Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-03
Op,s d dtoSa|es Tax
 /. Special Session
Chairman Fordney Would Re- serve It With Soldiers Bon- us Bill For Regular Session.

Washington, Nov. 2.-Denaoring the effort to put 3 sales tax through the senate at this ime, Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means commit tee, disclosed today that it was his plan to bring in sales tax in connection with the soldiers bonus bill which he said would be reported during the com ing regu ar session of congress.
 We want to reserve the sales tax for the bonus bill.' MT. Fordney said "and we will pass that measure soon after congress reconvenes.
 Earlier in the day, MT. Fordney, rep resentative Green. of Iowa, and Repre- sentative Longworth, ranking republican on the ways and means committee, had informed senate leaders that under no condition would the house agree to a sales tax at t,1is time.
 With proponents of the Shoot plan claiming only five votes less than ma jority for the sales tax. some republi- can senate leaders thought the fate of this proposition would be decided by dis cussions On the senate floor. This is the view of Senator Penrose in charge of the tax revision bill, who said he would in- sist upon full and free discussion. He added that while he would not oppose g sales tax he was not prepared to vote IpT IL ana duNeO JIldL lIt IIudHCe COilI mittee thought it was best to leave de cision on the sales tax to the senate It sels.'
 'It means very radical revision of the whole tax system" MT. Penrose said "and it was agreed that the committe ought not to take any stand On such al imporant and far reaching matter
 The latest canvass of the senate to l day by leaders was said to have showl thirty republican senators for the sale tax, 12 against 1t and 12 doubtful wit six absent or not boiled. Two democrat were represented as favoring this forr 1 of taxation with three others doubtful. While the sales tax conference wen On in the cloak rooms and elsewhere, tn senate proceeded with the tax bil, com pleting consideration of majority com mitfee amendments and taking II ] changes proposed by individuals. l third successive night session was hel and those in charge of the measur hoped by tomorrow the way would b cleared for the remaining three big fight f-soldier bonus, sales tax and a gradr | ated corporation income tax.
 Changes made in the bill included tn addition of a five cent a gallon tax o syrup used ;n the manufacture of cal bonated beverages. the tax on which ha already been fixed at two cents a gallol
 and the reduction from five to thre
 cents a pound in the proposed rate c carbonic acid gar,
 Another amendment adopted woul exempt from the admission tax charge made by community center pictu1 shows.
 Under a majority amendment 70 tf insurance section, agreed upon with u opposition, mutual insurance companIc
 other than life companies would be Ia,
 ed on net income as compiled under Il present law, while old line irsuranc
 companies, other than life, woull ! taxed On the net income from inves
 ment and underwriting. IL was cxplail
 ed that this difference had been agree upon in order to equali~e the taxatic !, on the two classes of companies
 Amendments offered by individual SCI
 ators were disposed of rapid y. but fa being adopted, and the night sessio
 was cut short. Senator Penrose e Iplained that since the soldiers bonn
 and sales tax proposals were the on
 big issues remaining so far as he kne'
 nothing was to be gained by meetir
 longer tonight.