Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-11-05
|PLAN To HOLD
! BILL To BACK
BONUS MEASURE
May Use Plan Later
to Finance Five Way
Compensation Act.
Senators Abandon All
Hope for Passage of
Tax Bill This Week.

Washington, Nov. 4.-The sales tax
as source of federal revenue at this
time was definitely rejected Friday by
the senate, but there was further
evidence that it was the purpose of
Republican congressional leaders TO
bring forth later as means of rails
ing funds to finance the proposed
five way plan for adjusted com pen
sation for former service men.
The majority Friday against the
Smoot amendment to the tax revision
bill proposing business sales tax OF
one half of one per cent was even
larger than was that Thursday night
against the Smoot one per cent manu-
facturers' tax. The vote today was 4fi
to 25 as compared to 43 to . Thurs
day night.
Democrats Against Plan.
As was the case with the manufae-
turers tax. the Democrats voted soIia-
~ against the business tax. They were
joined by % Republicans. three of
whom, Fernald. of Maine; Gooding. of
idaho: and keyes. of New Hampshire.
voted for the manufacturers tax. Six
Republicans who did not vote last
night, Brandegee, Connecticut; Calder,
New York; Dillingham;, Vermont; Hale,
elaine: Harreid, Oklahoma. and John
son, California, supported the amend
ment Friday
Three Republicans who supported
the manufacturers tax, did not vote
Friday. They were Edge. New Jersey:
Ernest. kentucky, and Warren, Wyo-
ming. Counting senators who were
pared. 1T was estimated that the max
imum vote which would have been cast
for the sales tax was "a, or some six
less than it had been estimated. II was
first thought the debate resulted in
the loss OF votes.
Tax Bill Delayed.
The senate continued consideration
of the tax bill at a session FRIDAY
night but with the soldier bonus and
other important amendments vet to be
disposed of, Republican leaders abaa-
doned hope for passage of the bill this
week. They sought to obtain unanimous
consent for a final vote at 8 p. m.
! Tuesday, with debate limited after
8 p m. Monday, but the plan fell
through.
Several senators who want to 20
home to vote in local elections object
ed to vote on Tuesday and asked that
some hour on Wednesday be fixed.
There seemed prospects of an agree
ment on this, but Senator Jones. Dem
ocrat. New Mexico, protesting against
the limiting of debate, objected to the
agreement as drafted. This ended the
effort to obtain unanimous consent for
vote but negotiations to this end
viii be renewed Saturday.
Urging his sales tax amendment.
Senator Smoot told the senate that
since Il sales tax was to be adopted in
with ha sold
thought it would be wise plan to put
1t into effect now. SO as to determine
what rate would be necessary to yield
the money needed.
Reed Brings Up Bonus
Senator Reed. Democrat, Missouri.
said he saw no reason for DELAYING
n this connection, paid his respects
% Chairman Fordney. of the house
ways and means committee, and other
louse leaders who, he said, were under
aking TO dictate to the senate what
t should or should not do.
Announcing his support of the sales
ak. Senator johnson. Republican, Cali.
ornia. assailed the pending bin as ar
eeking to continue "a tax scheme which
'equires an army of experts to teach
ionest people how to pay what is due
he government and which creates an
,ther army Of experts to teach the
dishonest how to cheat the govern
nent."
Unsuccessful effort was made by
senator Townsend, Republican. NIichi-
.an. to have the three per tax on auto
mobile trucks and wagons repealed.
Fhe senate voted 36 to 27, against re-
of the committee amend
nent. proposing to continue this tax.
by individual senator's
hen We're taken up, with tacit agree
nent that the session would continue
Until late hour.
Without record vote the senate
adopted an amendment by Senator
Iones. Democrat, New York, requiring
in making out their in-
'ome tax returns to show the dividends
declared during the year for which the
eturn is made. It's purpose. the author
Explained, was to prevent the possibl-
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