Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-08
Success in Routing
Tax Measure Gives
Assurance.
SENATE WAR SEEN
industrial Group to
Come to Administra-
TONS Support.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BV ROBERT BARRY,


WASHINGTON. Oct. S.-War. not
peace. appears the outcome of con-
ciliatory measures adopted by Re.
publican leaders in the Senate to
check insurgent tendencies of the so
called "agrarian bloc" A sectional
clash of real seriousness seemed in
prospect.
In the flush of their victory over
the Administration forces who
agreed tentatively that the Penrose
tax revision bill should be ripped to
pieces, the farmer group of Middle
Western Republicans turned to new
fields to conquer. They are to make
the attempt to wreck the Administra-
tion railroad financing bill-the next
major measure on the Senate cal
endar.
Senator Kenyon Of Iowa. chairman Of
the "agrarian bloc" has called a meeting
for tonight TO consider support of an
amendment TO the railroad bill which
would provide that carriers would not be
eligible to the financial benefits Of that
legislation unless and until they had put
into effect substantial reduction IN rates.
WOULD WORK HAVOC
WITH ESCH-CuMMINs ACT
Adoption Of such a rate reducing pro
gram would work havoc with the prin-
ciples of tho Esch Cummins transporta-
tion act which was built around policy
OF adequate financial return 10 the roads
The leading authorities have contended
for rate adjustments. instead OF any ar
bitrsry horizontal cut
While the farmer group thus was pre-
pairing for another body blow at Admin
istratlOn policies. resentment of Repub-
lican Senator's from the North and East
over the surrender on the tax bill be-
came so acute steps were taken to organ
lie a counter attack. What became known
Immediately as the Industrial bloc" and
the manufacturers bloc" were formed
by Republican Senators from New Eng
land, New York and New Jersey 10 stand
solidly against the scrapping of the whole
Administration program with respect 10
repeal OF excess profits taxes and OF all
income surtaxes above 70 per cent.
Republican Senator's who were bitterly
resentful Of the cspitulation Of the party
ton that the question was a bigger one
than the levels Of taxes on personal and
corporation incomes They saw in the
incident nothing short Of an actual
struggle for control Of party manage
ment In the Senate. They wanted to
know whether Lodge Of Massachusetts,
or Kenyon Of Iowa was to lead the party
and dictate It's course on vital legislation
SOME LEADERS OF
INDUSTRIAL BLOC"
The Senator's who are TO wage active
warfare gainst abandonment Of the Ad-
mlnistra N tax program are Brandegec
aud Mclean Of Connecticut, Calder and
Wndsworth of New York, Moses and
Keyes Of New Hampshire, Edge Of New
Jersey, and probably Colt OF Rhode
Island, and Dillingham; Of Vermont. Sen
ator Wadsworth was in a scrappy mood
in the Senate yesterday afternoon. Some
testy remarks TO which he gave utterance
were but a forcrunner of what will be
heard later.
The form of amendments proposed
~ the farmer group was made public
by ne Finance Committee, which has yet
to consider them AS the new program
was agreed to in substance by the Ad-
ministratiOn leaders. It is thought, the
committee will support 1t on the floor.
With respect to the railroad BILL II
was stated the agrariau group already
had been assured of substantial Demo
cratic opposition to It, rendering 1t fair
ly certain that all but a few conservative
Democrats would join with them for
adoption of the rate reduction amend
ment. Some idea Of the notions which the
Middle Western Republicans have In
mind may he gained from the fact that
Representative Doweu Of Iowa, offered
in the House Yesterday a resolution in
structing the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to reduce rates on COAL livestock
and agricultural products by - per cent.
Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Com