Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-12
TAX PROBLEMS
UPPERMOST IN
HOUSEPROCRAM
Important Bills introduced
On First Day Of
4 s. Session

Washington, April 11.-Bills de-
0gncd to cover some of the more i'm
portant problems before the present
congress were introduced today in the
mouse. They included the emergency
tariff, repeal of some war taxes and
proposals for new ones. soldiers bonus
ana soldier relief. federal budget, re-
@riction on immigration, and federal
road building.
While the "five-way'' plan of vet
: organizations for deferred COM
psnsa,ion to service men became house
Dill No. l, the tax question was fore
mos in the legislative proposals.
Representative Longworth of Ohio.
proposed the straight repeal OF ex-
cess profits and war profits taxation.
the suggestion was repeated by Rep
r~eSentatives Bacharach of New Jersey,
and Mott of New York, who proposed
imposition of gross sales taxes at one
percent rates. The Racharach meas
ure also suggested reduction of norm
al income tax rates to two per cent,
and application of the surtax to in
comes above $1,000, with a maximum
rate Of forty per cent.
Aid to War Veterans.
Chairman Fordpey of the ways and
means committee, putting forward the
service mems bonus proposal, which
provides for alternatives between cash
payment, land settlement, assurances,
vocational education, and home build
Ing, left but taxation proposals, out
Representative sGallivan, Democrat,
Massachusetts,, put in an exact dup.
hcate OF the bill as it passed the house
last session. In further aid to vet
Grams. Representative Sweet. Repub-
lcan, Iowa, introduced a bill to con-
H0IiAof "a all hoa~l- ~ 1900, I..:--
to do with soldier rehabilitation, and
Representative Fess, Republican. Ohio
suggested exemption from income taxes
OF all payments to veterans under
going vocational training.
immigration restrictions, decided
upon by the last congress in enacting
a bill limiting annual entrance of
aliens into the United States to three
per cent of the total residents of each
nationality in the nation as found by
h 1910 census. vas proposed by
committee. His bill exactly dupli-
Gated that which President Wilson
gave a pocket veto.
Wants Congress Reduced.
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Texas. whose. battles with his associ-
Ates In congress have attracted some
attention.. came forward with a sug-
gestion to reduce congress from 435
members to 304, and re-apportion
them according to the 1920 census A
number of other reapportionment bills
were produced. but would provide for
holding the membership to it's present
init. Mr.. Blanton also proposed the
elimination of the present travel al
OF 70 cents a mile for men,
oers and substituting therefore a pay
ment OF actual expenses, to be made
upon sworn vouchers.
Representative Young. Republican,
North Dakota, for the ways and means
committee, introduced the emergency
Agricultural tariff exactly as it was
passed in February. Its effective per-
tod was fixed as six months after en-
4ctment instead of ten as in the vetoed
of the asst session.
Air Corps Proposed.
Chairman Kahn of the military at
fairs committee. again. proposed a
separate air corps, under a new ex-
ecuttve bureau, to control military avi-
eral regulation of civilian aviation to
accompany it.
Chairman good of the appropria-
lions col mittee, introduced the fed
efal budget bill, another of the meas
ures vetoed during the former admin
istration.
Abolition of the railroad labor board
and repeal Of sections of the trans
portation act under which it operates
was proposed by Representative
Tincher, Republican, Kansas. His bill
would empower the interstate com
merce commission to perform func-
tions now assigned to the board.
Other. bills introduced in the house
included: Creating a federal depart
ment of education, appropriating $15,-
900, 900 to aid states in training teach
ers, and $7,500,000 for alien Ameri-
c~anization. by Towner, Republican,
Iowa. :
Submitting a constitutional amend
ment, requiring ratification of all
future constitutional amendments by
direct votes of citizens of the states,
by Siegel, Republican. New York. !
Making October 81, the late Col.
Theodore Roosevelt's birthday, an an
nual national holiday, by Bacharach,
Republican, New Jersey.
Taxing future sales of grain ten per
cent OF value involved, by Dickinson,
Republican; Iowa.
Fodbidding strikes which hamper
interstate commerce, by Blanton,
Democrat, Texas.