Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-22
SENATORS CLASH
|. DELAYS TAX BILL;
WORDS EXPUNGED
HefIin and Penrose Attack
Each Others States in
NeWberry Comments.
ALABAMA MAN DISTURBED
BY SENATE CONVERSATION
Claims He Was Assured of Right
to Continue His Speech on Mich
lgan Contest Today.

lgan Contest Today.
Disorder marked the beginning to-
day Of Senate consideration of the
conference report on the tax bill, the
climax being reached in the usual pro-
cedure of expunging senatorial re-
marks from the Record.
The words stricken out were con-
tanned in a verbal clash between SEN
ators Penrose, Republican. Pennsyl-
vania and Hef1in. democrat, Alabama,
in which Mr.. Penrose referred to
the black darkness of the state" rep
resented by Mr.. Heflin, and the Ala
bama senator characterized Mr.. Pen
roses state as manipulated by preda-
tory interests"
Disturbed by Talking.
The clash was precipitated directly
by conversations among senators.
which Mr.. Hefin claimed disturbed
him in a speech on the Ford -Newberry
senatorial contest. He asked for order.
Senator Penrose, who earlier in the
session had declined to permit MIR.
HELM to have the floor to continue
his speech from yesterday. interjected
that he was not surprised that sena-
tCrs did not care to listen to the
speech"
The presiding officer called for or
der.
And l am not surprised Mr.. Hef-
lin resumed, 'at the remark of the
senator from Pennsylvania. He is
known as the big boss of the state
of Pennsylvania, and that no senator
can come here from that state unless
O. KID by him
Again there was a demand that
business proceed in order.
When order was restored Senator
Lenroot, republican. Wisconsin, made
the motion to expunge the remarks.
Senator PoindeXter, republican.
Washington, argued it was useless to
eXpunge the remarks since every one
in the Senate knew they had been
said and that they would be printed
in the newspapers.
Suggests Permission to speak.
But the motion, however, was adopt
ed by a vive voce vote. and. with the
smoke clearing, Senator Harrison,
democrat. of Mississippi. took the next
step to restore peace by asking the
Senate to adopt a resolution permit
ting Mr.. Hefiin to continue his speech
"in order"
Mr.. Hefiin and Mr.. Penrose had
start of the day. Mr.. Penrose had
called up the tax bill report, and
Mr.. Hefiin contended he had been
assured last night that he would be
able to continue his speech today.
There were differences of opinion. the
chair ruling Mr.. Penrose had the floor,
from which Mr.. Helm promptly ap-
pealed only to have the ruling sus-
tanned by vote of 35 to 25.
Renews Newberry Attack.
The tax bill was brought in then
Without difficulty. but Mr.. Heflin was
first up after that action and re-
newed his attack on Senator New
berry, republican, of Michigan, whose
seat is contested by Henry Ford,
democrat Mr.. Hef1in also upset by
an objection an attempt by Senator
Spencer, republican, Missouri, to get
a unanimous consent agreement 10
vote on the elections case early in the
regular session. Thus the Senate con-
sideration of the tax bill, whlch IL
was hoped could be rushed through
to permit an adjournment. was ush-
cred in.
House Approves Agreement.
The conference agreement on the
tax revision bill was approved by
the House yesterday by vote OF zoS
diately sent to the Senate i'm an ef-
fort to get it rushed through before
Congress adiourns tomorrow night
Before adopting the conference re-
port on the bill, the House defeated,
202 TO 141, motion from the demo-
cratic side to send the measure back
to conference with instructions to
the House managers to accept the
Senate amendment increasing the in
heritance taxes. Forty-two republi-
cans voted for the motion, while four
democrats voted against II.
Only eleven republicans bolted op
the final vote, while six democrats
voted for passage. The republicans
opposing the bill were Beck. Browne,
Lampert, ]. NJ Nelson and Voigt. all
of Wisconsin; James and Woodruff.
Michigan; Michaelson, Illinois: Ryan.
New York: Sinclair. North Dakota,
and Keller, Minnesota. The six demo
Gratis were Campbell, Pennsylvania;
Lea, California, and Dupre, Favrot,
Lazard and Martin, all of Louisiana.
Would Yield S3,218.OOO. .OO0.
In the four-hour debate which pre-
ceded voting, Chairman Fordney of
the House managers said the measure
in it's present form would yield to-
tai revenue this fiscal year of S3,2l6.
600, 900, or $46,O00,O0 less than the
amount the Treasury Department had
estimated would be needed He
thought thlS QenC1t VOulQ De wiped
out by further economies by the vari-
Gus federal departments.
Representative Mondel of Wyoming,
the republican leader. told the House
that best estimates were that the bill
would reduce taxes by $70,000.t00 this
calendar year and by SS35.000, 900 in
the next calendar year. He praised
the bill as "a splendid measure" eX-
cept that it did not reduce the maxi
mum surtax rate sufficiently.
Representative Garner of Texas,
ranking democrat on the ways and
means committee, who made the prin-
cipal attack on the bill from the mi
nority side. declared that at the pres
ent rate of federal expenditures the
measure would not raise the required
amount of revenue by from 100000
600 to s700,000,000 a year. He de-
clared them easure was % monstros-
ity," adding that a prominent repub-
lican senator had announced thaf>S,
would have to be rewritten within a
year.
1T represents craftsmanship gone
to seed" said he.