Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-02
SALES TAX PROPONENTS
DECLARE VICTORY NEAR
Assert They Have Support
Already of Nearly Half
Of Senate.
MANY ITEMS ARE ELIMINATED
pe'noerats Charge Movement .tfoot
10 strip oIeanure With deliberate
Purposc Of Forcing snies Levy Pro-
Dosul-Lu1ury Feature SluNhcd.
s'AAf ITEMS AnE ELIMINATED
tBy Associated pross.l

lBy Associated pros..l
WASHINCTON. No.. l.--Sulcs tax
Proponents in the senate claimed to-
night 10 have close 10 the necessary
majority TO put through ono OF three
alternate plans offered ~ Senator
Smoot. Republican. Utah. as a sub
'stitutc for the miscellaneous excuses
contained in the pending tax revision
bill.
Canvasscs of the senate made to-
night while tho luxury and nuisance
taxes were under dcbatc. were said
10 nave shown at least half OF the
, totaI Republican membership pre-
pared to support the sales tax. Sena
tor Smoot claimed also number o;
Democratic supporters.
Those behind the :s.noo: plan said
their calculations tonight gave as
surance Of not less than for.y-,wo
Republicans and ,hrce Democrats. or
OILY ionr shor; OF "a majority Of tho
senate. Counting tho number Of Sen
-eors now IN Washington. ,hcs
claimed to have close 10 enough vote,
20 carry them TO victory.
\ more official. tut Incomplete
canvass OF tho Republican member.
snip. showed twcnty-ninc :or III.
sales tax and only seven against. with
avc doubtful
sales tax advocates have been con-
quoting quiet hut earnest ca!npsi-n
In the Senate for scyrra! days. This
was followed tonight b.. a charge
from Senator King. Democrat. Utah
that the lax bill was being s,ripvc.
of the miscellaneous excuses witt, n
view TO making salcs tax moro
logical
Party I.inc> Obiiterat-d.
Luxury and nuisance taxes ncic
the center ot tho senate stage ioGn
ana tonight. with parry lines Oh.
liberated tor the arst tl.ne since III.
y;eTcnue revision Lill was taken M
hvc weeks AGO 30 InSmy OF this elias.
OF excuses were Yotcd %; OF the bill
that the charge was made from Ia.
Democratic Side tE;t: there MAS /:
movement m!oot 10 strip ;he mcasur.
80 as To maze necessary the adoption
OF general sales :a.
This was denied by Senator pen.
rose. Of Pennsylvania. IN charge o,
the bill. who said il was no, the Kim,
- bring forward 4 sales tax II,
assured the Senate tina; even {: al
'hc items proposed ;or repeal wen
out OF the bill, there would be- = mar.
sin Of slo.oo0.O06 between the govern.
incnt income and ovtso
Luxury and nuisance taxes s,ricl;
en- from the bill .odly ana ,on..n, l.,
tho senate Included those on article,
made OF fur. ioiie, soaps and goa
powders; tooth and mouth washes
dentifriceS. iooihp1sic. toilet pow
ders and petroleum. oil. electric fans
thcrmos and thermosta;lc bottles an,
photographic apparatus ana acees
sorics
Taxes retained Included:
Photographic films auI mates
sthcr than MOVING picture Aims.
per cent; candy ; per cent Tor a,
Kinds. IN lieu OF the p-cson; rate %
per cent. perfumes. essences, CO
tracts. toilet watcrr. cosmetics. hat
oils. hair oil dressings. rcsiorat!ycs
dyes, etc. per cent In lieu OF pres
cni stamp taxes; firearms. shells an,
caFtr!dses; hunting and bowie Knives
DIRK knives. dagger. cigar and 81
Earettc holders and pipes. hum.dor
and smoking stands: hunting an,
shooting garments ana riding ha bits
liverics ana l!vory boots and hats an,
automatic slot device weighing ma
cnines. 10 per cent; yachts and no;o
boats. not designed FOR trade. f.e.
ing or national defense, and pica.tr,
i boats and pleasure canoes. IL sol.
FOR more than Sioc. - per cent: an
tomato slot device, vending ma
chimes. per cent.
The other new tax proposed Ly TIL
,committcc--l6 per cent on charge
sfor hotel rooms in excess Of So 10
one person and SIS for two-wa
stricken out By - vote OF - 10 II
Debate on this cmcndmen, and tina
dealing with moving picture iIm
cnlivcned the night session.
Oregon Man Sentenced Ia Die.