The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press STAFF Correspondept

WASHINGTON April 4.-Senate
anti-prohibitionists were rallving
today behind a beer-for-revenue
program as the billion dollar tax
Dill was received from the house
IL is forlorn hope, but wet or
carnations have seized upon the
tax issue and set their mimeoeranbg
10 spinning out propaganda in he
nan OF beer. The senate beer bloc
will follow their lead.
Senator Hiram Bingham CRen
Conn.,, heads the senate beer ta~
movement. He estimates that a To-
OF g cents a pint on legalized beer
the same tax now levied ON .
package OF twenty cigarets-would
produce approximately $1,000 0o0
OOO OF revenue. That alone would AL
most balance the budget.
DenOunces Wort Tax
The Crusaders" militant anti
prohltion organization. opened the
debate today with a plea for hee,.
ana more revenue and a denuncia-
Clon OF the heavy tax levied bv the
rouse on wort, which is the basis of
home brew.
congress, though refusing to tax
peer in an honest manner" said the,
organization, places a tax on wort
which is product of brewing and
can be used only to manufacture
peer. The American taxpayer is
oelng outchered to make an Anti
saloon League holiday"
Beer presents the lighter side of
Ihe tax picture as the senate
nnance committee prepares to be-
day. 00''ie'
War Flares in Senate
Congressional agreement IN 70
store beer at this time would no
scarcely less miraculous than the
stroke of Moses stick upon the rock
TO produce water.
A bill providing for payment of
The cash bonus by legalizinp and
taxing alcoholic beer, will be in
Iroouced in the house this week bv
representative Cochran Dem
Mo-. ''
Inc Missouri member said todav
ne would seek a hearing for his no.
nus plan when the ways and means
committee meets next Mondov
cochran estimates a 3 cents a pint
peer tax would raise from 5000
OOOOOO to s400,0OO,OO0 annually.
Ihe tax war flared in the senate
tooay as Democrats protested Presi-
cent Hoover's latest economy mes
sage to congress.
Senate Minority Leader .Iosenb
l. Robinson challenged the presi-
dents proposal for creation of an
economy commission, asserting thar
commissions Ordinarily merely are
a way to postpone definite and
effective action"
Robinson said the administration
budget estimates had been found
recently to contain a $50O.OOO.OOo
discrepancy"
Hoover Is AssaiIed
L think the President. when he
discovered that the budget was
erroneous" Robinson said. Should
have withdrawn that budget and
submitted a revised budget with
revised estimates"
Robinson said that the Presidents
commission proposal was a prop
oSition to convert congress into a,
budget making establishment-to
shift from the executive the re-
sponsibility that falls there"
He asks the creation of a mixed
commission" Robinson continued.
Ito perform duties that are his. II
may be necessary TO create such a.
commission, but ordinarily COM
mission merely is a way to postpone
definite and effective action.
We have seen numerous commits
sions in this administration. some
set up by the executive and some bv
the legislative, and the results
usually are slow and unsatisfactory.
Robinson said the proposal was
an exceptional suggestion by the
executive authority"