Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-12-01
HOUSE Rejects
HARDINg'S PLEA
Vote 201 to 173 Keeps 500 Levy
as Set by Senate, 81 Repub-
licans Joining Democrats.
PRESIDENT IS CRITICISED
Reading Of His Letter 70 Chairman
Fordncy Evokes Protest from Mem
Eers Of Both Parties-HardIna
Fails to Turn Surtax Tide.

WashlngtOn.-Disregarding the ex-
pressed wish OF President Harding
the House voted 201 to 173, to accept
the Senate amendment to the Tax Re-
vision bill fixing the maximum income
surtaX rate at 80 per cent on Incomes
Hf S2O0OOO or more.
Ninety-four Republicans, most Of
them from the Middle and Far West.
joined with the practically solid Dem
"cratic minority in supporting the
amendment
Announcement OF the result brought
applause from both sides Of the cham
her, with some Of the Democrats
breaking into cheers.
Before the vote was taken the
House listened to the reading of a
letter from President Harding to
Chairman Fordney, Of the Ways and
Means Committee. suggesting that the
House and Senate compromise. The
EXeCurive said me still believed the
original House rate of 81 per cent
was nearer to just levy and the
more promising one In returns to the
public treasury" but that In view Of
tie Legislative s!iuaiinn he Thought II
wholly desirable" that there he a
compromise at 10 per cent.
Immediately after II became known
that the President had written Mr..
FOrdney. Spokesman for the "Insur-
gent" Republicans said the letter
would not affect the result. They had
claimed a total of ninety-three Repub-
lican votes. or one les sthan was cast
for the amendment.
Among the majority members sup
porting the amendment were Chair
man Campbell. of the Rules Commit
tee; Representative Green. OF Iowa,
ranking Republican. on the Ways and
leans Committee, and Chairman
iInugen, Of the Agriculture Commit
Zee
This vote settled the biggest issue
h"twecn the House and Senate on the
FAX Revision bill
The intervention of the President
~ the tax revision fight-the second
5.mCe The Ways and Means Committee
3c"an drafting the measure three and
i half months agn-fOlluwed a visit
Ia the White House of Representative
,Iondell, OF Wyoming. the Republican
loader In the House. The President
then summoned Chi irman Fordney
and Representative LongwOrth, Of
ohio. ri the Ways and Means Commit
lee. and expressed his views on the
sHrtaX. Those were supplemented by
letter T. Mr. F"rdney.
Durin. the t.rec hours debate I'm
The House, which was conducted un-
,ler special rule. the President was
attacked for writing Mr.. Fordney.
The roll call Of the House gave the
following ninety-four Republicans vot-
ing in favor of the Senate amend
ment {" the tax hill settling the maxi
mum levy at 80 per cent on income
SurtaXcS:
Anderson, Andrews, Nebraska; An
h"ny. Barbour. Beck. Begg, Bceham.
,'ird. B"ieS. Brennan. Brooks, Illinois
Browne, wisconsin; BurtneSs, Camp
ell, Kansas: Chalmers. Christopher
,nl, Cia2ur. Class"n. Cole, Ohio; Col
.nn. Cooper, Wisconsin: Cramion.
,'urry. Davis. Minnesota; Denison,
Dickinson. DnweIl, Evans. Faust, Fos-
ter. Frear. Fuller. Funk. Gensman.
';rahIm. Illinois; Green. Iowa; Hau-
gen IInch. Hull, james, johnson.
south Dakota; kearns. Keller, Kelly.
Pennsylvania Ketcham. King. Kin
aid. Kleczka. Kopp. Lampert. Law
ra"c. LimcherGer, Little, Mccormick.
'lI.argEiu. Nebraska; Mnloney.
,.,orr. ohio: Morgan. Murphy. A. P.
NclS u. L. NJ Nelson. Ogden, Patter-
son, Missouri; Rlmseyer. Reavis.
RhudrS. Ricketts,, Robsion, Schall
scott. Tennessee: shaw, Sinclair, Sin
mott. S.sraks. Stafford, Steenerson.
Strong. Kansas: Summers, washing
on. street. Swing, Thompson, Tin.
.nr- Towner, Nuight. vo!stead, Wal.
err Wheeler White, Kansas: vii
..uu>, Williamson. Wood. Indiana,
ates. Y"aI-. Zihlman.-9i.