Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-08-24
House Votes to Cut ss18, ooo,-
GOO From Present Levies;
Measure Sent to Senate.
8 REPUBLIC ANIllI;S' Bolt
Heads Of Families Get First Relief In
der 6. Q. P. 1ill-New Exemption
$500 and Increased Exemption
Of $500 for Each Dependent.

Washington Reduction OF the high
war taxes was brought step nearer
when the house passed and sent to
the senate the republican tax revision
bill. .5@. 2$.. -f. ..s. 4.=55
The final vote on the measure was
274 to 125, nine republi leans voting in
the negative. . .s:..=s I.
The chief feature Of the bill as at
fecting persons of ordinary incomes
are effective on the bills passage.
They include an increased exemption
of $500 for heads of families, making
the new exemption $4,000 instead Of
$4,000 as under the old bill, and an In
creased exemption of $500 for each de-
pendent making the new rate $500 in
stead Of 5000. .. s.: s. 81
As passed, the bill in 1923 will be
cut $818,000,000 from the present
levies yielding $3,6OO,00O,OOO a year.
The reduction in 1922 will be approx
mately $400,000,0O0 and for the pre-
sent year the cut is estimated at $780,
100000. .,,= 81.
These nine republicans bolted the
party leadership and voted against the
bill: g.ss$.s=.z.ss~ $ S.s..
Representative Beck, Wis; Keller,
MINI; Nicholson, Ill; j. NJ. Nelson,
Wis; Sinclair, N. D.; Voight, Wis;
Woodruff, Mich; Clague, Mimi, and
Lampert, Wis. Three democrats sup
ported the measure. They were Rep.
resentatives Campbell, Pennsylvania
and Lazarre and Dupre, Louisiana.
! Attach On Surfaces Defeated.
Fifty republicans, however, previous
| ly had joined with the democrats in
support of motion to recommit the
bill with instructions to the ways and
means committee to eliminate the re-
duction in surtax rates on incomes
above $4,000. This motion met defeat
by vote Of 1859 to 230. Only one
democrat voted against the motion.
There was no test of strength on the
question of the repeal of the excess
profits tax, the democratic leaders de-
Gliding they could win more republican
support by limiting the motion to re,
commit to the question of reduction
of the surtaxes ranging from 80 to IS
per cent on large incomes.
Just before the two final rollcalls
were taken Representative w. B. Cock
ran (dem. N. W attempted to obtain
consideration of resolution under the
guise Of question of the highest
privilege. The resolution declared it to
be the opinion of the house that Presi-
Ident Harding acted in violation Of the
constitution, when he addressed the
lsenate to the exclusion of the house on
the question of soldiers bonus legisla-
ltion on July IL. The resolution was
tabled on rollcall by vote of 28S to
108, on the motion of Republican
Leader ]. w. Mondell.
$28, 100000 More Siashed.
The net result Of changes made on
the floor on the resolution of the ways
land means committee was a further re-
duction of $2S,000,000e in revenue in
comparison with the yield of the pres
ent law. The total estimated reduc.
tion after the repeal Of the excess
profits tax has become effective will
be $818, 100000 This will mean a yield
after 1922 Of 1862, 000, 900 as against
So, $40 100000 from the present law,
The yield during the present fiscal
.[year will be about $3,350, 900.
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