Evening star., 1921-04-12
LLSFLOOD HOUSE
AS SESSION OPENS
Tariff, Tax Reform, Soldiers
Bonus, Budget, Immigra-
ton Measures introduced.

ton Measures introduced.
Bills for reorganization of the fed
eral service. for tariff legislation,
for reforming the tax system. for SOL
diers bonus, a federal budget system,
restriction of immi grafton and a fed
eral road building program were
prominent in a record-breaking flood
of bills introduced the opening day OF
the extra session.
While the "ive-way" plan of vet
e-an organizations for deferred COM
n"asation to service men became
House bill No. l. the tax question was
foremost in the Legislative proposals.
Representative Longworth of Ohio
proposed the Stra light repeal of ex-
cess profits and war profits taxation.
The suggestion was repeated by Rep
resentatives Bachrach of New Jer-
scy and Mott of New York, who pro-
posed imposition of gross sales taxes
az l per cent rates. The Bachrach
n,t azure also suggested reduction OF
normal income tax rates to 2 per cent.
and applica ton of the Surtax to in
comes above $1,000 with a maximum
oi 30 per cent.
: Chairman Fordney of the ways and
.n'rnas committee. putting forward the
service mems bonus proposal. which
rrovides for alternatives between
ash payment. land settlement. in
srrance. vocational education and
home building. left out taxation pro-
p1SalS but Representative Gallivan
democrat, Massachusetts. put in an
exact duplicate of the bill as it passed
the House last session. In further aid
TO veterans, Representative Sweet, re-
re publican, Iowa, introduced bill to
consolidate all boards and bureaus
having to do with soldier rehabilita-
ton, and Representative Fess republic
can. Ohio. suggested exemption from
income taxes of all payments to veter-
ans undergoing vocational training.
+ Same Immigration Bill.
immigration restriction. decided
upon by the last Congress in enact
ing nlii limiting annual entrance of
Aliens into the United States to per
cent of the total residents of each ma
fIonality in the nation, as found by
tne% 1910 census. was proposed by
chairman Johnson of the im:niera
ION committee. His bill exactly dupli-
Gated that which President Wilson
gave pocket veto.
Representative Young, republican.
North Dakota. for the ways and means
committee introduced the emereency
agricultural tariff. exactly as IT was
passed in February. Its effective
erfqo was fixed as six months after
enactment instead of ten. as in the
vetoed measure of the last session.
chairman Kahn of the military
aHa1rs committee again proposed a
seperate air corps. under a new ex
ecutiye bureau, to control military
asiation, and a separate proposal for
to accompany it.
Chairman Good of the appropriations
committee introduced the federal
budget bill. another of the measures
vetoed during the former administra-
Abolition Of the Railroad Labor Roar,
and repeal Of sections of the trans.
portation act under which IL operates
was proposed by Representative
Tfncher. republican, Kansas. sIIis hill
would empower the Interstate Com
mee commission to perform func-
tions now assigned to the board
other bills introduced in The HouSa
included: 'ose
Sseating a federal department of
eaacation. appropriat ting $4,000, 900 to
sld states ate in training teachers. and
- tt.1ro.ooo Tor alien Americanization !;
by Iowner, republican. Iowa.
establishing the metric syatern 30
the standard for the federal govern.
InSnt Tor customs. excise, postal and
Iexsenue PURPOSES, after ZEN years BY
brrtten. republican. sIik9ois.
a.
marked goods to FIX Uniform resale
vania.
Submitting . constitutional amend.
ment recurring ratification Of ali f,-
Sue ,in constituttoml amendments by
by Siegel. republican.Eew York.
.frov1dfnE for cabinet members to
SIT as members OF Se1sa4e snd Houxe
by Montague. democrat. Virginia
submitting constitutional amend
terms Of President ana conxressionsI
omcers to begin by Montague (dem-
ocrat. Virginia
Extending dry law" enforcement IN
philippine Islands. by volstead fre-
Minnesota
Ha1low Roesevelt's Birthdsy.
Making October q, the late The
odore Roosevelt's birthday. an annusl
national holiday. by BacharacE ire
publican). New Jersey.
PROPOSING federal cooperation with
states In physical education Of school
children. by Fess frepublic4n). Ohio
Regulating stockyards. meat pack
ing and transportation Of live stock.
by Haugen (republican). Iowa.
permitting women to retain Amer
lean citizenship after inter-marriaee
Putting consular and Diplomatic
omcers under civil service: by Rodgers
repu blican. Massachusetts.
Taxing future sales OF grain 10 ner
cent OF value involved; by Dickinson
republican. Iowa "''iS'"'
permitting use of naval radio for
commercial and press messages: by
tarry- republican. California.
recurring federal publicity for cost.
prices and stocks in bi,uminous co,j
INDUSTRY; by Newton. republican. Min.