The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-15
TAX REVISION TO
BE RUSHED THRU
New Bill Presented in House
Late Today.
Democrats Call Caucus on Its
Provisions Tuesday.
MEANS Sc LESS Per CAPITA
Income Tax Increases to Make
Up Some Losses.
Bill Said to Fulfill All Pre- -EIec-
tiOn Pledges.
MEANS Sc LESS Per CAPITA

Washington. Aug. 15.-Republican
members of the house will endeavor
to take final vote on the tax revision
bill on next Saturday, Republican
Leader Monden announced this after
noon when a Republican conference
was held to consider the bill.
The house adjourned until o'clock,
when tbs expected the tax bill will be
presented. Democrats will caucus on
the bill at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
With a desire to escape the criticism
that only taxes on the rich were re-
pealed or lessened, the Republican
ways and means committee decided to
! increase exemption on income for
married persons and the exemptions
for children and dependents allowed
heads of families.
After Back Taxes.
The treasury is prepared by legisla-
ton carried in the bill to make a sharp
drive 1or the collection of some part of
the S150O,000,0O0 back taxes due 1t
under laws passed since 1916. Many
contests have arisen between the tax
payer and the government as TO the
amount of taxes actually due the gov
ernment and some of these cases are
pending in the courts. Many others
are handling taxes before the treas
ury. and the secretary is authorized to
take up such cases and effect an agree
ment as to taxes justly due, accept
navrnent and make final settlement.
All legislative business before the
house was suspended until there could
be an agreement on the tax agree
neIit and promise of party support for
the measure when it was brought be
fore the house Wednesday for consid-
Grafton. The Republican leaders
Oh nf having II
shot to pieces by amendments proposed
either by dissatisfied Republicans or
by the Democrats.
Cut Taxes So per Capita.
Republican Leader Mondell said to-
day he had no doubt as to the final
and hearty approval to be given the
bill by the house Republicans He
claimed that it represented success
full effort to reduce and redistribute
eouitably the tax burden on rich and
poor alike.
The revision of taxes proposed is
estimated to reduce the tax yield about
100000 900 or about $6 per capita
Internal revenue taxes under the law
as changed will produce an estimated
$4,000, 900. 900. annually for support OF
the government.
Secretary Mellon estimates that
something over $4,000, 100000 will be
needed by the treasury during the
next fiscal year. The additional ST.
OOO. 100000 is to be made up from
customs duties, miscellaneous receipts.
salvage from sales of surplus war ma
terials, increased receipts from back
and current taxes and reductions in
expenditures by the government.
Carries Out All Pledges.
The tax revision submitted to the
Republican conference today carries
out the Republican prediction
pledges to repeal the excess profits
taxes, transportation taxes and the
heavy surtaxes on incomes in the in
terest of business rehabilitation and to
get rid of the small taxes on ice
cream, soda water, luxuries and things
which have proved vexatious to the
public.
The proposed increases in the in
come tax is intended to absorb some
of the losses from repeal of the taxes
bearing heavily on business and re-
adjustment was made of the luxuries
and nuisance taxes to place part of
them on the manufa cturer instead of
on the purchaser.