Evening star., 1926-01-21
SENATE IN MIDDLE
OVER DATE TO VOTE
ON WORLD COURT
Proposal to Put Tax Bill
First Brings Opposition
From Leaders.
SMOOT FEARS DELAY
FOR REVENUE MEASURE
Lenroot Declines to Lay Tribunal
Plan Aside-Menace of Fill
buster Still Seen
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

Negotiations for an agreement TO
vote on the World Court either before
or after the tax bill has been disposed
of were continued in the Senate TO.
day.
Droposal emanatinG from the
anti.court Senators that the vote on
the court he postponed until after thr
tax bill has been passed was turned
down early today by Senator Lenroot
nj Wisconsin, in charge OF the N"rid
Court protocol, and senator Smoot OF
Utah. in charge of the tax bill.
Unless an agreement can he had to
fix dav on which the vote may he
taken on the tax bill. Senator Smoot
said. il would be idle TO lay aside the
World Court TO take up the tax Dill.
No good would come from LAYING
the tax bill before the Senate II 4
hllibuster is to develop on that meas
ure in order to postpone the hnal d!S-
position of the World Court. in the
opinion of Senator Smoot.
Fear Delay OH Tax.
While Senator Smoot is anxious to
get the tax bill up for consideration,
and while he insists ii should pass the
Senate by February l. at the latest. II
II is TO be in time to make eHectlNe
tax reduction in the income tax re-
turns. which must be filed by March
u. he is unwilling to call up the tax
hill now without some agreement on
the World Court matters. This is not
alone on account of the World Court
but also on account of his desire to eA-
pedite the tax bill.
What the supporters OF the ORIG
Court fear is that if an agreement Is
made to begin voting on reservations
al limo al
shall have passed. the anti-Court Sena-
tors will see to il that the debate on
the tax bill is extended over long
period.
May Set Date To-day.
The plan when the Senate met To-
dav was 10 go ahead with the court
sS the business before the Senate,
while further efforts were made to
reach an agreement. Some of the
Senators expressed the hope and be
lief that an agreement would be made
before the Senate recessed today.
If an agreement Is not reached. 1t
Is probable that Senator Lenroot VIII
move 10 recess until II o'clock tomor-
row morning. an hour Garner IMAM
the usual meeting. and that he VIII
either tomorrow night or the night
after seek a night session. The pro
court Senators will insist upon keep
ing the debate under way until all
opposition has been exhausted.
II this does not work out as a last
resort. motion will be made 10 in
woke the two-thirds clOture rule TO
bring debate to an end, it was pre-
dicted today. The leaders, however.
hope to be able to reach a vote with
out going to that length.
Senator Reed of Missouri resumed
his argument against the World
Court soon after the Senate met to-
day.
II was rumored that at the close
of his speech today he would move to
take up the tax bill. in an effort TO
displaCe the World Court. Yesterday
Senator Reed offered to give up the
floor so that the tax bill might be
brought before the Senate.
The Missouri Senator had planned
to leave here late this afternoon or
tonight to go to st. Louis. where he
will argue case on Monday. 1t Is
expected that he will return to Wash
inSton by Tuesday night or Wednes-
day morning.
Seek Date for Vote.
The Senate took a recess soon after
4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon. so as to
permit the anti-court Senators to hold
a conference. Out of that conference
pro-court leaders hoped that some
suggestion would come for time to
begin voting on the World Court
protocol. The anti-court Senators
gathered in the Office of Senator
Rorah and were in session for some
time.
During the debate yesterday efforts
were made by anti-cOurt Senators to
show that the business of the Senate
Is being delayed by the proponents of
the court. who insist upon keeping the
court before the Senate to the exclu-
sion of other business.
The pro-Court Senators, on the
other hand. laid the burden of delay
Ing the Senate's business on the OPP
ponentS of the court, who decline to
permit the protocol TO come to d vote