The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24
Simmons Charges Certain Interests Trying to Make War Unpopular by Add
 ing Burdens
OTHER AMENDMENTS
 OF SIMILAR NATURE
 YET TO BE VOTED ON
War Profits Promise More Spectacular Fight-White House Denies Using
 Influence

Washington, August 23. After another days debate embittered by charges that those desiring to make the war unpopular and en- barrass the administration were behind the movement to greatly increase tax rates in the war tax bill, the Senate late today rejected, 58 to 21, Senator LaFoll- ette's amendment to raise S658, 784,0 ,000 from individual incomes instead of $490, 1884, 900 as proposed in the bill. The fight to increase the income tax rates will be resumed tomorrow with partisan lines lost. Senator La- Toilette has pending two more sub stitutes for the income tax schedule, proposing to levy about $600,000,000 and s5o5, 100000, respectively, and Senator Hollis late today introduced another substitute proposing to raise about s55O,ooo,00O
 LEADERS ARE CONFIDENT Leaders opposing further increases ex- pressed confidence after today's initial vote on the first and maximum substl- tutes of the Wisconsin senator that they would muster enough votes to retain the income rates already in the bill. They were not so sanguine, however, of pre- venting an increase in the rates on war profits.
 In heated discussion preceding today s voting, Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, and Senator La Toilette clashed sharply over the latter s amendment. Senator Simmons gave wig orous expression to sentiments which for several days have smoldered in private cioakroom discussion by declaring that interests seeking to embarrass the ad- ministration, and against the war policy, were interested in making the bill un- popular by increasing it's tax burden. DENIES DISLOYALTY Senator LaFolette retorted with de- l nunciation of any attempt to question the loyalty of those advocating a greater tax Ivy, and the charge that the bill. as drawn, indicated devotion to big in- comes and war profits
 Senator Borah spoke briefly in favor of higher taxation of war profits and in- comes. He said when the bonds being issued come due, there would be no war profits to tax Senator Stone, a finance committee member. urged the Senate to support the bipartisan majority draft VOTE ON SUBSTITUTE fOsS stitute, which proposed new income sur taxes ranging from per cent on in- comes between $5OOo and s75oo, to 50 per cent on those over sl.ooo.ooo, follows:
 For the substitute:
 Democrats-Gore, Hardwick, Hollis, Husting, Kirby, McKellar, Owen, Reed. Trammell and Vardaman, Total demo- crats 10.
 Republicans-Borah, Brady. Gronna, Johnson of California. Jones of Washing ton. Kenyon, LaFollette, McNary, Norris, Poindexter and Townsend. Total repub licans. Il.
 Total for 2l.
 Democrats: Bankhead, Beckham, Broussard. Culberson, Fletcher, Gerry, Hitchcock. James. Jones of New Mexico Kendrck. King, Lewis Martin, Myers, Newlands, Overman, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene. Ransdell, Robinson, Salisbury, Shafroth. Sheppard. Shields, Simmons, Smith of Georgia. Smith of Maryland, Thompson and Wolcott Total democrats, S.
 Republicans: Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Curtis, Dillingham;, France, Frelinghuy- sen. Hale, Harding, Kellogg, Knox, Lodge. McCumber, Nelson. New, Page, Penrose. Sherman, Smith of. Michigan, Shoot. Sterling. Sutherland, Wadsworth, Watson and Weeks. Total republicans, 25.
 Total against, 5S.
 Another contest promised on the income section Is over an amendment introduced late today by Senator Trammell of Flor ida, proposing to strike out provisions in the bill lowering the exemption from in come taxation to 5000 for single persons and 5000 for married, and to retain the present exemptions of s3ooo to s4Ooo respec- lively.
 Secretary Tumulty authorized the state- ment today that reports that President Wilson had been supporting the attacks upon the revised draft of the tax bill were absolutely unfounded and that the EraSidaut had haeri f King m pa ri ;y, th.