Evening star., 1932-04-29
SENATORS RESUME
TAX BILL REVISION
Committee Cuts Near Beer
and Increases Carbonated
Water Rate.
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close of an executive session yesterday
ing because lumber was shut out from
the small and select list of products to
get new protection. That. at least, was
the intimation given to explain the re-
versal of the previous position.
We'll put them back" observed
Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re-
publican leader, as the group went back
to work today on the measure.
The products affected were oil and
coal, protected under the House bill
and copper, selected for inclusion by
the Senate committee. Restoration OF
the levies was hoped for because other
wise prospects for speedy passage
through the Senate would be badly up
set Senators from the territories pro-
ducing these minerals are ready te
fight desperately because of the acute
situation in the industries involved.
Turning to the excise schedules, the
committee approved House rates on au-
tomobiles and trucks. radios and phono-
graphs and sporting goods. The tax
on matches was reduced and aerial
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toothpaSte and toilet soaps, and fiat
tableware, both sterling and plated, al
taxed under the House bill
The sudden reversal yesterday fol-
lowed a heated argument in executive
session over the oil import tax. Out it
went and then came counter attacks on
coal and copper. They followed oil.
The vote of Senator Connally, Demo-
crat, Texas, with the Republican ma
jority, had made possible the previous
decisions favoring import duties on coal
oil and copper. He was Joined by
Senator Gore, Democrat, Oklahoma, on
the oil and coal duties. The Democrats,
however, voted solidly against the
lumber tax.
Earlier the committee had definitely
decided on the House rate of 81 a ton
on coal and by vote of 10 to 8 re-
jected motion to eliminate the duty
entirely.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massachu-
sets, moved elimination of the oil tariff
and he won, 10 to g. The vote on his
motion was: for: Couzens,
Keyes, La Toilette and Metcalf; Demo-
crats-HarriSon, King, George, Walsh,
Costigan and Hull. Against: Repub-
hcanS-Smoot, Watson, Reed, Short
ridge, Bingham, Thomas Of Idaho and
Jones; DemocratS-Connally and Gore
Senator Harrison, Democrat, MiSsis-
sippi, moved elimination of the coal
duty. He won, 10 to 9. The vote for
elimination was: For: Republicans
Couzens, KeyeS and La Toilette; Demo-
crats-Costigan, Harrison, kin z,
George, Walsh Of Massachusetts, Bark
ley and Hull. Against-Smoot, Watson,
Reed, Shortridge. Bingham, Thomas of
Idaho, Jones and Metcalf; Democrat
Connally.
The vote to consider a copper tariff
was lost on tie, 10 to 10. The line
up was: For, epublicans-Smoot, Wat
son, Shortridge, Couzens, Bingham
Thomas, Jones and Metcalf Demo-
crats-King and Connally. Against
Republicans-Reed, Keyes and La
Toilette. Den1ocratS-Harrison, George
Walsh Of Massachusetts,, Barkley, Gore,
Costigan and Hull.
The committee eliminated the House
provision for per cent tax on
candy which was estimated to yield
$l2,000,000.
1t approved the 10 per cent jewell
ry levy, with exemptions previously
agreed to.
The days work left the committee's IS
bill shy about 100000 from the
amount provided by the House and re-
garded as necessary to balance the
budget.