Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-18
TAX MEASURE To
. Be OPPOSED BY
THE DEMOCRATS
LOWER HOUSE
Decision Is Reached at the
Fourth Meeting Held to
Decide On a Course For
Minority Members,
DEBATE COVERS WIDE
RANGE OF SUBJECTS
J. 5 From the Number Of
<SI0ks Wilson Took to,
=. ariS to the Question OF
: /SoCiaI Justice,
tBy The Associated Press,)

Washington, Aug. II. - Demo-
cratic members of the house at
caucus tonight pledged themselves
to vote against the republican tax
revision bill and adopted resolu-
ton declaring that the measure was
"subversive of the principle that
should govern taxation for the sup
port of this government"
The resolution charges that the
bill relieves profiteers and tax
payers Of large incomes from their
Just share of the load of taxation
and leaves an unfair portion of the
burden to be borne by the people
Of moderate means"
"It violates" the resolution con-
tinues, 'the promise of all parties
to reform and revise the system OF
taxation so that all citizens and cor
lporations shall bear just portion
of the tax load"
The decision was reached at the
fourth meeting which had been
/ held since yesterday in an effort 70
chart a course for the minority
The caucus also instructed the
democratic members of the ways
land means committee to offer q
lmotion to recommit the bill inn
mediately before the final vote,
scheduled for p. m. Saturday.
| The republican defense of, and
| the democratic assault on the new
/ tax bill got under way today in
1.-THE house of representatives. Dis
lcussion, however, was not confined
to the bill itself, ranging all the
way from the number OF cooks
President Wilson took to Paris tt
the question of social Justice.
! Fordney Opens Debate.
Chairman Fordney of the ways
land means committee. in charge o
1.-THE measure, opened the four-houl
ldebate after the house had adopted
on strictly party vote. 223 to lis
a rule providing for final vote a
i3 p. m. Saturday. Most of hi
lspeech of an hour. as he said il
closing, was "a little about the bill
land whole lot about the demo
cratic party"
Reviewing what he described a
Iextravagances under the last ad
, ministration, Mr.. Fordney charged
that President Wilson had takel
over the railroads "for politica
purposes only" and had placed 4
charge of them 'his son-in-law
McAdoo. whom he was groomin
for the presidency"
Jeers Greet DecIaration.
Asked from the democratic sid
why he had voted for the bill au
thorizing federal control Of the car
riers, the speaker said:
ST voted to put the president i
hole and we did it."
Later Mr.. Fordney said he ha
made his statement about takin
; over the railroads jokingly but hi
! declaration was greeted with jeer
from the democrats.
The committee chairman wen
into details about shipping boar
operations and war purchases a
well as operations of the railroad
and the telephone lines and de
clared that now the republican ad
ministration had ito go to tn
country and ask for money to pa
for these extravagances." He the
gave some figures about the mum
ber of people President Wilso
, carried with him to Paris and tn
money spent while there, adding
Fiddler Wants His Pay.
1.-THE fiddler wants his pay now
we danced then"
!. Turning to the bill itself. tn
chairman discussed briefly tn
lchanges in tax levies proposed an
declared the committee had mad
an, honest effort to reduce take
and believed it had given to tn
house "as equitable measure 9
was possible under the circun
stances"
Mr.. Fordney was given den
onstration by his republican co
:. 4 leagues and some democrats VIII
stood and applauded him for seN
n eral minutes.
s Garner Opens Attack.
n Representative Garner OF Texa
ranking minority member of II
ways and means committee. opei
n ing the democratic fight on u
:. bill, replied at some length to M
s HOTuney SldleHlelitS dpouI ASNSi
/, railroad operation. Asserting th'
: democratic and republican col
crosses had voted $4,000, 900, 600
the railroads he declared that IL
end was not yet. 4.
"You are called upon" he sal
to vote 100000 more whit
the president recommended Il
/, other day. Why do our leade
want you to vote on this propos
tion before congress takes a r
Ncess? They dare not let you
8 home and meet your constituen.
8 on the proposition of giving Il
;, railroads $500, 100000 more"
Places Burden on Masses.
e Turning to the tax bill Mr.. Ga
s ner said he believed and hoped h
dd party would say that the law p
= on the statute books should pr
+ vide that those most able to p;
should pay. He added that. Il
4 republican proposal was for a lif
: ing of the tax burden from Il
J, classes and placing it on 7 Il
q masses.