, 1921-12-15

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-That the
special session of Congress which
has just adjourned has considered
legislation Of more fa%r-reaching i'm
portance than n other in the ma
toms history is the contention of
Representative F. W. Mondell, OF
Wyoming. majority leader of the
House. He says:
When the House adjourned, a
little more than sever months had
elapsed since our meeting on April
II. AS the Congress stood in recess
rom the 24th Of August to the 21st
OF September. and the House did not
meet for the transaction of business
until the third day Of October, the
actual session of the House has been
practically six months. During that
period 1876 bills and resolutions have
been considered by both Houses and
have become laws. in addition to
which 1875 bills and resolutions have
passed the House and are now before
the Senate. This Is a total Of 27l
bills and resolutions considered by
the House or almost two per day.
when the gavel fell on the final
adjournment Of the first session of
the Sixty-seventh Congress the House
OF Representatives had considered
and passed upon all OF the measures
for the consideration Of which the
Congress was convened In extraordi-
nary session. In addition to this, all
of the measures of primary import
ance that have been brought to our
attention or considered to a con-
clusion by our committees have been
considered and disposed Of by the
House except the bill for the re-
classification Of Fede raj employees,
which ~ unfinished business to be
disposed Of early in the December
session. the matter of congressional
apportionment which. twice consid-
cred. has not been finally disposed Of
by the House. and the so-called anti
lynching bill. which is on the cal
endar and, scheduled for early con-
sideration In December.
Judged either by the volume Of
the business transacted or the highly
important character Of the questions
and problems considered and passed
upon. this six months session. so far
at least IS the House of Representa-
tives is concerned, may be properly
classed as one Of the most diligent
and important sessions in the history
of the American Congress. In no
Congress in our history has better
progress been made In the considera-
ton Of the important questions Of
taxation and revenue. In no Congress
has the House OF Representatives in
the anne period of time considered
and passed SO much legislation COM
manding Importance.
THE President convened the Con-
gress in extraordinary session pri-
marily for the purpose OF the enact
ment Of legislation revising the
tariff and the tax laws. and this has
been the most important work of the
session. The tax revision. a most
difficult and trying work, a been
completed and the American people
win find a real and substantial
for Thanksgiving in the fact that
they are relieved for the present
calendar year Of Federal tax burdens
In the sum OF. $40. 200, 900 relief
all Of which Is lifted from the
shoulders Of heads of families OF
modest and moderate and IN
come. There ought to be and Will
be additional enjoyment OF the
Thanksgiving holiday by reason OF
the fact that under the new tax law:
and beginning January l. there Will
be a further lifting Of the Federal
INK OUEU0u III u ouAA -
1886 100000 for the calendar year..
"This lifting 10 distributed equit-
ably among the people Of the coun-
try, The Federal tax gatherer Will
NO longer collect taxes on ice-cream
cones, soda water, pills and notions,
or parcel post, o exact tribute on
Transportation or on the purchase OF
wearing apparel. The man Of mod
crate means, and particularly such
man with . family, has his ncom
tax burdens appreciably hghtene1,
while those classes of taxation which
are most successfully passed on 70
the consuming public or which most
hamper and retard business trans
actions and discourage or prevent tne
growth and development OF product
I've enterprise, like the excess proiits
tar and the higher brackets OF tne
Surtax are either repealed or roduGe0.
"ThOre has been eonsiderabie
patienos and criticism voiced 10 me
Country because the tax revision Dill
~ no4 been sooner placed upon the
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