Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
OFNS|NG PLANS
TO RAISE REVENUE
TO ALLOW BONUS
Ssnators and Representatives
Now In Z Nush TO Oct
Soldier votoa.
Gut II MEANS MORE TAXES
Nrec,ai r,spatch Prom Every Evening
WAahtnxton Correspondent

Hree" risrst.h From Eyery r.en'ns
Washington Correspondents
,-hinston, i'ch. 'n.-The Nonu~
hin IL about to emcrvc from it- ninc-
months slrwhe, "in committee The
sleeping potion personally applied b,
President Nariina has lost its potency
following tho discovery ON the ravt of
mewhe,s cf Congress that the cN-
se,,ice mon refuse 20 take mo Tor an
ensN-r
AZ IN. members ~ the House end
,n..,hlrd az the Scnato,- must stand
fui ~ election this taii. ana contemple b.
,lon ~ this circumstance has created
unrest ~ rons~.ss which oven the
Executive "a unable 60 sllny. as letters
tcur IN dn,ly from those who want the
brnur
There 10 q race on now between the
Nrnpie nnsnce committee ana the
wpyssnd means cumnittce 10 hc nrst
ln hrlnnlnr tho hill ,o the noor. The
senate measure win be substantially
he hin which MAS reported out last
NAV and ,r.commlt'cd on the urging
~ Mr i'ariinx IN hts nrst appearance
before Congress- Tho House ways and
means committee ~ trying to work
uut ihe details aud nnd the "lca.i oh
ierilunahlc" taxes which VA Itself is
y noteworthy und.riaklns
IN. first executive session ~ The
whys and mVans committee on the
honu- since the question was' re-
,prbcd took pl,ce "Wednesday, ami
vhen The members emerged from the
sprret conference late IN the afternoon
was apparent tina, there mad boon
q discussion which rendered those
present uhiiyiou. 90 the low terinera-
turo registered by the Thermometer
Untsde the building.
10 Provide Means.
Representative iam,a \. rrcer of
Wisconsin, who has recently hccn ac-
corded "a. leadership ~ the farmer
Nnf." in ,he House. started the hall
tnlllns. according to some of those
rrrs,nt. by rroposlns 60 raise s5o.-
coo GOO nv reviving the admission
tax" ior places uf amusement. lie
staucd that there could he iittle OBJ
iecilon to this ON the part 90 the mo-
tlvn pivturn industry, since the
movie" maxuat.s are able to pay III
ts,tofsucncfnl itays yearly salary
twice a. lsrse az that paid the rrcsl-
osn, ~ the United states and oven
srssr compensation to many stars.
When the sales tnN was mentioned a.
sonrc. uf revenue fur tho bonus.
itc,r 's'd thoeo present that " this
tNk wss urged. be would revive the
ssvc-s r,onts 'as and demand rein
statement ~ tho higher brackets OF
The suttrs both eliminated from tho
existing revenue law. which seemed 20
unt aui~'us on IN. aaic tax tslk
some ~ tho other sources mention
Al from which ~ IL expected Ia bring
in tha necessary revenue are taxes
un transfers ~ bond. and srock. on
s>chsnre transactions, real estate
rsn.f.,si gasoline consumption /;
sniomoh,lesi cigarettes and smoking
tobacco. banks checks aud increased
lr'ir, postage
chairman rurdncv personally holds
thki ali tha money can be- secured boy
aaN ~ onc.nfih ~ ono pet cent ON
stock ana bond transfers. onc-hAlf oi
enc .sri cent on real estate transfers
Rnd or Increase of one cent IN hotter
pnsihge rhis he nsures. would yield
slin GOO .ooe. which would meet the
lunu. payments the nisi year. Other
oemnht'se members fclt that the bur.
tsn ~ r,,rinr the honls money should
tr a. widely distributed a. possible
so that IN. public as whole should
contribute rrcasury experts wcr,
ssAnd 10 prepare for the committees
us~ estimates ~ the amount of reve.
nuc ihst vouh ho brought IN from
each ~ tho proposed icvics.
Woucv H. Christmas.