The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
BREWS
OVER TARIFFS
Sharp Floor Fight Seen in
Senate Debate on
Tax Measure.
BY MARSHALL MNEIL
Times stan Writer

an WCQoul u
BY MARSHALL MNEIL
Times stan Writer
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Senate
leaders who are trying TO smooth
the way for quick passage of the
81 900 ,OOO,OO tax bill, today fore
saw sharp controversies over its
1--WE new tax-tariff and the sdmis-
sions tax.
Senate debate will start Wednes-
day or Thursday depending on how
soon the Glass banking bill is voted
on.
Attempts also will be made to
change other provisions, particu-
larly the income tax rates, but the
proposals Of the finance committee
have the support of conservatives
of both parties and seem likely, for
the most part, TO prevail.
The tax-tariffs are FIVE: Oil,
lumber, coal, copper and crude
rubber
Senator Cordell Hull Dem,
Tenn. who fought the tax tariffs
in committee, apparently believes
If the oil tariff can be beaten the
others may be kicked out.
He is bitter in his denunciation OF
efforts TO lead down an emergency
revenue measure. levying high and
unusual taxes. with protective tar
ifs. These. he believes, will help
throttle foreign trade at time
when the world. and particularly
this country should be lowering its
trade barriers.
Tariff Fight Feared
His party has made campaign
issue Of the Republican Hawley-
Smoot tariff. but whether it is re-
tanned as an issue appears TO de-
pend on the final form Of the tax
bill
Hull has strong Democratic sup
port. although Democratic senators
Tom Connally Of Texas, and Sen
ator Thomas r. Gore of Oklahoma
chiefly are responsible for the COM
mittee's approval of the petroleum
impost.
Joseph r. Robinson of Arkansas,
the minority leader. opposes the
tariffs. Pat Harrison OF Mississippi,
ranking Democrat on the commit
- Ns;fro~l Z rT-,.1i,,oe ~ No ,.srto ., n
and others will fight them.
Arthur r. Robinson and James
f. Watson rep. Ind apparently
fear that the tariff fight. unless
curbed somehow. may delay pass
age Of the bill beyond the time ex-
pected by the country.
Treasury Secretary ogden l..
Mills. in voicing public approval Of
the bill he practically wrote, ex-
pressed hope the bill could be put
through the senate in two weeks.
Night Session Planned
To speed the process. night ses-
sions are planned. There is less
speech making after dinner.
Samuel M. Shortridge, tall, pom
tifical Republican senator from
California, has indicated he Till
lead the night against the admis-
sions tax. This levies 10 per cent
on all admissions-to movies, the
aters. eto.-costing over 10 cents,
and is displeasing TO Hollywood,
movie capital Of the world.
Shortridge. in the face OF the adj
ministration's demands Tor speed
and cooperation, tried to stop the
committee at its final meeting by
moving reconsideration. A few
Democrats and progressives joined
him. but lie failed.
The income tax fight will be led
. by young, black-haired Robert
La Toilette. the Wisconsin Repub-
ican-Progressive. and white haired
Jim Couzens. Michigan Republican.
Dispute Income Taxes
La Toilette wants the surfaces in.
creased in compliance with the
theory OF income taxation. instead
of stopping short Of IS per cent on
incomes in excess Of $1,000 900; and
Couzens believes If the wartime
income taxes we're reimposed. much
money might be raised. and several
Of the numerous nuisance taxes
eliminated.
Huey Long. red-haired Demo-
cratic Napoleon OF Louisiana. is ex-
pected to join in the fight 70 hike
rates on incomes. estates and gifts.
Connally will try again 10 have
the senate adopt the 1922 income
rates. which the finance committee
adopted before Mills trained his
guns on it. Connally also may push
his fight for an excess profits tax
on corporations.
Couzens. and his Michigan COL
league, Arthur H. Vsndenberg. will
fight the higher auto taxes, which
we're written into the bill after a
long list OF luxury taxes was strick-
en- out.
Other high points in the floor