Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-22
STRICT PARTY
 | VOTE REVENUE ||)N AMENDMENT
Final Passage of Revenue Bill Expected Monday When Senate Reconvenes After Adjournment.

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 Washington, Dec. 21.-By strlct nartisan vote, the Senate late today ,dOpted all provisions in the war rev mue bill prescribing tax rates for 1920. which Democrats advocated and Repubhcans opposed. but failed to reach a final vote on the measure. Adjournment was taken until Mon- day when it's passage is expected.
 Disposition of the controversed 1920 fax provisions, designed to raise about four billion dollars, as compared wifh ,he six billion dollars estimate for 1919, precipitated long and spirited de- hate with numerous partisan clashes. Action was taken virtually on test vote in disposing of the provision pducing the individual income normal tax rate to percent in 1920. On a mo- ton of Senator McCumber of North Dakota Republican. to strike out this section, 37 Democrats voted to retain f and 91 Republicans were recorded for its elimination.
 Later all other 1920 provisions were adopted with perfunctory viva voce votes, Senator Penrose of Pennsyl- Fania, senior Republican member of the finance committee, offered mo- tons to strike oVt the sections, but these were bowled over by chorus of Democratic "nayes.' Among the 1s2O clauses thus approved was the rnd111ti0r, in d the corporation normal income tax from 12 to 8 percent. In similar man her the senate adopted the 1920 war excess profits tax section. prescribing excess profits ranging from 20 to 40 percent, in lieu of those from 20 to 50 percent for 1919, and abolishing he 30 percent war profits levy after SlS. An amendment by Senator Jones \ New Mexico, Democrat to continue var profits taxes in 1919 was voted down, A to 15.
 In the partisan contest over fixing rates at this time for 1920, Senators Penrose, Townsend of Michigan; Me- Cumber of North Dakota. and Shoot Of Utah, led the Republican attack, while Chairman Simmons and Senator Smith of Georgia, defended the Demo- cratic policy. Charges by the Republi- cans that in so doing, political and ad- vantage was sought with a view to avoiding an extra session of the next congress-, in which Republicans will have majority, were met by assert lons from the Democrats that the Re- mblcans desired to force an extra session.
 A suggestion by Senator Borah of Idaho, Republican, that there was some mystery" about the changed attitude of Republicans on the bill, caused evident surprise among both las adopted the 1920 plan, Senator Borah said Republican leaders threat ened to filibuster and prevent the Nlrs passage. Soon after, he added they suddenly changed front" and opposed prompt enactment.
 Senator PenrOse replied that at nEst many Republicans were disposed defeat the bill but finally agreed mat as the government needed the money, it's prompt passage was /desir- ible
 Those supporting the Jones amend aent were Senator Ashurst, Fletcher anderson, Johnson of North Dakota 'eaes, New Mexico, Kendrick, King ayers, Phelan, Pullman, Shafroth saepard and Thomas, Democrats, ant !ohnson of California, and McNary fepublicans.
 In an initial test vote today in the eAate on. the war revenue pills 1920 aS provision, 37 Democrats voted t6 ealn 1t and 31 Republicans supported notion to strike it out. on the motion of Senator McCumbel I North Dakota, Republican to strike eas the clause fixing the individual i'll %me normal tax at 8 percent ill 1920 ae senate adopted the commltte' ssaesSndment by straight partisan dIvision.
 immediately afterward and withou sloii call, the senate adopted the 192 aovlsion, reducing corporation fin ume taxes from 12 to percent. { notion of Senator Penrose to strik sul i the clause was defeated viva voc .aa all the years coming from the Re puolcan side.
 m similar fashion, a motion b Nastor Penrose to strike out the wa a.ess profits provision for 1920 als voted down.
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