft law
An amendment by Senator Hardwick
TO increase taxes on large incomes in
order TO pay u $50 monthly bonus to
all Americans serving In France stirred
up the Senate'S temper. II was prompt
iy voted down. "a to 5. having the sup
port only of Senator'S Gronna, Hard
wick, La Toilette, Rceo and Vardaman
all the group which opposed the draft
act. But before and long after. its
disposition. and with scant attention
paid to approval OF the big income tax
levy. the Senate was engaged in the
war OF words it provoked.
AMENDMENT DENOUNCED
BY CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Senator La Toilette had offered the
amendment yesterday for Senator
Hardwick who was absent When the
Georgia Senator to-day urged its adop-
tion as conscriptiou OF wealth to
pay soldiers conscripted. he was as
sailed by Senator Nelson. Civil War
veteran. who denounced the amend :
ment as "humiliatinE and belittlinE"
to the American soldiers
Our boys are not as cheap as some
statesmen" the Minnesota Senator
shouted.
Senator Chamberlain. chairman of
the Military Committee, with. evident
feeling. cited Senator Iardwick's op-
position to the. draft law, and declared
the amendment tended to demoraIize
the army and toward further resist
ance of tho law.
In reply, Senator Hardwick claimed
the right OF free speech, defended his
course in opposition to the administra-
ton. and attacked what he called the
namboyant patriotism" of his critics.
Senator Williams criticized the
Georgia Senator's past and present at
titude toward the draft law and rIdi-
culed his speech.
Il take II they are very few Sena-
tors. probably not over five" said Sena-
tor Williams. that will not agree
that we have seldom witnessed n fined
case OF self-inhation and puffed-up
self-actinG than that which has just
been shown upon this arena"
Senator Reed interrupted with an
appeal to the chair to rule the lam
guage out Of order. but Senator Rob-
inson. presiding. decided il had not
transgressed Senate rules.
ONLY MINOR POINTS OF
DISPUTE PENDING
With disposal OF the hotly contested
income tax section to-day. the Senate
tomorrow Will proceed with minor
points OF dispute pending. Senator
Simmons expressed slight hope of
passing the bill before adjournment to-
morrow but thought 1t more probable
that II would he delayed until Mon
In the further defeats to-day of ths
high-tax group. the Senate rejected, SIS
to 10. an amendment by Senator La
Toilette to raise s643.651. 900 instead of
s4s2.o0o,000 additional from individual
incomes. Another by Senator Hollis
to raise s75.oD0.0O0 more than the bill
now provides was defeated. 81 TO 3s,
and an amendment by Senator Tram
nell. Of Florida. TO raise exemption
standards was lost. viva voce
AS tentatively approved to-day. the
bill provides for an additional norm al
tax OF per cent on individual In
comes, with the exemption lowered 70
$1,000 Of single persons and $4,000 Of
married persons The corporation tax
Of per cent is trebled Graduated
surtaxes. beginning on incomes over
$4,000 and ranging from ! per cent to
so per cent on those over 81 900, 900,
are prescribed. With existing rates
and the new tax, two-thirds Of all in
comes OF more than s1.ooo0oo would
be taken.
An amendment providing for n pro-
gressive inheritance tax was intro
duced by Senator Owen with the an
nouncement that he would discuss II
Tomorrow.
The Senate already has expressed
Itself on the Inheritance question. hav-
ing recently sustained the Finance
Committees action in striking out n
House tax upon inheritance designed
to raise ss,coo.ooo.
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