Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-04-14
Hundreds Of Bills and Resolu-
tons Are introduced In the
Lower Mouse.
TO RUSH SOLDIER AID
0sfsrrsd Compensation Tor Service
Men 10 Flrst on LIST Tor Law.
MAkers Act,ou--raettV 9ill
introduced.

Washington The sixty.seventh Con-
Eress convened with few departures
from time honored precedent
appointment Of committees to notify
the president NJ thu assembling Of the
extraordinary session. reelection Of
Speaker Cillett and other Republican
officers ~ the House. Introduction OF
hundreds Of bills and resolutions In
the Hoaae aud organization Affairs
wsrs the principsi features OF the Sos.
s'on. Tho Senate which was organ
issd by the Republicans at the extra
sesston last month. waa In session only
20 minutes. hut the House orgAnisa-
ton required ssveral hours. Crowds Of
spectators thronged both Senate and
House galleries.
Tho Senate also will get down %
business when hills and resolutions are
10 be introduced and debate begun %
the $25. 100000 Colon biAn treaty. Sea-
aior Lodge, Massachusetts. Republicaa
leader. gave notice that he would move
for open diAcussion and himself make
the initial speech 10 behalf Of rAtiGca.
KELLOGG. Minnesota. Republican. op.
ponent Of the treaty and by Senator
Pomerens, Ohio Democrat and Knox,
Pennsylvania. Republican In 10 sup.
port.
Tax Question Uppsemost.
While the "hvs way" plan Of vet
eran organisation for deferred com.
pensation 10 service men became
House bin No / the tar question We
foremost In the legislative proposals.
Representative Longs 0f Ohio
proposed the straight repeal Of excess
profts and war profits taxation. The
suggestion was repeated BY Rsprsaen.
tAtives BacharAch Of New Jersey. and
Mott OF New York. who proposed i'm.
position OF gross sales tAxes at one per
cent rates The BAcharach measure
also suggested reduction OF normal In
come tar rates to per cent and ap-
plicstion Of the surtax to incomes
above $1,000. with q maximum rate Of
20 per cent
Soldier AID Oil pushso.
Chairman Fordney Of ths ways and
means committee. bringing forward
the service mems compensation pro
posal, which provides for alternatives
between each payment. land settle.
ment. insurance. vocational education
and home building. left out TAXATION
proposals. but Representative OAllivan.
Democrat OF Massachusetts. put In IN
exact duplicate Of the bill ~ II passed
the House last session In further aid
to veterans. Representative Sweet, Re-
publican OF Iowa. introduced 4 bill 70
consolidate all boards and bureaus
having to do with soldier rshabilitA.
ton. and Representative Fees. Repuh
lican Of Ohio. suggested exemption
from income taxes OF all payments 70
veterans undergoing vocational train
ing
Tarifs eIi introduced.
The emergency tariff bin introduced
Ia 10 be the hrst business Of the House
Debate Is to start Wednesday and
leaders hope for prompt passage
In the opening preliminaries the
overwhelming Republican majori,ies
OF ~ IN the Senate and about 10 10
the House worked with precision.
Sneaker Gillett was reelected zys 10
1l1. with Representative kitchin,
North Carolina, Democratic floor
leader. his perfunctory opponent Rep.
resehtative London. New York. the
only Socialist member. voted pre-
sent" The Republicans also bowled
over BIZ attempt by Representative
Food Virginia Democrat. to ihvesti.
gate the election Of Representative
Richard r Bird. Kansas. Republican.
who II was alleged spent In excess u
TO OGG II bis election chmpAlRn