Evening star., 1932-05-22
Norris and Tydings Prepare
Fresh Move to Block I'm
port Levies.
LEADERS MAY BE KEPT
FROM CONVENTIONS
Both Democrats and Republicans
Agree Session Must Last Until
Fiscal Problems Are Solved.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


With President Hoover and the
country demanding prompt action or
the revenue bill to balance the budget
Of the Government the Senate begins
tomorrow another round in its Ions
fight over tariff" taxes inserted In the
revenue bill by coalition"
The end of the struggle is by nc
means In sight. Although the coali-
ton has succeeded In writing into the
bill import taxes on oil and coal, there
are still pending the Finance Commit
tee amendments proposing import duties
on lumber and copper. Furthermore
Senator Tydings of Maryland and Sena-
tor Norris of Nebraska, foes of the
tariff taxes, are proposing to offer other
tariff amendments which may prolong
the fight. Tydings has 500 tariff
amendments, and Norris is threatening
to offer the old debenture farm relief
plan as an amendment to the bill.
Senator Trammel of Florida, Demo-
crat, has pending an amendment to
the lumber tax which would levy an
import tax of cents q 100 pounds
on phosphate rock.
Hull Offers Amendment.
A strong opponent of the tariff taxes
included in the revenue bill, Senator
Hull of Tennessee has offered an
amendment designed to lower tariff
rates in existing law. His amendment
provides that after June 80, in all cases
where duties exceed 40 per cent of the
value one-flfth shall be deducted, but
that the deductions shall not lower
the tariff duties below 40 per cent OF
the value of the commodity or its ad
valorem equivalent.
The coalition has been successful, sc
far, in defending the revenue bill as il
came from the Senate Finance Commit
tee, containing the tariff taxes. If il
can hold together, and some of the
leaders believe it can, the revenue bill
is due to go through the Senate ir
pretty much the shape it was reported
to the Senate Prediction was made By
one Of the Democratic leaders last night
however, that it would be June l before
1t could be finally passed by the Sem
ate and sent to conference with the
House.
The fight over the revenue bill in the
Senate Is by no means ended. Although
he was defeated last week in his effort
to amend the bill by increasing normal
and surtaX rates on incomes, Senator
CouZens of Michigan is planning to re-
new the fight. He changed his vote
from mo" to AYE" when the roll was
called in the Senate, so that he would
be in position to open up the matter
Of increased income tax rates again.
Regarded as Alternatives.
The fear of some of those supporting
the bill Is that Senators opposing the
tariff taxes may become so incensed
they will vote to strike from the bill
many of the special excise taxes, there
by making it necessary to find revenue
from other sources. In that event the
Couzens income tax rates might, 1t was
said, be accepted, or there might be a
strong effort to turn. to the manufac-
lures sales tax, which is to be spon-
sored by Senator David I. Walsh OF
Massachusetts.
Hope of completing action ON the
revenue bill, the economy program and
the relief program, not to mention the
general appropriation bills, in time to
bring about an adjournment of Congress
before the opening Of the Republican
National Convention, June IA, in Chi
cago, has practically been abandoned
by congressional leaders. Furthermore,
the suggestion originally advanced that
Congress should take recess from June
10 to an early date in July in order to
permit members to attend the Repub-
hcan and Democratic National Conven-
tions has been cast into the discard by
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