Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-20
TAX REVISION
Bill TO COME
TO VOTE TODAY
Overwheln1ing Majority for
Passage Of Measure Gen
orally Conceded.

s.. ar' we K u z.
Washington, Aug. 2o.-The Repub-
1ican tax revision bill was to come to
q vote late today in the house with
its passage by an overwhelming mas
jority generally conceded. s
Democratic leaders predicted a
practically solid vote against the
measure by. their side of the house,
but they apparently had little hope
that they could draw enough strength
from the majority side to make the
contest close. ssr a.u
The bill will be sent Monday, to
the senate where it will be referred
Grafton during the forthcoming re-
cess Of congress The committee will
take It up in about ten days. 2s
A number of additional amend
ments We're approved today by the
ways and means committee. which
worked practically; up to the time the
house met at noon. Meantime the
democrats declared they would move
to recommit the bill, with instruc-
the provision for repeal on next
Jan. Of the income surtaxes above
81 per cent. The vote on this mo-
ton was expected to be taken short
~ after 3 p. m. with its rejection
generally conceded, and was to be
followed by the final vote on the
passage Of the bill -,..s
! Getting under way without the usu-
al half hour wait for q quorum to
assemble, the house quickly put
through the committee amendments
as offered.
II Washington, Aug. ore than
! half as&hundred amendments to the
Republican.ta1 bill most OF them 10
lniEnar, ct Y, i tmpof oftancs, were accepted To-
day blythe house in a ave hour
session marked BY: occasional clashes
between the majority and minority
and a arenewal OF the personal con-
troversy Between Chairman Fordney
OF the ways and means committee
and Representative. Byrnes, Demo-
crat. South Carolina. Nh;
A number Of other changes In the
bill, including elimination Of the pro-
visions for Ave per cent tax on the
manufacturers Of proprietary medi-
mouth wash and q reduction IN the
| tax on cereal beverages from SIX to
four cents a gallon are expected to
be proposed tomorrow by the ways
and means committee before the
measure is passed late in the day
| Drink Tax Killed. g'
Republicans and Democrats Of the
house were a unit today In approving
| one amendment, tlat> striking out the
section Of the bill imposing an annual
license tax Of $40 on vendors of soft
| drinks.
Under one amendment approved
over democratic opposition, corpor-
ations making gifts for charitable
| hn "a -
on such sums unless they exceeded
| five per cent Of the net income Of the
donating company.
81 sis One Big Fight.
| The big fight of the day was over
the amendment defining as foreign
trade corporations such domestic cor
| porations as derive fifty per cent or
moro Of their gross income from the
active conduct Of business outside the
United States \ and, similarly, as
foreign traders those American cid-
Henp who derive 80 per cent or more
| OF their gross income from sources
outside this country.
The Democrats claimed this pro-
! posal was a discrimination against
| purely domestic corporations In the
matter of taxes. T;
The republicans defended It on the
| ground that It was necessary to re-
neve foreign trade corporations and
foreign traders from taxation on in
come received from sources outside
| tho country in order that they might
compete with foreign concerns.
The amendment was adopted, los
to IS, eleven Republicans Joining In
Sthe negative vote. Il.
! s nv Tax Commission.
Ono Of the principle amendments
| .Sn,- ~ .-.>>s
| committee but vet to be presented to
tho house proposes creation Of q tar
/ Investigating commission. K
| The view of the minority on the tar
bill. written by Representative
Kitchen Of North Carolina, ranking
Democrat on the ways and means
committees, who Is Ill at hts home In
North Carolina, were hled with the
house late. today by Representative
4 Kitchin confined his report to what
he termed the two principle pro-
4 Visions Of the Republican tax pro-
l gram"-repeal Of the excess profit tax
and tho substitution Of 4 IN per cent
\ increase In tho corporation income
tax and elimination Of the surtax In
/ como rates In excess Of "a per cent.
The North Carolina member de-
| clared repeal Of the profits tax would
be IAN absolute surrender to and
! ,obedicnce. OF the, wiil and command
OF the big corporate interests and one
| Of the most vicious pieces OF legtsIa-
ton that waa ever proposed or ad-
1 vocated openly by any public man
since the beginning OF the govern
ment. 5sE &. 5 B n \. y "A "A
WEEKLY WEATHER FoRE,cAsr
washington, Aug. go Weather
predictions for the week beginning
4 Monday are: 3s Y u Il. 81 4