The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-01
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presidents message.
 Administration surprises hit the senate from every direction as the final session began. Mills address, ing the finance committee, scarcely had more than time before the sen- ate convened to recant his previous opposition to higher income taxes proposed by Senator Connally, dem- ocrat, Texas. Administration sena- tors switched promptly to the Con- nally amendment and with only three senators dissenting added at least $70,000,000 more to the bur- den of income tax payers.
 Then within half hour, senators learned that over the protest of his party leaders in the senate MT Hoover had determined not only to send a special tax message to the senate but to deliver it in person. Senator Reed, republican, Penn sylvania, and the presidents cab inet were responsible for that de- cision. Other republican leaders opposed 1t.
 At noon MT Hoover appeared in the chamber. In thin voice which was lost before 1t reached the rear TOW Ol SeHdlc 6cdlb, hc WaIHcu OI an extraordinary emergency and raised the question whether dem ocracy had the ability and courage to tax itself.
 After MT Hoover spoke, the sen- ate recessed an hour to enable the finance committee to find more money. It met again at D. m., 10 learn that gasoline was to be tax ed one cent a gallon to raise $15O,- O00,000 and that household users of gas and electricity were to con- tribute $60,000,000 with five per- cent tax.
 Senator Howell, republican, Neb- raska, cried out against the gas and electricity tax. He would tax all users of power alike and make the power companies rather than the actual consumers pay if pos sible. The committee was voted down and Howell finally was up- held with a 3 per cent tax on elec- tricity alone, with the product of municipality-o plants except ed. He estimated his amendment would raise $50,000,000. The gas- oline tax went into the bill without 6 record vote.
 oil, coal and lumber then suc- cessfully withstood new anti-tar- If attack. The fight against the copper tariff was abandoned.
 Senator LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, obtained change in the reserve exemptions of life in surance companies which reducel potential revenue by $5,000,000 but the senate almost at once voted a tax of five cents on each $100 of future sales on commodity markets, to raise $6,000,000 of revenue.
 It was getting late and the sales tax fight still was to come. Sem ators here and there recognized the impatient temper of the senate and withdrew motions to reconsider items in an effort to relieve this or that group of special tax bur- dens. Senator Fess, republican, Ohio, moved that 1t be unanimous ly agreed that all reconsideration motions be withdrawn. The agree inent was given.
 Senator Walsh, democrat, Mass achusetts, then offered the sales tax amendment. All last week it had disturbed the sleep of senate lead CTS. Last night 1t was mere formality.
 Walsh was defeated before he began and he knew it. He cut his two-hour speech to 25 minutes.
 Senator Bailey, democrat, North Carolina, dared the senate's impa- tience to make long explanation why he was for the Walsh amend ment. Senators shouted "vote," "vote," but Bailey had his say.
 And the 1 3-4 per cent manu- lecturers sales tax was defeated 53 to 27.
 That was almost the end. The senate heard Vice-President Curtis put the final question. When the roll was called. II senators voted against the bill.
 They were:
 Democrats. eight-Black. Bulow Costigan, Glass, Gore. Hawes Smith and Trammell;
 Republicans, two-Blaine and Norbeck:
 Farmer-Labor, one-Shipstead.
 Democratic opposition was to the tariff rates included in the bill.
 Senators Glass, democrat. Vir. ginia and Tydings, democrat, Mary land. challenged the ability of the tax bill to Balance the budget. ''In my judgment the budget will not bo balanced and the country will be undeceived in the next two or three months" said Tydings.
 'I want to enter a mos. empha- tic dissent to that statement" said