Evening star., 1932-12-22
House Democrats Deferring
Tax Legislation Till
Late January.
UPPER CHAMBER TO GIVE
BILL STUDY NEXT MONTH
Drys Are Optimistic Over Chances
Of Rejection There or of
Presidential Veto.

By the Associated Press.
The blu to legalize 80 per cent beer
passed by the House yesterday was pre-
sented to the Senate today and referred
Immediately to the Judiciary Commit
tee without discussion.
Meanwhile. it developed that House
Democratic leaders plan to defer until
late January the consideration of any
tax legislation aimed to produce revenue
to supplement what they hope to be
derived from the beer bill. That taxes
beer at IS barrel, and plays a large
part in Democratic fiscal plans.
Will Study Treasury Situation.
Speaker Garner said today he as
sumed the Senate Finance Commit
tee will take in the whole Treasury
situation in hearings on the beer bill.
We will want to see what the Treas
ury's condition is late in January" he
added.
Garner had just conferred with Sen
ate leaders.
In the Senate Moses of New Hamp-
shire, President pro tempore, was pre-
siding when the House reading clerk
brought in the measure
Democratic leaders and members of
the committee have promised prompt
consideration.
When the Judiciary Committee fin
EheS its study the measure will be sent
to the Finance Committee for study
OF the revenue provisions.
Democrats Not Optimistic.
Prompt consideration was promised
In the Senate. probably in mid January
after a vote has been had on prohibi-
ton repeal, but Democratic leaders
were not voicing the optimistic predic :
tions which preceded victory in the
House.
While the vets continued jubilant
over the 230-to-165 vote which spelled
their first successful attempt in IL years
to modify the volstead law, dry men,
bers confidently asserted the measure
would be defeated at the other end of
the Capitol. If not there, they held
that President Hoover would not an
prove 1t and that it could not be passed
over MS veto.
Shouts and applause greeted Speaker
Gamers announcement of the bills
passage yesterday after three and a
half hours of tense debate and quick
rejection Of approximately two dozen
amendments. including one to cut the
alcoholic content from 80 to 2.75 per
cent by weight.
Licenses Are Provided.
Soon thereafter, Senate leaders an
nounced plans for early consideration
OF the measure, which places a SIS tax
on each barrel Of beer and imposes no
restrictions on sale other than existing
laws, excepting that wholesale and re-
tail sellers must obtain Federal licenses
Saying he saw no reason for delay,
cratic leader, stated he would ask to
have the beer bill referred to the
Finance Committee as well as the Judi
ciary Committee. That committee.
however, will not meet until after the
Christmas recess. and its subcommittee
which will study 1t, Is now framing
prohibition repeal legislation.
Garner and other leaders of his
party, who said they were surprised at
the large House majority, had advanced
the bill as major point in the Demo-
cratic legislative program for the short
session. designed to produce revenue
to help balance the budget. Their es-
Inmates Of such revenue from the SIS
tax have ranged as high as $500 300,
900 annually.
Crowded galleries, including q num-
Der of Senators, attended the exciting
debate and parliamentary maneuvering
which preceded the final roll call. Early
in the afternoon, the drys were repulsed
by teller vote of 1853 to 118, when
they sought to strike out its enacting
provisions and thus wreck the measure
With this victory, the vets gained
confidence and in quick succession re-
jected proposed amendments. On the
final vote, party lines were split, with
1873 Democrats and 96 Republicans and
one Farmer-Labor casting AYE" ballots
and "a Democrats and 101 Republicans
voting in opposition.
Lame ducks'-those who will not re-
! turn to the House for the next Con-
greSs-voting for the bill included II
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