New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-11

WadSWOrth, Warren, Watson, weeks,
Sheppard, Williams and Wolcott.
After his substitute had been de-
feated Senator La Toilette tried to get
the senate to adopt the amendment
put in by himself and supported by
Senator Hardwick of Georgia, calling
for a tax of 10 per cent. on incomes
above $4,000, to give soldiers fight
ing in France bonus of $50 a
month. The Wisconsin senator de-
Tended Senator Hardwick against the
attack Of disloyalty made against him
last week, crying:
IN say it is a shame to brand a
man as traitor who wants to see
that families of men who go to
France to risk their lives are to be
cared for adequately"
The Hardwick-La Toilette bonus
amendment was killed by viva voce
vote.
The first fight Of the day came over
an amendment of Senator Broussard
of Louisiana to strike out the tax on
coffee of cents pound. The vote
on this, 81 to q, indicated that the
entire consumption tax section would
be knocked out.
Bv a vote of 60 to II the senate next
amendment to revoke the act by
which sugar Withdrawals are allowed
to growers Of sugar who bring in raw
material and refine it in this country
for the export trade. This amend
ment was put in as sop to the south
ern senator's, to- wean their support
to the measure. BY voting down the
committed amendment the withdrawal
tax law retained.
Another motion by Senator Brous-
sard to strike out the / and cents a
gallon taxes on molasses, according to
grades, was adopted so to 2S. Then
the senate voted 50 to 20 to strike out
all consumption taxes in the bill.
The Jones amendment revised by
the committee to levy a 10 per cent.
tax upon corporations undisturbed
surplus, was adopted on viva voce
vote. A substitute by Senator Jones
to eliminate an exemption in the
committees clause of income actually
invested and employed was defeated
As to 35.
Senator Owens amendment provid-
ing for tax ranging from 1 per cent.
on inheritances of 100000 to 100 per
cent on those over se5,00O,O0O was
rejected, 81 to 80.
Senator Hardwick's substitute to
provide a zone system increasing sec
ond-class postage rates on advertising
portions of publication Of publications,
estimated to raise 16,50O,00O next
year, was rejected, So to 20
Snarl Over Postage Rate.
Passage of the bill was devoid of
~ 10
the agreement which ended the
closure fight a fortnight ago, debate
was shut off. and tedious series of a
dozen rollcalls brought the bill to pas
sage.
A parliamentary snarl and deter
mined fight on the second class post
age provisions furnished the most ex-
element After the Mcclellan sub
stitute zone postage increase provi-
sion, applying to pubilcatlons sent be-
vond 900 miles, had been rejected, 40
to "a, and Senator Hardwick's sub
stitute zone plan applicable to adver-
Using portions only had been beaten,
4s to 20, Senator Mcclellan attempted
to offer another substitute with a
maximum rate of Gets a pound in
stead of cents, but Senator Sauls-
zone provisions had never been for
made sure of its determination to
eliminate all postage increases and
special levies on publishers by adopt
ing Senator Weeks motions to strike
out the entire house clause, SO to 9.
The final vote on Senator Brous-
sard's motion to eliminate all the con-
sumption taxes was 81 to %, as fol-
| lows
For the acknowledgements
! head, Beckam, Brussard, Chamber
lain. Culberson, Fletcher, Gore, Hard
wick, Hollis, Husting, James, john
son (South Dakota,) King, Kirby,
! Lewis, Mcclellan Martin, Myers, New
lands, Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pitt
man, Pomerene, Ransdell Aeed, Rob
inson, Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields,
Smith, (Georgia,) Smith, (South Caro-
lina,) Swanson, Thompson, Tram
nell, Underwood and Vardaman.-37.
Republican-Borah, Brady, Calder.
Curtis, Gronna, Johnson, California, }
Jones, (Washington.) Kellogg, Ken
yon, LaFollette. McNary, Sherman,
and Smith, michigan. )-15 Total
! for, 81
Against the Notion Dem ocrats,
! Gerry, Kendrick, Saulsbury, Simmons,
Stone. Williams and Wolcott.-7.
! publicans-Brandegee Colt, Dill
| ingham, Fernald, France, Hale, Hard
! ing, Knox. Lodge, Nelson, New, Page,
| Penrose, Poindexter, Smoot, Sterling,
| Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren
! Watson, and Weeks. -21. Total
| against-2S.