The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-24
SENATE DEFEATS.
TAX PLAN PUT up
BY La Toilette
Supporters of Administration
Kill His Income Tax.
Schedule So to p.

Washington, Aug 24.--The bi-parti-
san majority in the Senate, which, has
put through all of the administra-
tons war measures, threw its force
yesterday againsts the La Toilette
amendment to augment appreciably
the income tax in the War Revenue
BILL defeating it by a vote of IS to 81
This vote disposed of the income tax
feature, and it will be passed in the
bill as voted upon "Wednesday, with
the original House amendments and
the one offered by Senator Gerry OF
Rhode Island.
Defeat of Senator La Follette's
scheme was inevitable, after the coup
Of Wednesday, by which most OF the
advances in the income tax advocated
by the wisconsin senator were worked
into the bill. Senator La Fonettes
anxiety to get his amendment through
did not strike a responsive chord with
the bipartisan combination, which
has been out of sympathy with what
it regards as MIR La Follette's OBJ
strructive tactics on nearly all war
measures.
The abrupt rejection Of Mr. la Fol-
1ette's amendment was interpreted in
Wisconsin senator for his attitude on
the war and a distinct victory for adj
ministration supporters ON both sides
CT the Senate. It was also taken as
an augury that Senator La Follette's
contemplated move to put a heavy in
crease on excess corporation war
profits was certain to cause a sharp
struggle that in the end might result
in defeat.
!
While many senators on both sides
Of the chamber believe that the tax
on excess war profits ought to be
raised, there was talk last night tina.
this would he done through another
measure next winter and that, if any
further advance was put into the War
lHsevenue bill 1t would be compare
lively slight.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
Finance Committee, who has handled
the War Revenue bill in it's career in
the Senate, said last night that the
majority of the Senate appeared ITO he
satisfied to let the excess profits Sec
ton stand for the time. The senator
expressed satisfaction with the in
crease of $4,000, COO put upon incomes
beyond the levy already provided for
in the bill He regarded the advance
as fair, without imposing any serious
OAlAOAAt uo tAC AlkSIC otSS Ill every III
stance affected the higher incomes.
Talk that has gone the rounds at
the Capitol during the last few days
that President Wilson was in sympa-
thy with the effort for fixing much
higher taxes on incames and excess
war profits was repudiated by the ex-
ecutive yesterday in a statement given
out at the White House. This state
ment read:
~rhe Secretary to the President an
nounces this afternoon on the author
ity of the President that the state
ment that the President had been
supporting the attacks on the Revenue
bill was absolutely unfounded and
that the President had been taking no
part in the controversy at ALL
The vote on the LIE. Toilette amend
ment, to apply graduated taxes run
ming from per cent. on incomes
from 5000 to 5000, up to 45 per cent
on incomes over 100000. came after
a. long argument by the Wisconsin
senator. In his speech Senator La
Toilette pointed out that under his
tax scheme, the yield would he $685.
3d. 63, while under the plan voted
upon by the Senate "Wednesday, tha