The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-31
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Lodge. smoot. New, McCumbcr.
Warren. Penrose. Newherry and
potudexter.

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"Thla law provided also for tho alb.
clifton Of $3.50 900. 900 OF excess profit
taxes. TO be taken Off tho corpora.
lions. An amendment was proposed
To leave these taxes on the excess
profits and take $3.50. ooo. 600 Off tho
people. That would be approximate
~ 81. 900 600 off tho common people
Of tho state OF Washington. IL came
To a vote. October IS. 1921 mage
1919 Of the Congressional Record
Voting for II In the interest of
the people were norah. Kenyon.
Norris. Norberk. IaFollette. fadd.
Voting against II I'm the interest
Of tho corporations were Lodge.
smoot. New. Warren. penrose. New.
berry. polndrxter.
This law provided for taking the
taxes off foreign profits. that Is.
profits made by corporations in for.
elRn countries. This would take
$500 600. 600 off the corporations. An
amendment was proposed 20 leave
IL on the corporations foreign prof.
It's and take II orr the people. That
would amount to $4,000. 900 for the
people Of Washington. IL came to
vote on October 90. 1891 tpago Tsoa
of the Congressional Record
Voting for u in tir~ interest
Of the people were 1torah. Cap
per. kenyon. fenroot. Moses.
Nelson.
voting against n wsrr Cal
der. Lodge, New. Netnmbcr.
Warren. Pcnrose, roindksxter.
I'm order to iift tho taxes off tho
II on the corporations foreign pref.
posed an amendment providing for
a tax on gifts Of more than sc. 600.
! per cent for the second $50 200. :
per cent for tho third $50 900. per
cent for tho fourth SO. 600. etc. un.
I'll Il would take Is per cent OF all
over $4,000. 600. There n much
money given away by miliionalres
to their wives and children. and
thereby the income tar Ii avoided.
because there Is no tar on that
part OF the income which In given
away. but this amendment would
have brought $500 900 900 into tho
treasury and fnade IL possible 20
lift 5000. 900, 900 OF taxes Off the com.
mon people. Tn. proportionats
share OF that would be $4,000. 600 for
tho people OF this state. II came 10
a vote on November 7, 1891 ipaEs
ssei OF tho Congressional Record.
Voting for u IN the interest OF
the people were capper. cummins.
Kenyon. johnson. Jones OF wash
inEton. and Norris.
s.vosing against II IN the interest
of tho corporations were Lodge.
smoo,. New. Mccumber. Warren.
Pcnross. Newberry. poindcxtrr.
III ] had been In the senate.
! would have voted TO take this
$4,000. 600 in taxes off the com
mon people and leave II 90 be
paid by the millionaires and the
excess profits Of tho corpora
lions. Our people In this state
are burdened almost to bank
ruptry by state taxes. Our state
taxes increased from ST.6o0.0 900
In 1917 TO ST.. SOC. 900 in 1921.
There IL no state In the Union
which II 80 badly In need Of
senator to lower tho federal
taxes ON the common people as
the state OF Washington.
when tho opposition says you
should vote for poind-xter because
of what he can get for tho people
OF this state. l ask. what did he ret
for tho people OF this stafe that In
worth $50. 600. 600 more than another
senator voting in the interest OF the
people would have gotten7
"in addition 70 this. Senator roln-
dexter voted to place added burdens
upon the common people by voting
for the railroad bill. that takes near.
iy a billion dollars extra freight and
passenger charges out OF the pockets
OF the people to pay dividends on
billions OF dollars OF wntcred stock"