Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-21
REUSE
ITO Kill.
BILL
bot Debate Rages
'Over Proposal to Kill
|Direct Tax Measure
Motion Tabled

Motion TaDled
n Nv reason of an announcement
Sneaker Bean that, he would
;Dnstrue the indefinite postpone
5.eut of any one of the four fair
il measures now before the house
i killing all of the bills and defi-
#jtely disposing of the fair propo-
sItion so far as the legislature is
sbncerned, the proposed 1925 Port
hnd exposition escaped an untime-
\ death by inches this morning
*ben the house accepted a motion
il lay on the table Representative
4pnnett's motion that house joint
RsOlution No. 1, the direct tax
feasure, be indefinitely post
2Dned.
Il The fight resulted in first blood
IN the fair forces, in that they
EaYe SO far been able to keep their
1osition fortified with all four of
Be fair proposals still open for
bnsderation, and they are still in
position to compromise in what
#er manner is necessary to secure
some form Of fair legislation.
Favor Income Tax.
What shape this legislation will
BIKE is still far from definite, but
be proponents of the gasoline tax
he beginning to doubt the value
u their measure as a compromise
7asis, and there is strong under
|urrent running in the direction of
'peaker Beams income tax this
Slternoon.
The fair tax fight broke just be-
Pre- l1;SO o'colck this morning,
pc hour set fhen the morning ses-
Fon convened for consideration of
Y Of the fair bills and was still
ping strong when the house ad-
burned for lunch. Indications are
pat the fight will occupy the
ouse all through the afternoon
nd probably into an evening ses-
on.
Gasoline Tax Proposed.
When 1880 o'clock rolled
ound and the speaker placed the
II bills before the house as the
ecial order of business, the men,
rs were already engaged in
ated controversy over house
lnt resolution No. 8, the substi-
le for the direct property tax
lfOduced this morning by Kubli,
! which had not yet been print
or placed in the hands of the
use members.
Inc new resolution is the same
erect as joint resolution No.
ID It's provisions, except that it |
'stltutes a gasoline tax of three
us, from the proceeds of which |
VVN0O0 Is to be taken for sup |
: OF the fair, for the direct
'perty tax clause and includes a
lslllutlonal amendment author
ls a gasoline tax.
through the discussion of the
summation of the Multnomah
'aty delegation to prevent the
''h OF any of the fair proposals
ore one of them had been ac-
NY accepted, was becoming |
y evident, an indicated the full
sat OF the muddle into which
lalf problem has drifted. I'm
10 determine what PROPOSE
IS apt to meet with the most |
VI, The fair crowd is not taking
enanees on losing what may
= TO be its winning card.
,eAnett OF Coos brought the sit
,0n 70 a focus and precipitated
isai battle when he moved that
e E Joint resolution No. /, the
~ TAX measure, be indefinitely
.pohed, arguing that every
,oer ~ of the house realized the
ii.y Of attempting to enact
elrect tax legislation, and
.elore it would be well to dis
Vi this measure and clear the
y Tor consideration of the
II plans.
,aOh broke up the constro-
=; = Oy his motion to lay Ben
motion of postponement on
sa aOle' and the house adjourned
@ again at 2 o'clock, with
.air measures. the two gaso-
saA proposals, the direct tax
!. ana Speaker Beans income
neihe still before it.