Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-11
MEASURE Goes
THROGH SENATE
BY CLOSE VO TE
Two Substitutes Are
Rejected Without Roll
Call; Ready for House.
Bill Would Allow u. S.
Ships to Pass Through
Canal Free of Charge.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Ihe Rorah
bill for tolls exemption Of American
coastwise vessels passing through the
Panama canal was passed by the
senate Monday, AZ to 81. The measure
now goes to the house where it is
delay in consideration. at least. until
after the conference on limitation Of
armament.
Before proceeding to final vote,
the senate rejected without a roll call
two substitutes offered by Senator
King, Democrat, Utah, to authorize the
president to negotiate for arbitration
of the tolls question and to appropri-
ate $2OOO,OO0 as a subsidiary for
American vessels using the canal.
Debate on the Borah proposition dis
closed split in party ranks. opponents
declaring the bill was inopportune.
while Senator Borah. Republican.
Idaho. declared he had talked with
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes and they did not share such
views.
Party Splits Vote.
Twelve Democrats voted for the bill
on the roll call while II Republicans
voted in opposition, so that the Demo
: cratic support was regarded as the
determining factor.
In referring to the armament con-
ference, Senator Borah said he did not
understand that this conference viii
il,,olve the United States bartering
away any substatial right.
II have talked with those most
responsible for and concerned in the
conference" he added Il have had
full understanding discussion Ihe
fears expressed are not shared by
them"
Senator Lodge was among those who
raised the Question of the armament
conference He admitted that the
United States had the legal right to
pass the bill, but said there were
'potent reasons" against action at this
time in view of the coming conference.
Arbitration was the course urged by
Senator Lodge, Senator Sterling. Re
publican, South Dakota; Williams,
Democrat. Mississippi, and others.
Senator Wadsworth, Republican. New
York. sought to present n motion to
recommit the bill but Vice President
Coolidge ruled that the agreement for
a vote at o'clock required vote on
passage only.
Tax Bill Approved.
The Republican compromise tax re-
vision program was approved by ma
iority of the Republican members OF
the senate finance committee. Reports
from the committee room were that the
vote was ) to i with one opponent.
Senator Mclean, of Connecticut alb
sent.
The first test vote on the compro
mise, which was an outgrowth of a
threatened revolt against the original
bill by Republican senator's in the agri-
cultural bloc was said to have been
5 to 1 against.
Chairman Penrose was reported to
have cast the deciding vote for the pro-
gram today. Senator Penrose will re-
port the amendments to the senate as
majority proposal and he predicted
that they would command practically
the united support Of the Republicans.
1t is understood, however, that some of
the committee members opposing them
and will be supported by a number of /,
senator's from the eastern states.
After disposing of the compromise !
agreement, the Republicans made some |
further revisions in the bill. The ap- /
proved amendments as officially de- i
scribed today would provide for:
A graduated increase from the house |
income surtax minimum of 80 per cent /
on $4,000 to a maximum of so per |
cent on 100000, effective next Janu-
ary /.
Repeal Transportation Tax.
Repeal of the tax on freight, pas
senger, Pullman, oil by pipe line, ex-
press and parcel post transportation,
also effective next January ].
A graduated increase in estate taxes
from the existing maximum of % per
cent on $25OOO,OOO to maximum of 80
per cent on $1OO,Oo0o0o, also effect
i've January /.
Retention Of the corporation capital
stock tax of 81 on each $1,000 Of capi-
tai in excess of $1,000; repeal of the
So COO exemption allowed corporations
except where the net income is less
than $4,000, effective next January l.
A flat rate of $6.4O gallon on dis
titled spirits. but with a provision for
a rebate of $40 gallon when it can
be shown to the satisfaction Of the
Of internal revenue that
the spirits are used for industrial or
purposes.
Repeal of the excise taxes on sport
ing goods. furs, chewing. gum. electric
fans. thermcs bottles. smoking and
hunting equipment, toilet soaps and
powders and perfumes and cosmetics.
Repeating of the per cent tax on
the licensing or leasing of motion pic Il
ture films.
Retention of the house PROPOSAL for