Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
By LYLE C. WILSON

WASHlNGION, June /. = rIedo
from press, public and President
iammed a 100000 tax bill
through the senate today in cul-
mination of a 1872 hour session OF
excitement and surprise.
Secretary of Treasury Mills told
the United Press that sum would
balance the national budget to all
practical purposes.
As the unprecedented peace time
burden was adopted. the senate ap-
propriations committee reported to
the senate a s238 100000 economy
program to aid the budget balanc-
ing. The senate was TO begin con-
sideration of this controversial ana
essential measure today.
The tax bill passed the senate at
1925 a. m. almost Il hours to the
minute after President Hoover ap-
peared before the senate with
plea for speed IN national emer-
gency.
BY a vote of 70 to Il the senate
sent the tax bill to conference With
representatives of the house
! In Is days the senate disposed
of the bill despite bitter, non-par-
tisan dispute. Tariff battles swept
over it. But the coal, oil, lumber
and copper schedules remained in
the bill. Taxed industries organized
against it, but to no avail.
In a surprise appearance before
the senate finance committee just
before yesterdays session began,
Secretary Mills reported that new
sources of revenue had to be found
to balance the budget. Income
taxes. gasoline and electricity for
power and light were selected. They
were given a S257 100000 additional
burden.
Mills also advocated the manu-
facturers' sales tax and in his per-
sonal plea before the senate Presi-
dent Hoover said he would accept
such a tax recourse. But the fin
ance committee and the senate
voted that project down, the latter
by SO TO q.
Administration surprises hit the
senate from every direction as the
final session began. Mills address
ing the finance committee, scarce
" had more than time before the
senate convened to recant his
previous opposition to higher in
come taxes proposed by Senator
Connally Dem0 Texas. Admins
tration senators switched promptly
to the Connally amendment and
with only three senators dissenting
added at least S70,000,000 more to
the burden of income tax payers.
Taxes Set
After Mr.. Hoover spoke, the SEN
ate recessed an hour to enable the
finance committee to find more
money. 1t met again to learn that
gasoline was to be taxed one cent
a gallon to raise $3.50, 1000, 600 and
that household users of gas and
electricity were to contribute $780,
100000 with a five per cent tax.
Senator Howell (Rep) Nebraska,
cried out against the gas and elec-
tricity tax. He would tax all users
of power alike and make the power
companies rather than the actual
consumers pay if possible. The
committee was voted down and
Howell finally was upheld with a 3
per cent tax on electricity alont'
with the product of municipality
owned plants excepted. He esti-
mated his amendment would raise
S50,000,0 900. The gasoline tax went
into the bill without a record vote.
Oil, coal and lumber successfully
withstood q new anti-tariff attack
and the fight against the copper
tariff was abandoned.
The senate then voted tax Of
five cents on each 500 of futures
sales on commodity markets, to
raise S6,000,000 of revnue.
Senator Walsh (Dem) Massachu-
setts, offered the sales tax amend
ment, which was defeated SO to 81.
The senate heard Vice President
Curtis put the final question. When
the roll was called, II senators
voted against the bill. They we're:
Democrats, eight, Black, BuloW,
Costigau, Glass, Gore, HaWeS, Smith
and Trammell; Republicans, two,
Blaine and Norbeck; Farmer Labor,
one. Shipstead. Democratic oppos-
ition was to the tariff rates in
cluded in the bill.
Jack Andrews. North Los Ange-
les, is making extensive tests tc
ascertain the proper time and
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