Evening star., 1932-04-25
Levy on Copper Added TO
House Tax BiII-Lumber
Products Exempted.
ALL VOTES ARE CLOSE;
PARTY LINES BROKEN
Reed Says He Hopes Manufacture
ers' Sales Plan Will Be
Revived.
BY the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
In a series of rapid-fire ballots the
Senate Finance Committee today dis
posed Of the tariff issue in the revenue
bill by voting import taxes on oil. coal
and copper and rejecting levies on for
est products.
The provisions in the House bill for
an import tax Of l cent a gallon on
oil and So ton on coal were retained.
An import levy on copper the rate to
be decided later, was added.
| All votes were close. The attempt to
remove the oil tax from the bill lost on
tle vote, 9 to 9. The lumber duties
| were rejected, 10 to 8.
1t was the second time a copper
tariff had been written into the new
Dillon dollar revenue bill. The vote
was 10 to 8. The House Ways and
means Committee voted once to put a
copper tariff in the revenue bill, but
later reconSidered.
Two Republicans Against.
The amount of the copper duty voted
py the Finance Committee was not i'm
medlately disclosed Two Republicans
-keyeS Of New Hampshire and la
| Toilette of Wisconsin-voted against
all tariff items. -'-'"
Senator Connally, Democrat. of Texas
voted with the Republican majority to
add the copper duty. Connally and
Gore, Democrats, Of Oklahoma, also
vooeo with the Republicans to retain
'he import taxes on oil and coal.
The vote on copper follows:
For: Republicans-Smoot, Watson
Reed, Shortridge, Ccuzens, Bingham
Ihomas of Idaho. Jones and Metcan,
Democrat-Connally. Against: Renub-
llcans-Keyes and La Toilette. Demo-
cratS-Harrison, George, Walsh of Mas
sachusetts, Barkley, Costigan and Hui
The vote on oil. which was to 9.
follows: For = Republicans, Watson,
Reed, Smoot. Shortridge. Couzens,
Bingham and Thomas of Idaho Demo-
Gratis, Connally and Gore. Aeainst~
Republicans, Keyes, La Toilette. Jones
! and Metcaf Democrats, Harrison.
| George, Walsh of Massachusetts,. Cos
tigan and Hull.
| The vote on coal was to 8, as
follows: For - Republicans, Smoot.
| watson. Reed, Shortridge, Bingham
Inomas and Jones. Democrats, Con-
Many and Gore. Against-Repulicans
heyes, La Follettee and Metcan.
democrats, Harrison, George, Walsh of
massachusetts, Costigan and Hull.
Vote on Lumber Shown.
The vote against lumber was 10 tn
8. as follows: For-Republicans. Smoot.
Watson, Reed, Shortridge, Bingham
Ihomas, Jones and Metcalf. Demo-
erats, none. Against-Republican
Keyes and La Toilette. Democrats
HHarrlSon, George, Walsh, Barkley,
Connally Gore, Costigan and Hull.
The votes against shingles was 10 To
and showed the same lineup as against
lumber, except Senator Watson did not
vote on tLis.
Ihe committees action disposed of
the tarlH controversy for the time be-
ing, but Senator Jones, Republican. of
Washington gave notice that the battle
Tor import taxes on forest products
would be carried to the floor of the
SENATE. votes Will be had in the Sem
ate on all Of the tariff items.
The tariff row was opened when
Senator La Toilette moved ~ exclude
all tariff items. This motion lost 10 to Q.
senators Connally and Gore joined the
republican majority to defeat this move.
senators Keyes and Metcalf left +he
Republican fold to join La Toilette an,
tne Democrats in opposition to all tariff
duties.
Wanted to Speed Bill.
Democrats voted without respect 10
the merits OF the various tariff items"
explained Senator Harrison of Missis-
Slppl after the meeting in order to
expedite consideration of the bill"
After diSposing of the tariff contro-
Versy, the committee began considera-
tlon OF non-controversial administra-
tive provisions of the bill. Another
meeting was called for later in the
day.
No effort was made in the commits
tee TO add an import duty on manga
nese Senator Oddie, Republican. Ne
Vada, Will offer this proposal, however,
when the bill reaches the floor.
After the committees action, Sena-
tor Borah, Republican, Idaho, served
notice he would demand a tariff on
lumber If duties on copper and coal
are approved
I have doubted the wisdom of legis-
lating on the tariff question in a tax
bill" Borah said in an informal state
ment, but I can see no possible reason
Tor including copper and coal that does
not apply to lumber"
Borah added that he had not decided
how he would vote on a motion in the
Senate to exclude all tariffs, but was
certain that if tariffs were approved
they should include lumber.
Both Republican and Democratic
committee members had favored tack
ling the tariff issue at today's session.
Notice was served several days ago by
Senator Hull, Democrat, of Tennessee.
tnat ne intended to move elimination of
the tarlffs now carried in the bill and
seek to bind the committee not to add
any more.
AS the committee sat down to its
big job, members had at their elbow a
fat, l,440-page volume of testimony
given in the recent hearings.
Senator Reed, Republican, of Penn
sylvania, said he hoped a manufacture
ers' sales tax, rejected by the House.
might be adopted by the Senate in lieu
of some of the excise taxes on selected
products
Technical experts from the Treasury
joined the committee as 1t began its
work behind closed doors.