The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-18
MEASURE Is TO COME
UP FOR FINAL VOTE
SATURDAY AT 3P. M.
Date Decided by Strictly Party
Vote After Four Hours
Debate.
DISCUSSION WAS NOT
CONFINED TO MEASURE
Representative Garner Opens the
Democratic Fight on
/. the Bill.
(ey The AssooIated Press.l

10y Inc AoSCciaLo0 PreS8.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE re-
publican defense Of and the demo-
cratic assault on the new tax bin got
under way today IN the house OF repre-
sentative. Discussion, however. was
not confined to the bill itself, ranging
all the way from the number of cooks
President Wilson took to Paris to the
question OF social justice. Chairman
Fordney OF the ways and means COM
mittee, in charge of the measure
opened the four hours debate after
tho house had adopted on a strict
party vote, 233 to 115, q rule provid-
ing for a final vote at 5 p. M. Satur-
day. Most of his speech of an hour,
as he said IN closing. was "a little
about the bin and a whole lot about
the democratic party"
Reviewing what he described as ex-
travagance under the last administra-
tion, Mr.. Fordney charged that Presi-
dent Wilson had taken over the rail-
roads ''for political purposes only" and
had placed in charge OF them his SON
in-law, McAdoo, whom he was groom
ing for the presidency"
Asked from the democratic side why
he had voted for the bill authorizing
dederal control OF the carriers. the
speaker gaidI
Il voted 20 put the President in a
hole and we did it,
Later Mr.. Bordney said he had made
his statement about taking over the
railroads Jolxingly, but his declaration
was greeted with jeers from the demo-
Gratis.
sT,An .rvn,,,aktno hos,--nox ,,.a,.& 49,
details about shipping board opera
tions and war purchases as we'll as
operations OF the railroads and the
telephone lines and declared that now
the republican administration had to
go to the country and ask for money
to pay for these extravagances." He
then gave some figures about the
number OF people President Wilson
carried with him to Paris and the
money spent while there, adding:
"The fiddler wants his pay now; we
danced then"
Turning to the bin itself. the chair
man discussed briefly the changes in
tax levies proposed and declared the
committee had made an honest effort
to reduce taxes and believed It had
given to the house "as equitable a
circumstances"
Mr.. Fordney was given demon
stration by his republican colleagues
and some democrats who stood and
appiauded him for several minutes.
Representative Garner. OF Texas,
ranking minority member OF the ways
and means committee, opening the
democratic fight on the bin. replied at
IN.
ments about federal railroad opera
tion. Asserting that democratic and
republican congresses had voted $2,-
500 ,00O, 900 to the railroads. he declared
that the end was not yet.
''You are called upon" he said. adj
dressing the republicans, ''to vote
$500, 100000 more which the president
recommended the other day. Why do
-our leaders want you to vote on this
proposition before congress takes a
recess? They dare not lot you go
home and meet your constituency on
the proposition OF giving the railroads
$500. 900 more"
Turning to the tax bill, Mr.. Garner
said he believed and hoped his party
would say that the law put on the
statute books should provide that
those most able to pay should pay.
Ho added that the republican pro-
posal was for a lifting of the tax bur-
den from the classes and placing i'll
on the masses
Urging repeal of all OF the minor
war taxes, the Texas member said he
would propose as peace time policy
tho containing OF all government reve-
nue. from Ave sources.-Inheritance
taxes, individual income and corpora
tion taxes. tobacco taxes. customs re-
ceipts and postofflce and miscellane-
GUS receipts.
Mr.. Garner charged that Secretary
Mellon in proposing tax revisions. had
only one object "the relieving of the
rich and the taxing OF the poor" Fe
also declared that In the light of all
OF the treasury recommendations, II
was only fair and assume that the
administrative changes in the new bill
had "been drawn in favor of those
who pay high taxes and against those
who pay small taxes"
The provision in the new bill CIV
ing the secretary OF the treasury
tcontlnued on PaSe Three.)