Evening journal., 1921-11-02
SALES TAX IS
WINNINGFAVOR
Friends Claim Enough Votes
to Put Through Smoot
Plan
PENROSE SAYS
HE is AGAINST 1T

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-Sales tax /
proponents in the Senate claimed .
last night to have close 20 the neces-
sary majority to put through one OF
the three alternate plans offered by
Senator Smoot. Republican, Utah, ,
as substitute for the miscellaneous /
excises contained In the pending tax
revision bill.
Canvasses Of the Senate made /
while the luxury and nuisance |
taxes we're under debate. were said |
TO have shown at least half OF the /
total Republican membership pre- f,
pared to support the sales tax. Sem
ator Smoot claimed also a number
of Democratic supporters
" Those behind the Smoot plan said
their calculations gave assur-
ance OF not less than 80 Repub- !
lican and Democrats. or only four
short Of a majority Of the Senate. /
Counting the number OF senators
now in Washington. they claimed
to have close enough votes to carry
them 10 victory. /
A more official. but incomplete
canvass Of the Republican member
ship showed 20 for the sales tax and
only seven against, with five doubt
ful.
Sales tax advocates have been con-
Quoting a quiet but earnest cam
paign in the Senate for several days.
This was followed last night by a
charge from Senator King. Demo-
crat. Utah. that the tax bill was be-
ing stripped Of the miscelianeo
80
sales tax more logical.
Luxury and nuisance taxes held the
center Of the Senate stage yes
terday with party lines obliterated
for the first time since the revenue
revision bill was taken up five weeks
ago. So many OF this class Of ex-
cises were voted out OF the bill that
the charge was made from the Dem
ocratic side that there was a move
ment afoot TO strip the measure, so
as to make necessary the adoption
Of a general sales tax.
This was denied by Senator PEN
rose. OF Pennsylvania. in charge OF
the bin. who said IL was not the time
to bring forward a sales tax. He
assured the Senate that even II all
the items proposed for repeal went
out Of the bill. there would be a mar
gin OF 100000 between the gov
ernment income and outgo.
The sales tax discussion was ac-
cepted as notice Of the fight that is
10 come when Senator Smoot. Repub-
lican. Utah. brings up his proposals
for such a tax, probably tomor-
row. The Utah Senator introduc-
ed two modified and alternate
sales tax plans. one proposes a one
per cent on all manufactured goods
. where sales exceed $4,000 a year.
and the other proposes a general
turnover tax Of one-half OF one per
cent where the sales exceeds $4,000.
The Senate confined its operations
yesterday almost strictly TO subject
matter in the bill, renewal OF the
soldiers bonus hght being deferred
until tomorrow.
Luxury and nuisance taxes strick-
en- out by the Senate, included those
OF articles made OF fur, toilet soaps
and soap powders, tooth and mouth
washes, dentifrices. tooth paste, toi-
let powders and petroleum oil, cleo
trio fans. thermos and thermostadc
bottles and Photographic apparatus
and accessories.
Taxes retained included; Photog-
raphic films and plate, other than
moving picture films, per cent;
candy. per cent for all kinds, in
lieu OF the present rate of 4 per
cent; perfumes, essences, extracts,
toilet waters. cosmetics, hair oil
dressings. restoratives, dyes. etc, 4
per cent, in lieu OF present stamp
taxes; firearms. shells and cartridges,
hunting and bowie knives, dirk
knives, daggers, cigar, cigarette
holders and pipes, humidors and
smoking stands. hunting and shoot
ing garments and riding habits; liv-
cries and livery boots, and hats and
automatic slot device Weighing ma
chimes, 10 per cent; yachts and mo-
tor boats. not designed for trade,
fishing or national defense, and
pleasure boats and pleasure canoes,
II sold for more than 500. 10 per
cent; automatic slot device vending
machines, per cent