Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-12
"5-Way"Plan
to Aid Vets
Is H. B. No. I

Washington, April 11.-Bills de
signed to cover some of the more i'm
portant problems before the Dresen
congress were introduced Monday il
the house. They included the ener.
gency tariff, repeal of some war taxes
and proposals for new ones. soldie,
bonus and soldier relief. federal bud
get, restriction on immigration, aDd
federal road building.
While the ''five-way" plan of vet
eran organizations for deferred com
pensation of service men became house
bill No. l, the tax question was fore
most in the legislative proposals. Rep
resentative Longworth, Of Ohio, pro-
posed the straight repeal of excess
profits and war profits taxation. The
suggestion was repeated by Represen-
tatives Bacharach of New Jersey, and
Mott of New York, who proposed im-
position of gross sales taxes at one
point rates. The Bacharach measure
also suggested reduction of normal
income tax rates to two per cent. aud
application of the surtax to incomes
above $1,000, with maximum rate Of
40 per cent.
Fordaey Handles Bonus.
Chairman Fordney. Of the WAYS and
means committee. putting forward the
service mems bonus proposal. which
provides for alternatives between cash
payment, land settlement, insurance,
vocational education, and home build
ing, left out taxation proposals, but
Representative Gailiyan. Democrat
Massachusetts,. put in an exact dupi-
cate OF the bill as it passed the house
last session. In further aid to veter-
ans, Representative Sweet, Republi-
can, Iowa, introduced bill to consoli-
date all boards and bureaus having to
do with soldier rehabilitation, and Rep
resentative Fess, Republican, Ohio.
suggested exemption from income
taxes on all payments to veterans un-
dergoing vocational training.
Immigration restrictions. decided up
on by the last congress in enacting q
bill limiting annual entrance of aliens
into the United States to three per
cent Of the total residents Of each ma
tionality in the nation as found by the
1910 census, was proposed by Chair
man johnson. of the immigration COM
mittee. His bill exactly duplicated
that which President Wilson gave a
pocket vote.
Blanton Has Two Pets
Representative Blanton. Democrat,
Texas. whose battles with his asso-
ciates In congress have attracted some
attention, came forward with a sugges-
ton to reduce congress from 435 mem
bers to 304. and reapportion them ac-
cording to the 1920 census. A num-
ber Of other reapportionment bills were
produced. but would provide for hold
ing the membership to its present linz
t. Mr.. Blanton also proposed the
of the present travel al
owance of 20 cents a mile for members
and substituting therefor payment
If actual expenses, to be made upon
sworn vouchers.
Representative Young. Republican.
North Dakota, for the ways and means
introduced the emergency
agricultural tariff, exactly as it was
passed in February. Its effective Pc
'iod was fixed as six months after en-
lctment instead of ten. as in the We
oed measure of the last session.
Chairman Kahn of the military af- |
airs committee. again proposed a |
separate air corps, under new execu- |
i've bureau, to control military avia- |
ion. and a separate proposal for federal |
equation Of civilian aviation to accom- !
'any it.
Good Behind Budget Bill.
Chairman Good of the appropriations
ommittee. introduced the federal
udget bill, another of the measures |
etoed during the former administra-
ion,
Abolition of the railroad labor board
nd repeal of sections of the transporta-
ion act under which it operates was
roposed by Representative Tincher.
republican. Kansas. His bin would
mpower the interstate commerce com
Mission to perform functions now as
igned to the board.
Other bills introduced into the house
,cluded: Creating federal depart
rent OF education. appropriatinr $15.-
10000 to aid states in training teach
RS, and $780, 900 for alien American
IN, by Towner, Republican, Iowa.
Roosevelt Day Urged.
Submitting constitutional amend
tent requiring ratification Of all future
amendments BY direct
otes of citizens Of the states, by Sic
81, Republican, New York.
Making October q, the late Col.
heodore Roosevelt's birthday. an an
,al national holiday, BY Bacharach, Re-
nblican, New jersey.
Taxing future sales Of grain 10 per
mt of value involved, 81 Dickinson, i
Iowa.