The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-25
LAR 4 BILLION
 IN REVENUE BILL
xz.s ..,,ated Cut of Nations Tax Bur- s- to 1928 Is $s1s,OOO, ,O0O--Passed House by Vote of 274 to l25,
 Straight Party Vote.

Washington, Aug. 22.-The tax re-
 z;<ipn bill of 1921, estimated to cut <47e hoo 900 from the nations tax bur 4z4 bv 1923, was passed late today by
 Az House, ETA to 125, on an almost st-s5oht party vote. Three Democrats
 ......,arted the measure and nine Re ,.. bi;eans voted against it. The Demo zr4tS were: Campbell, Kansas; and .,.s..se and Lazaro, both of Louisiana.
 ''hp Republicans were: Seek, Wis .a4ein: Cleague, Minnesota; Keller, Y zs,fesota; Lampert, Wisconsin; <5;&6alson. Illinois; Sinclair, North 1,skofa: John M. Nelson, Wisconsin; Iai1t Wisconsin,; Woodruff, Michi-
 ohpresentative London, socialist, of <e~ York, voted against the bill.
 (.ompared with the number of Re- x.sI.iicans were fifty who voted for a Henocratic motion to recommlt the }.sl( for elimination of the provision re- ,.sa1ing the income surtax rates above a Der cent. This motion was lost, 1f;a fo 23O, with one Democrat, Camp helI. Kansas, voting against 1t.
 The bill will be sent Monday to the &en<te. where it will be taken up af- fer the end of the recess on Septem- h4x 21. Meantime, the Senate Fin anre Committee will hold additional nabIic hearings on the tax question 44d probably revise the measure in a aunsber of details. As finally passed hv fhe House with nearly 100 com u1ittee amendments, the bill is esti- mated to produce total of $3,347,000,- (|I>f Revenue this fiscal year, or $221,- 100000 less than the estimate under the Existing law.
 As repeal of the excess profits tax and higher income surtaxes dates would not become effective until next JAnnDry l, the full force of the meas I1re Will not be reflected in government receipts until the calendar year 1923, buf Republican leaders say that thru reoeal of the transportation and other taxes the reduction in the tax bill in tsi6 next calendar year will be approx 'n1afely $512,000000.
 Before the bill was brought to a |iraI vote there was a turbulant scene a1l1endment, that proposing a tax commission left zk Inc post. It is understood that an rdort will be made to have a Senate Ia1 an effort to force through and sot11nnittee insert it in the bill. The House was thrown into disorder when Representative Connolly, Democrat, fexas, undertook to reply to a pre- >ared address by Representative Mon lelI of Wyoming, the Republican lead Y, praising the tax measure.
 There were jeers and calls from the Repnblican side and protests from the 3edaocratic side that Mir. Mondell was nferrupting the Texas member with )Qt Obtaining recognition from the
 Grier finally was restored, but when { <ame time to vote on the bill, the 42naoerats sprung a surprise.
 Representative Cochran of New Fork, rising to a question of the ''high- 'st privilege" introduced and had read
 Resolution regarding President darding's delivery message urging of action on the bonus Ill without enough members present Q hear him.
 Representative Mann, Republican of l3inois, tried to shut off introduction f the measure, but after a debate, 3ucaker Gillett ruled that it was priv le8ed. The Republicans counte~ed vikh motion to lay it on the table, Rhlch prevailed and then the House <ot to vote on the Democratic mo- io1 to recommit. offered by Represen- a{ive Garner. Texas. Democrat.