Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-20
Adjournment Made
Amid Cries for
Fight to Finish.
GARNER In DOUBT
ON RECOMMTTTAL
Pleads for Setting Aside
Of Personal Views
To Force Vote.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

With it's back to the wall in a
fight to save the tax bill, the
Democratic leaders of the House
adjourned that body early yester-
day afternoon.
The fate of the bill admittedly
is hanging in the balance, with
both sides seeking to line up men,
bers. It's opponents claim vic
tory.
The leaders supporting the
manufacturers sales tax, the crux
fthe tax bill as it was reported
from the Ways and Means Com
mittee, are hopeful that "cool-
ing off" period over the week end
would bring members of the House
a clearer realization of the seri-
Gus situation which confronts the
country and Congress.
Before adjournment was taken,
pleas were made by both Repre-
sentative Crisp of Georgia, acting
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, and Representative
Rainey of Illinois, Democratic.
floor leader, for support of the tax
bill. Earlier in the day Speaker
Garner issued a statement giving
his Endorsement to the tax bill and
calling on members to forget their
personal views and to vote for a
bill to balance the budget.
Unprecedented Situation.
The situation as it developed in the
House yesterday was almost unprece-
dented in the annals of that body.
Members OF the majority party were in
open revolt against the Democratic
leadership.
Even when the motion to adjourn
was made by Representative Crisp there
were shouts of mol MOI" from Demo-
cratic members opposing the tax bll
who wished to fight it out then and
there. But these shouts were promptly
gaveled down by Speaker Garner and
the House adjourned after one of its
most stormy sessions.
A charge made on the floor by Rep
resentative Rainey that the House was
protest and resentment of other Demo-
cratic members who groaned and
shouted mol"
The disorganized state into which the
House has fallen was clearly indicated
by Speaker Garner in comments to the
press following the issuance of his for
NAL statement. He said: The only
thing we can do is to let them go; let
them write the bill on the floor of the
hot h. hi ,r,fI ~
recommitted. What's the use? The
Committee Of the Whole will work its
will in any event"
The attitude of some Of the Republi
can leaders toward the situation was
reflected by Representative Smell, who
declared that the Democrats had made
a great mistake in bringing In the tax
bill unaccompanied By special rule for
its consideration, setting forth, in effect,
that the House must take 1t or leave it.
Bill Due Again Tuesday.
The tax bill Is not due to come up
on the floor of the House again until
Tuesday In the interim every effort
will be made by both sides in the fight
over the manufacturers tax to line up
their forces. Mr.. Crisp said following
adjournment that he proposed to con-
fer with the members of the Ways and
Means Committee and with Representa-
tive Smell, Republican leader Of the
House, to see if some agreement is not
possible to bring the manufacturers
sales tax before the House for vote
Tuesday without further delay.
Mr.. Crisp's contention is that there
should be a showdown on this provision
of the bill, designed to raise $685., 900,
or approximately one-hah of the total
Increased revenue to be derived in the
pending bill. If the House is not to
accept this tax, in the opinion Of Mr..
Crisp, it should be known Immediately
so that some other tax plan can be pre-
scented as a substitute.
Before the dramatic speeches OF Mr..
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