Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-28
BONUS THROWS COP.
INTOSTATE OF ALARM
Opposition to Any Additional Tax
Comes From ALI Parts of
Country.

Washington, April 2s-Alarmed by
the growing discord in their ranks and the
opposition To any additional taxation
which has come from all parts of the
country, Republican House leaders yes
terday pleaded with their members for
United support of the soldier bonus legls-
lation TO be reported by the House Ways
and Means Committee.
In set speeches delivered by Repre-
sentatives Longworth and Green, the
form the bonus legislation is TO take
was set forth. The argument was advanced
that "any one who would oppose a sales
tax for the purposeof assisting The return
ed soldiers was rather small. and the
warning was made that the proposal Of
the Democratic members 10 raise the nee
ossary revenues through taxation of war
profits was made TO hinder and not to
help and, If adopted, would bury the
bonus legislation beyond bope of resur-
rection." Longworth said the Republicans
would speedily push the bonus legisla-
tion through the House.
Whether the Republican leaders will
be able to drive the insurgents into line
to support the bonus legislation and
the sales tax provisions remains still a
question desgAe the repeated statements
Alttt representative iA0Nti fk- bhifi1tfiff
OF South Dakota. leader Of the insurgents
that any sales-tax legislation would be
opposed.
Many members, including some Of the
Republican leaders insist TINT the in
surgents will be found supporting the
Republican legislation and that no Sc
rious consideration will be given TO the
Johnson-Rainev bill for the taxation Of
war profits
Representative James Il. Mann, of
Illinois, the real Republican House lead
er and the man usually called upon to
reorganize n disorpnnized Republican
House in Fan emergency, has suddenly
returned to the House after n long abb
sence That this will be great strength
in leading the Republicans out of their
threatened catastrophe. is admitted and
that much hope is placed upon his ac-
tivty within the next few days also is
assured
Representative Ionkworth. member
of the Ways and Means Committee. and
also member of the Republican steer
ing committee, yesterday outlined for
the FIRST time on the floor, the form the adj
dtional taxation IS TO take He said
no form of taxation had been adopted
finally. The essential features of the legis-
latson. he said. would be as follows:
Application of sales tax of per cent
on ultimate sales to yield si00,000,00o
annually.
Two per cent additional tax on incomes
higher than 5000
Tax on all stock exchange transfers
equal 10 the amount of the commission
obtained by the broker
Tax on real estate transfers Of half
of | per cent.
Tax on tobacco up TO Is per cent
and averaging throughout about -
per cent.
The taxes 90 run for two wears. begin
ning December | next and in the two
years 10 yield a total of approximately
sl,S00 100000
Soldiers to receive 81 p dav for every
day Of service. the average total to each
soldier estimated now at $500 foran aver
age of 400 days of service.
Longworth said the sales tax was not
TO be applied to those business render
ing service such as hotels. The bonus,
he said, was to he given TO officers up
To the rank Of captain; to regular army
soldiers from the date of the beginning
of the war to its conclusion to National
Guard men from the date they entered
the regular army, and TO widows of men
who died in the service.
The discussion on the floor took a
wide range, but almost entirely it was
an effort on the part of the Republicans
TO discourage any Republican support
for the Johnson-Rainey proposal for the
taxation of war profits and an effort on
the part of Democrats to obtain Repub-
lican support for this proposal and Re-
publican opposition to the proposed tax
on sales.