The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-26
Unruly House
Under Control
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automobiles, seven per cent on cleo
tricity and illuminating gas, and
two cents on bank checks.
They expect to conclude their
work Sunday. Ragon has prom.
ised to have q plan ready for con-
sideration of the full ways and
means committee Monday morn
ing. 1t will be submitted to the
house probably Tuesday.
Meanwhile the house will plunge
through $50 pages Of administra-
tive features of the bill. It prob
ably will be finished with these BY
the time the new revenue pro-
posals are ready.
Final action on the bill Is pre-
dicted before the end of the week.
The leaders are more confident
now. They had substantial major
tiles with them on the beer and oil
amendments. The beer amend
ment was defeated by 216 to 1872.
1t would have put q three cents q
pint tax on 2.75 per cent beer.
thereby legalizing It.
The oil amendment was en-.
dorsed 100 to 81. The vote came
on O motion by Representative Nc
Cormack, democrat, Mass, to strike
out the one cent gallon duty on
imported crude oil and gasoline.
A strong fight was waged
against the tariff. New England
members asserted that their In.
dustries using oil would be driven
out Of business.
Westerners said the independent
oil producers of Texas and Okla.
homa particularly needed protec.
ton. They claimed that four
large oil companies were running
them by imports from Venezuela
and Mexico.
The first question before the
house today was domestic taxes
on lubricating oil, wort, malt and
grape concentrates. BY q joker
action the house struck out these
taxes, leaving taxes on imports Of
the same products. This was done
Inadvertently. The effect was to
give a protective tariff to the home
brewing and wine-making indus
try. Acting Chairman Crisp of the
ways and means committee has ap-
pealed for restoration of the do
nestle taxes and II Is probable the
house will sustain him.
British Comment
London, March 26 - (UP) -
Payment in full Of the soldiers
bonus In the United States would
In itself be enough to carry Amer
lea off the gold standard, the
London Times said to day.
The Times carried q full column
story on the rejection by the house
of representatives of the sales tax.
Shouts Of laughter ushered in
what many persons believe to be
the gravest crisis in the history Of
the United States since the Civil
war" the Times account of the
scene at Washington said.
1T Is doubtful whether the bud
get can be balanced and whether
the credit of the United States
Government can be saved from
Impairment; whether the United
States can or will indefinitely
maintain the gold standard" the
Times said.
Country on the verge of finan-
cial precipice," a headline in the
Laborite Daily Herald said.
There were many assertions that
congress would refuse to levy suffi-
cient taxes to balance the budget.
The Manchester Guardian called
the budget deficit "straggering"
and the Saturday Review said it
was Colossal"
The Daily Express had a cartoon
of John Bull and Uncle Sam on the
golf links. John Bull was depicted
making a perfect mashie niblick
shot from Depression Wood"
through Confidence Fairway"
onto the green.
Uncle Sam was looking in the
woods for his ball.
Vote As You Drink
Washington. March 20 - CUP
- Representative Mary 7. Norton,
democrat. New Jersey, In the house
today, appealed to the members TO
"vote as they drink" and support
the Cullen beer amendment to the
revenue bill.
The house listened In respectful
silence as Mrs Norton flayed pro-
hibition as a breeder OF crime and
attacked the members for not vot.
Ing their convictions.
There are many men here who