The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-04-14
B|LLSPLENT|FUL
IN THE HOUSE
AIMED TO COVER IMPORTANT
NATIONAL PROBLEMS.

Washington, d. c., April l4.-Bill
important problems before congress
were introduced today in the house.
They included the emergency tariff
repeal of some war taxes and propos-
ais for new ones, soldier bonus and
soldier relief, federal budget, restric-
ton no immigration and federal road
building
While the five way" plan of vet
eran organizations for deferred COM
pensation to the eX-service lpen be-
came house bill No. l., the tax ques-
ton was foremost. Representative
Longworth, of Ohio, proposed repeal
of excess profits and war profits tax
alton. The suggestion was repeated
by Representative Bacharach. of New
Jersey. and Mott, of New York. who
proposed imposition OF gross sales
taxes at 1 per cent The Bacharach
measure also suggested reduction or
normal income tax rates 10 : per
cent, and application on the surtaX 10
incomes above $1,000, with maxi
mum rate of 40 per cent.
Chairman Fordney, of the ways
and means committee, presenting the
service mems proposal, which provid-
es for alternatives between cash pay
ments, and settlement, insurance, vo-
cational education and home build
ing, left out taxation proposals, but
Representative Gallivan, of Massa-
chusetts, put in a duplicate OF the
bill as il passed the house last ses-
sion.
Representative Sweet, republican.
of Iowa, introduced a bill to consoll-
date all boards and bureaus having
to do with soldier rehabilitation, and
Representative Fess, republican, OF
Ohio, suggested exemption from in
come taxes of all payments to veter-
ans undergoing vocational training.
immigration restrictions, decided
on by the last congress in enacting a
bill limiting annual entrance of
aliens to 3 per cent of the total resi-
dent of each nationality as found by
the 1910 census, was proposed by
Chairman Johnson, of the immlgra-
ton committee. His bill duplicated
that which President Wilson gave
a pocket veto.
Representative Blanton, democrat,
of Texas, whose battles with his as
sociates in congress have attracted
attention, suggested that congress be
reduced from 425 members to 304,
and he reapportioned according to the
1920 census, but would provide for
holding the membership TO it's pres
ent limit. Mr.. Blanton also propos-
ed elimination of the travel allow
ance of 90 cents a mile for members
and substituting a payment of actu'
al expenses to be made out on sworr
vouchers.
Representative Young, republican
of North Dakota, introduced the
emergency agricultural tariff as i
passed in February. Its effective
period was fixed as six months aftel
enactment instead of ten, as in tn
vetoed measure of the last session.
Chairman Kahn, of the militar!
affairs committee, again proposed
separate air corps under a new ex
ecutiye bureau, to control militar.
aviation, and a separate proposal To-
federal regulation of civilian aviation
to accompany it.
Chairman Good. of the appropria
tions committee, introduced the fed
eraI budget bill. another vetoed meas
ure.
Abolition of the railroad labol
board and repeal of sections of the
transportation act under which i
operates was proposed by Represent
atives Tincher, republican, of Kan
sas. His bill would empower the IN
terstate commerce commission to per
form functions now assigned to tn'