Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-28
BONUS LEGISLATION
STILL HANGS FIRE
Method of Raising Billions for
Soldier Relief Precipitates
All-Day Debate.
BR0AcH MANY PROPOSALS S
Retroactive "War Profits" Tax
and Sales Tax, Subjects of
Discussion in House.
BRoAcH MANY PROPOSALS
tBy Associated pr.ss.I

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The fight
over the method of raising almost
S2,o00.00o.000 for the soldier relief
legislation precipitatcd an all-day
debate in the House today, during
which the Republicans on one side
and the combination of Democrat.
and insurgent Republicans on the
other explained their proposals.
Representative johnson, Republi-
can. South Dakota, announced that
seventy-hve Republican insurgents
favored retroactive war profits
tax instead of a sales. tax. proposes d
by Republican leaders. His state
ment IL borne out later. would indi-
cate an upset OF the Republican pro
gram for passing the bill Monda =
without permitting action on the
war profits" proposal. Representa-
tive Garner, of Texas, the Democratic
whip. predicted that the result OF
the Republican caucus next FRIDAY v
night would be to whip" the insur-
gents into line.
suREests Levy on Incomes.
Mr.. Johnson and Representative
Henry T. Rainey, Democrat. Illinois.
introduced during the day the war
profit tax bill. which would place
an 50 per cent levy on the increase
OF net income during the last four
years over that OF the pre-war Pc
riod. the plan was attacked by Rem
resentatives Green, Iowa, and Long
worth, Ohio. Republicans. who de-
clared. it would levy taxes on
taxes" and that the excess earnings
OF individuals and corporations dur
Ing the war period had already been
taxed more than SO per cent
ITO accept this plan means there
will be no soldier legislation" de
ciared Mr.. Longworth. adding that it
would kill the soldiers bill beyond
resurrection"
Without giving the. details, Mr..
Longworth said the Republican plan
Tor raising the money proposed q
hve-fold scheme of taxation, besides.
the levy on seles, which he said
would not raise much" Mr.. Long
worth said all stock exchange trans
actions were To be taxed. while the
existing levies on tobacco, incomes.
and real estate sales were to be in
of captain or below in the army and
OF corresponding grades in the navy
would receive the benefits of the re
lief legislation as we'll as the enlisted
men,
Third PInn Is Advocated.
Representative Frear. Rcpublica n
Wisconsin. advocated a third pla
FOR raising money providing for in
creased income taxes during 1919.
1920 and 1921, ajax on stock divi-
dend" issued this year. and new taxes
on automobiles and theater admis :
slons, and real estate sales
Representative Clark, the Demo-
cratic leader. and Mr.. Garner de =
manded that opportunity be given TO
amend the bill. Mr.. Clark rccaliei i
the parliamentary revolution OF
i'lo' and gave gentle warning
that the Republicans were entering
on the same kind OF conduct ,ha, led
TO the upset of their machine then"
Mr.. Garner said the Republicans
were playing politics" with the leg
isiation and would not pass it until
after the election
Representative Rainey said the
proposed sales tax was especially
favored by "the great financial in :
terests." and once adopted would
never be discarded.
Congress ought never 10 pass a
DILL declared Mr.. Clark. in this con-
nection. "out OF which more irrita-
ton than revenue is to come"