The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-11
DEBATE ON
THE TAX BILL
CONTINUES
Will BE Taken Up Monday for
Amendments - Passage
Next Week FOreseen
DAWES ENJOYS BANTER
Senate Amuses Itself Will,
Discussion of Rules
Amendment Campaign

Washington, Dec. 11.-C@-While
the house plods along in the business
atmosphere of the tax bill, the sen
ate, waiting for legislation to come
through the committee stage and
with the world court discussion in
the otfing, diverts itself with proceed.
ings in a lighter vein.
The senate rules amendment cam
paign of Vice President Dawes, who
has demonstrated ample capacity for
good-naturcd absorption Of senator
ial raillery. has afforded the theme
for most of the divert isement so far.
The vice president yesterday smiled
through half hour Of satirical aliu-
sion to his campaign from Senator
Harrison, Democrat. Mississippi
without once using his gavel to up
hold the sedate rules against out
bursts of mcrriment from the CALLER
les. echoed by tittcrings from mem.
bcrs themselves.
Enjoyed Harrison's Speech
He later expressed his appreciation
Of suggested SMILES from the Mis-
sissippi senator. ranging from Don
QuiXote to Il "misguided MULE in
this statement:
II enjoyed Senator Harrison s
speech very much. His address was
ing good humor and, so far as know
in good taste
Between these touches. Senator
Harrison seriously recalled that the
attempt to limit senate debate WAS
not new, that the senate had resisted
it for so years, and he believed would
continue to-.
The house. meanwhile, has had tC
be content merel-- to listen in on the
senate fun while it plugs along with
general debate on the 1925 900 ,00t
.. tax reduction bill. 1t is scheduled
by agreement to wind up this stage
of the bills consideration by to-
morrow night and leaders are conf
dent from the preponderance of ap'
proval given it that it will be put
Through the house before the enc
of next week 1t will be taken vi
Monday for amendments.
Insurgents Swept Aside
In the Republican organ zation OF
committees the bloc of ''irregulars'
on the majority side of the house
have paid the price of insurgency by
being swept from all of the more i'm
portant standing committees, with :
single exception. 1t so happened tha,
the exception fell upon the member
of the group for whom the insurgents
voted for speaker-Reprc sentative
Cooper of Wisconsin.
In showing leniency in his case be
cause of his long service in thu
house, the Republican committee or
committees, however, removed Mr.
J Cooper from his ranking position or
the foreign affairs committee anc
placed him at the bottom Of the list
Of Republican members of the com.
mittee. Others in the insurgcnt group
will be assigned to minor committees
yet to be organized.
Beer Bills Still Coming
Pressure for modified prohibition
in the form of lcgalzed mild beer
and wine continues to add to the
crop of bills presented in the house
for that purpose, two more light
beer bills having been introduced
there yesterday. From the other side
Senator King, Democrat of Utah. al
the same time proposed in a senate
bill the transfer of prohibition en-
.forcenlent from the internal revenue
bureau of the treasury to the depart
ment of justice.