Evening star., 1932-06-01
|j0|NT CONFERENCE
RECEIVES TAX BILL
Measure Rushed to Group
When Reported to House
From Senate.
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prove dangerous. The prospect was it
would be ready for the President s
signature by the middle of next week.
After the terrific grind the Senate
was weary and short-tempered at the
final vote 1t heard a last rush of de-
bate in which two Democrats, Glass of
Virginia and Tydings of Maryland,
argued the bill would fail to balance
the budget. To this Reed of Pennsyl-
vania, administration spokesman, sharp
ly answered that with the 1898 O00. 900
economy bill the aim would be GER
tainly accomplished
Income Tax Boosted.
The economy bill took the tax bills
place as soon as the Senate reconvened
at noOn
AS it now stands the tax bill is the
largest revenue raiser ever adopted by
this Government in peace time. Its
income tax rates are equal to the i'm
mediate postwar levies, beginning at
per cent on the first $4,000 and
swiftly mounting
IL carries tremendous sweep of
excise taxes which will probably tap
the pocketbook of every American. 1t
provides four new tariffs-on petroleum.
coal, copper and lumber.
1t imposes higher postage rates. be-
ginning with cents for each letter.
1t places a range of new taxes on
financial transactions of all kinds from
stock market deals to routine personal
bank checks.
COnferees Narcd.
So determined was the Senate to
make enactment of the bill its answer
to all doubts and fears of the Nations
stability, that Vice President Curtis
quickly named the men who will confer
with members of the House on adjusting
the bill
Earlier, Curtis had adopted railroad
ing tactics to rush the finish. cutting
into debate to put the vote on proposed
amendments, slamming down the gavel
and announcing them defeated before
the members could get their breath.
1t fitted in completely with the mood
OF the chamber
Crowded galleries hung on to the
last, many members Of the House STAY
ing by to see the task dcne President
Hoover, who had put in as long a dav
as any, stayed up until midnight, but
then. certain that it was all over. re-
tired for the night.
Beat Down Revisions,
The Senate had beaten down in rapid
order yesterday q whole succession Of
attempts to strike out tariffs ard revise
previous decisions.
It turned TO one-cent- gallon tax
on gasoline and per cent levy on
electric company gross receipts to get
the last extra $4,000, 900 needed
The gasoliae tax went in without
even record vote after the Senate had
overturned its Finance Committee in a
last rebellious gesture to knock out a
recommendation for a consumers tax
on gas and electricity.
The other S70,0J0,000 in additional
revenue. which Secretary Mills of the
treasury, early in the day told the
Finance Committee was needed to meet
shrinkage in estimates was gained bv
another boost in the income rates.
Senate RcII Call
The roll call on final passage of the
bill follows:
For
Republicans-Austin, Barbour. Bing-
ham, Capper Carev. Couzens. Cutting,
Dale, Davis, Dickinson, Fess, Frazier,
Glenn. Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings,
Hatfield Hebert Howell Johnson. Jones,
Kean. KeyeS, Ia Toilette. McNary. Met
calf Moses, Norris. Nye, Oddie, Patter-
son, Reed Robinson of Indiana. Short
ridge. Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas Of Idaho
Vandenberg, Walcott, Watson and
White-4l
Democrats-Ashurst Bailey, Bank
Bulkley. Byrnes, Caraway. Cohen, Con-
nally, Coolidge. Copeland. Dill, Fletcher
George, Harrison. Hayden, Kendrick
King, Lewis. McGill, Nicely, Pittman
Robinson Of Arkansas. Sheppard
Stephens, Wagner, Walsh Of Massachu-
sets. Walsh Of Montana and Wheeler
81. Total 70.
Against:
Blaine and Norbeck. 2
Democrats-Black, Bulow. Costigan
Glass. Gore, Halves, Smith and Tram
nell, 8.
Farmer-Labor-Shi /.
Total. H.
OF those who did not vote, it was
announced that Senators Schall. Re-
publican, of Minnesota: Waterman Re-
publican, of Colorado. and Long, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana, would have voted for
the bill Senator Tydings, Democrat,
of Maryland, voted present
Paired. but not announced. we're
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma
Brookhart, Republican. of Iowa: Hull
Democrat, of Tennessee: Townsend. Re
publican, of Delaware: McKellar, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee, and Swanson, Demo-
crat, of Virginia
Sales Tax Vote.
The roll call on the sales tax follows
For-Republicans. Austin, Barbour
Bingham, Dale, Fess, Goldsborough,
Hale Hastings, Hebert, Kean, Keyes
Metcalf, Moses, Reed, Shortridge, Smoot
Vandenberg, Walcott Watson and
White, 90 Democrats, Broussard
Coolidge, Copeland, Hawes. Tydings
Wagner and Walsh of Massachusetts,
7. Total. 81.
Against-Republican Blaine. Cap
per. Carey, Couzens, Cutting, Dickin-
son, Frazier, Hatfield, Howell, johnson
Jones, La Toilette, McNary. Norbeck
Norris, Nye, Oddie, Robinson of In
diana, Steiwer. and Thomas of Idaho
20. Democrats, Ashurst, Bankhead
Barkley, Black, Bratton, Bulkley. Bulow
Byrnes. Caraway, Cohen, Connally. Dill
Fletcher, George, Glass, Gore, Harri-
son, Hayden. Kendrick, King, Lewis
McGill, Nicely, Pittman. Robinson OF
Arkansas, Sheppard, Smith. Stephens
Thomas of Oklahoma, Trammell. Walsh
of Montana, and Wheeler, 3d. Farmer
Labor, Shipstead. Total, SO.