Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13
FREE CANAL BILL
PASSES SENATE
Borah Bill Giving U. S. Ships
Passage Without Charge
Voted AZ to 81.
SENATORS FOR TAX REPEAL
G. o. p. Committee Votes to Kill All
transportation Tariff-Expect to
Get Measure 10 the Presi-
dent This Month.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Despite OPP
position by Senator Lodge, Republican
leader the senate passed the Borah
bin providing that no tolls be charged
American vessels passing through the
Panama canal. The vote was AZ
to 81
Senator Lodge, who is chairman of
the foreign relations committee, did
not go into detail In his protest
against passage of the bill, but said:
"There are compelling reasons why
we should not exercise at this time
our undoubted legal right to remove
tolls as provided in this bill"
The bin now goes to the house,
where. 1t is expected, it will be held
In committee until after the armament
conference which begins November IL.
Those Favorina Bill.
Those voting for the bin were: AS
hurst, Ball, Borah, Broussard, Calder,
Cameron, Capper, Cummins, Curtis,
Edge, Elkins, Fernald. France, FIRE.
linghuysen. Gooding, Harreld, Harri-
son, Johnson, Kellogg, Kendrick,
Ladd. La Toilette, Lenroot, McNary,
Moses, Newberry, Nicholson, Norbeck,
Oddie, Page, Penrose, Poindexter,
Ransdell, Reed, Robinson, Shields,
Shortridge, Smoot, Stanley, Suther-
land, Townsend, Underwood, Walsh
(Mass.), Walsh (Mont,). Watson,
Qnd.), Weller. Willis. Total, AZ.
Voting against the bill Brandegee,
Caraway Colt, Culbertson, Dillingham;,
Ernst, Fletcher, Glass, Hale, Harris,
Hefiin, Hitchcock, Jones IN. No,
Kenyon, Reyes, King, Lodge. McCor-
mick, McCumber, Mcclellan, Mckinley,
Myers, Nelson, New Overton. Pitt
man, Pomerene, Sheppard, Simmons.
Smith, Spencer, Sterling, Trammell,
| Wadsworth, Warren, Watson (Ga),
| Williams. Total, 81.
o. x. Tax Bill Amendments.
Amendments TO the tax bill propos-
ing repeal of all transportation taxes,
including those on oil carried by pipe
lines and on parcel-post packages; a
maximum surtax rate of 80 per cent
/ and increased estate taxes were APP
| proved by majority members of the
senate finance committee.
fiat tax of S6.40 gallon on dis
titled spirits also was agreed upon,
but with proviso that there would
be a rebate Of $500 gallon where
| II was shown to the satisfaction of the
| commissioner of internal revenue that
| the spirits were used for manufac-
turing or medicinal purposes.
The majority also approved amend
ments for retention of the corporation
capital stock tax and for repeal of the
| $1,000 exemption allowed corporations
in the case Of corporations having
annual net income in excess OF S25 900.
nuisance" Taxes Cut Out.
Excise taxes proposed for repeal I'M
der another amendment include the
rates on sporting goods, chewing gum,
electric fans, thermos bottles, smoking
and hunting equipment. moving-pic-
ture films. toilet soaps and powders,
Photographic apparatus and Access
series, furs and perfumes and cosmet-
les The tax on works of art would
be reduced from 10 TO 5 per cent, the
tax on candy made 4 per cent fiat
and the additional taxes proposed on
hotel rooms and on hardwood Office
furniture eliminated
Thus the committee majority not
only approved all the recommended
tions agreed upon by senate leaders
last week. but adopted some on Its
own account. The vote on the major
changes was understood TO have been
to A. II was said that on the test
vote last Saturday the majority dis
approved by to the proposals for
increased surtax rates and estate
taxes, but these matters were recon-
sldered.
May Reach Harding This Month.
Chairman Penrose, in announcing
the committee action, said the
changes, In his opinion, assured solid
Republican support for the tax bill,
and he reiterated his belief that the
amended measure could be sent to the
President before the end Of the month.
"Commanding practically the unani-
nous support of the majority party In
the senate" he said, "the bill ought
to pass that body at an early date. |
do not anticipate any prolonged con-
troversy in conference, so there Is
every reason to expect the bill to be-
come a law before the expiration of
the present month";"