The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-18
Sets Maximum Higher
Than Presidents Rec
ommendatiOn of 40.
NINETY-FOUR COP.
SIDE WITH MINORITY
Only Three Democrats
Against Rate Set by
Senate.

President Harding was rebuffed
yesterday by the House, which re-
fused to heed his suggestion for a
instructed conferees on the revenue
bill to agree to a 50 per cent rate
as provided in the Senate bill.
The action was taken by vote
of 2O1 to 173. with one recorded
as present. Ninety-four Republicans
deserted the administration and the
party leaders of the House and voted
, with the Democrats for the 80 pei
cent surtaX rate. Only three Demo-
Gratis voted no.
President Harding. in a letter TO
representative Fordney. approved the
81 per cent HSimum contained in
the bill originally passed by the
House but urged that a compromise
of 40 per cent he agreed upon. Mr..
FOrdney. who is chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee
and one OF the conferees, favored
the 40 per cent compromise and an
nounced to the House that the Re
publican cOnfcrees of the Senate. Sem
atort Penrose. Of Pennsylvania Nc
Cumber. of North Dakota; and Smoot,
of Utah. had expressed willingness
to accept this rate. OF the two other
Republican House conferees. Repre-
sentative LonEworth supported the 40
per cent proposal. and Representative
Green. of Iowa. voted for the 50
per cent maximum.
Republicans for High Rate.
Republicans who voted with the
Democrats for 50 per cent max
imum surtaN rate are:
of Nehra ADthn0V
uf Kansas; Barbour, of California;
Beck. Of Wisconsin,; BegC. of Ohio;
Benham. OF Indiana: Bird. of Kan
sas, Blakeney. Of Maryland; Boies.
Of Iowa: Brennan Of Michigan;
r -ookS- of Illinois; Browne. of Wis
r0nsin: Burtness. OF North Dakota:
Campbell. of Kansas; Chalmers, OF
ohio. ChristCphcrson. of South Da-
IIt1: CIague. Of Minnesota: CIasson.
Of Wisconsin: Cole, of Ohio; Cotton.
If Utah: Cooper. Of Wisconsin;
r'r.rmptou. Of Michigan: curry, ofCaf2
ifornia: Davis. Of Minnesota; Denison.
cf Illinois; Dickinson. OF Iowa; Dow
rII uI Iowa. E.aus. Of Nebraska;
Faust. 20. Missouri: Frear. Of Wis
consin: Fuller. of Illinois: Funk. of
Illinois; Grnsman Of oklahoma; Gra-
ham. Of Illinois: Green, Of Iowa; Ho-
gan. OF Iowa: Hoch. of Kansas; Hull.
Of Iowa: James. of MichiGan: John
son. Of South Dakota; Kearns. Of
Ohio.
Two Nelson's for IL.
Keller. Of Minnesota: Kelly. of
Pennsylvania: Ketcham. Of Michi-
gan: King. of Illinois: Kinkaid. of
Nebraska; kleCZka. Of Wisconsin;
Kopp. Of Iowa: Lampert. Of wiscon-
sin: Lawrence. of Missouri: Line
berger. of California: Little. Of Kaa=
sas: Mccormick. of Montana; Nc
I.auChlin. of Nebraska; MaI"ney, of
Massachusetts; Moore. of Ohio; Nor
gan. of Ohio: Murphy. of Ohio.
A. 2. Nelson. of Wisconsin,; J. NJ.
Nelson. Of Wisconsin,; OgdSn, of
Kentucky; Patterson. of Missouri;
Ramseyer, of Iowa; Reavis. of Ne
braska: Rhodes. of Missouri: Rick
cts Of Ohio; Robson. Of Kentucky;
T2osenbloom, Of West Virginia:
SrhalI. of Minnesota: Scott. of Ten
nessee: Shaw. OF Illinois; Sinclair.
If North Dakota; Sinnott, of Ore
e-on. Speaks. Of Ohio; stafford. of
wisconsin; Steenerson, of Mime
sota. Strong. OF Kansas: Summers.
Of Washington
4 sweet. of Iowa; Swing. of Cali
fornfa: Thompson. of Ohio; Tincher.
NJ Kansas; Towner. of Iowa; Voigr.
- wisconsin: VOlstead. of Mime
sota. Walters. of Pennsylvania;
wheeler. of Illinois; White, of Kan
ras. williams, of Illinois; william
sor of South Dakota; Woodruff, of
HJicbiCan; Yates. of Illinois: Young,
~ North Dakota; Zihlman. of Mary
land.
Democrats Against.
Oemocrats who voted against a
En ner cent maximum surtax rate
-. Campbell, of Pennsylvania:
Isuss. OF Missouri, and Deal, of
Virginia.
representative Mondell, of Wy
-,ing. Republican leader of tho
House. Joined Representatives Ford
~ Longworth and others in at
.annting to defeat the resolution
,rssented by Representative Camp
Ssu Of Kansas. instructing the con-
farses to accept the so per cent
maximum
Their argument, as well as that
~ President Harding in his letter,
was that the reduction Of the pres
emf maximum surtax rate of SIS per
cent to so per cent would not be
4 suh5cfent to prevent the Investment
{ ~ funds of the wealthy in tax ey-
empt securities. and that the maxi
mum should be cut at least to 40
per cent.
Veto Last Weapon.
Now if President Harding wishes
to obtain lower surtaN rates he can
only do so through use of the veto.
whether the President will at
tempt to exert his leadership fur
ther could not be learned yester-
day. Leaders in Congress did not
believe he would use the veto be-
cause that would delay still further
the passage of the revenue bill. and
would throw him into open conflict
with the agrarian bloc in the Sem
ate, and the insurgent elements of
the House. And the President, il
was thought, would enter such
contest facing almost certain de-
feat. Senate insurgents were sharp
ly critical of what they described
as the Presidents "inrerference."
The President was criticised from
the floor Of the House also
His attempted guidance followed
p conference at the White House
with House Leader Mondell, and
later with the House conferees.