Evening star., 1921-11-06

charged that the republicans were
proposing to take the tax "off the
profiteers."
You're putting the profiteers in
the front rank now," he said, ''and
the soldiers in the rear
In reiterating a statement that the
Reed amendment was unconstitu-
tional. because he said 1t proposed to
tax one class of people for the benefit
of another, Senator New, republican,
Indiana, said this opinion had been
sustained by high legal authority. The
written opinion of this authority,
whose name was withheld, was put
into the record.
Senator Mcclellan, democrat, Ten
nessee. announced that il the Reed
amendment was voted down he would
offer an amendment proposing the re-
funding of the debt owed this country
by foreign nations and the use of
$2.000,00O,000 of the interest in defray-
ing the cost of adjusted compensation
He discussed his proposed amendment
at length.
McCumber Hits Amendment.
Senator McCumber. republican
North Dakota, announced his opposi-
tion to attaching the bonus measure
to the revenue bill. Referring to the
Reed amendment, he declared that he
had "too much respect for the bonus
measure to tie it to a corpse"
"A soldiers bonus bill will be passed
Independent of the tax measure" SEN
ator McCumber said, adding that ION
the adjustment of the foreign loan
hangs the fate of the soldiers bonus"
| The Presidents recent address to
had made it clear that the executive
was waiting on the funding of the
foreign loan to pay the bonus"
Republicans Accused.
Senator Jones. democrat, New Mex
leo. accused the republicans Of at
tempting to delay the bonus until
in the sweet bye-and-bye most peo-
Senator Kenyon. republican. Iowa.
announcing that he would support
the Reed amendment or any other
easonasle asia tPat plan ,,dss for soldiers
who advocated a bonus were re-
garded as demagogues. those who
tried to do anything for the farmer
were regarded as demagogues and
for labor were regarded as dema-
gogues.
"The way not to be q demagogue,"
he added, lis to vote to take the tax
off Of golf balls, furs and excess prof
its. Do that and you Immediately be-
come a great statesman"
Speed ON Tax Expected.
The bonus issue disposed of.
leaders on both sides expect rapid
progress to be made on the tax NJ
vision bill. with possible passage of
the measure tomorrow night.
Should the tax bill be passed by the
Senate tomorrow it would not reach
the House until Wednesday, as that
body adjourned yesterday until that
time. Leaders there plan to take 1t
up Thursday, with . view Of having
it sent to conference.
Meantime. however, group Of re-
publican representatives from west
ern states have started a movement
looking to vote in the House to in
struct the ,conferees OF that body to
accept the SO per cent income surtax
substituted by the Senate for the
House maximum of 80 per cent
Six representatives signed cir
cular letter to other republican mem
bers of the House urging them to vote
to amend the rule, which, 1T was
stated, was expected to be offered to
send the bill to conference. Tax
sponsors of the movement expect to
muster considerable strength for
their plan from the majority side OF
the chamber and are counting upon
the united support Of the democrats.