Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25
More Tax Changes
Voted Down

Washing ton. OCT. I'll nfec sep
arate proposals carrying reductions
in the taxes on individuals having
moderate incomes we're voted down
today by the Senate by overwhelm-
ing majorities. Discussion of them
led to a hot political fight which Gull
minated in an announcement by
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania in
charge of the tax revision bill, that
on Wednesday there would be sub
mitted a resolution calling for con-
tinuous "a hours sessions of the
Senate until the revenue measure is
finally disposed Of
A round robin" pIedging signers
to remain continuously at the capitol
or within CALL beginning Wednesday
was signed by % Republicans and
Senator Penrose said he hoped that
by tomorrow there would be 40 Re-
publican signers, or a necessary ma
iority to put the resolution through.
The round robin" was drawn by
Senator Moses of New Hampshire.
and circulated by Senator Cappcr, of
Kansas, leader in the agricultural
bloc
Senator Pcnrose declared that by
having continuous sessions senators
who desired to discuss the short
comings" of the federal reserve
board, the 'iniquities'' of Wall street
and other such subjects could do so
between "A A. NJ. and daybreak'
without delaying a session on the
tax bill"
The first amendment was by Sem
ator Harris, Democrat, Georgia. pro-
posing that the rate on the first
$4,000 of earned" income as distin-
guished from "unearned" income be
four percent and the rate on the sec
ond $4,000 four percent With the rate
on all over that eight percent The
vote was 35 to %. two Republicans,
Borah and LaFollette. as before.
Joining with the solid Democratic
minority in supporting the amend
ment.
The second roll call was on an
amendment by Senator Walsh of Mass
achusetts proposing 5 per cent. rate
on the first $4,000 of income and a per
cent. rate on the second $4,000. This
was defeated 80 to u, one Republican,
LaFollettc, supporting it.
1t was after the Harris amendment
that the row between the Democrats
and Republicans which has been
brewing for 10 days or more. finally
broke. Senator .Ashurst. Democrat.
Arizona, apparently set off the spark.
At the conclusion of an address by
Senator Reed. Democrat, Missouri, sup
porting the Harris amendment and as.
sailing the tax bill. the Arizona sena-
tor asked why the Republicans did not
hold night sessions and move vita
celebrity in passing the tax measure
Remarking that "four-fifth of the
talk on the tax bill' had been on the
Democratic side of the chamber. Sen
ator Watson declared beginning to-
morrow night there would be night
sessions to the "end that prevalent
talk" would be stopped.
we propose to have legislation"
he declared, by day or by day and
night"
Senator Simmons, Democrat, North
Carolina. denied that there had been
any prevalent" discussion of the bill
Senator Watson wanted to know
why. If the bill would ruin the Re-
publican party as the Democrats
claimed. the minority objected to the
majority party Committing suicide"
The Missouri senator replied that
before suicide there frequently was
murder and that he did not want the
American people murdered" while the
Republican party was committing
suicide"