Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-09
that 1t invaded executive prerogatiye.
May Influence Cabinet.

May Influence Cabinet.
This undertaking Is regarded as
likely to determine selections for the
cabinet in number of Instances.
Gov. Lowden Of Illinois. for ex-
ample. blazed the way in that state
for successful experiment with the
budget system. Gen. Charles Gates
Dawes, Chicago banker. has made
forceful suggestions for placing the
federal administration on business
basis.
Republican National Chairman
Hays is deeply interested In the plan
for reorganization of the, departments.
Senator Mccormick. Illinois. pre-
scented the scheme for public well
fare department to Senator Harding
and will introduce bill for its Gre
alton at the approaching session of
congress.
An effort to get the preliminary
work onNthese reforms under way in
advance OF the Inauguration will be
made as soon as congress convenes.
The house committee on ways and
means intends to begin hearings on
tariff and tax revision, altho no at
tempt will be made to enact legisla-
ton until the extra session which Mr..
Harding will Call in the spring.
New 1921 Tax Laws.
The new taxes will apply to the in
comes and business of the calendar
year 1921, while taxes will continue
to be paid next year on 1920 business
and incomes under the present law.
A survey OF the project OF reorga-
nization Of the departments may be
made during the winter by COM
mission created by the Sn>oot resolu-
ton. passed by the senate and now
pending in the house. The number OF
government employees in the District
Of Columbia. alone, rose from $4,000
before the war. to $4,000 in Noyem
her, 1918. and now is 10000. 1t is
aimed to reduce this number to less
than 10000 in the next fiscal year.
To get an early start on budget re-
form some republicans favor immedt-
ate repassage of the budget bill,
eliminating the feature which caused
the veto.
Divergent views expressed today by
two republican house mem1e-s give
q line on the difficulties to ue con-
fronted by the party Leaders IN con-
gress in formulating prcg. IN for
the revision of the tax laM
Big Bills Coming Due.
Representative Fess, Ohio, chair
man republican congressi onal COM
mittee, favors sales tax to replace
the excess profits tax. He declared it
essential that the tax prog ram should
contemplate the early retirement Of
the $4,000. 100000 in floating; indebted
ness and the payment Of the s5.000,-
100000 In victory notes when they be-
come due in 1928. Such program
would mean that there can By no i'm
mediate reduction in the aggregate
derived from taxation,
Representative McFadden, Penn
sylvania, chairman, house committee
on banking and currency, on the
other hand, opposes the sales tax,
and takes the position that no effort
should be made to retire present in
debtedness at any time during the
next fifteen years. He advocated the
issuance OF long term bonds to take
up the short term floating indebted
ness, and the refunding of the victory
notes In long term bonds.
Against Excess Profits Levy.
Mr.. McFadden advocated the re-
peal OF the excess profits tax. but
then said that II his program were
carried out there would he no need
to provide n substitute foi. it.
Mr.. McFadden also urged that he
United States should require She for
eign governments to meet the $780,
100000 annnol payments on lo,rns
from the United States when they
become due.
Both Mr. Fess and Mr.. NcgHadden
contemplate saving thru a reduc-
ton in expenditures for government
departments.