The Washington times., 1923-11-27
LAW To CURB JUDGES
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OF 100000 and over, and made no
provision for an excess profits tax.
In @ statement announcing the
action of the Progressives there ID
tart aIlusion to the fact that the
reduction plan proposed by Secre-
tary Mellon would result in a re-
duction OF his Individual taxes from
100000 to $4,000 q year.
Substitute Plan Proposed.
A substitute tax reduction plan
IL being worked out for the Pro-
gressives by Congressman James A.
Frear, Rep) Wisconsin, member
of the House Ways and Means
Committee, who is affiliated with
the Nelson group. It will continue
the higher surtaxes, reduce the
taxes on small incomes, levy an
excess profits tax and tax on
undistributed profits.
The Nelson group has started q
series of conferences TO perfect q
legislative program which will be
eral meeting Of House progressives
next Friday. Progressives of the
farm bloc, = headed BY CONGRESSMAN
Dickinson (Rep.D Of Iowa, are ex.
pected to attend the general meeting.
The progressive leaders stated today
they expected at least sixty House
members at this meeting.
preliminary work on the progress.
sive legislative program is being d.
recteq, according to a statement Is.
sued by "a subcommittee of eighteen
members OF the executive COMMITTEES
OF the progressive group representing
All sections Of the country" IL was
announced that seven states have
been represented at the meeting Of
the subcommittee. Besides the
wisconsin members there were
present today Congreeeinen Wood.
ruff, Michigan; La Guardia, New
York; Reid, Illinois, and some whose
names were not given.
DraAs HOUSE Rule Changes.
Congressman Hamilton Fish. fr.. IA
DRAFTING changes In the House rules
winch VIII be urged by the progress.
slves. These provide restrictions on.
the power Of the House Rules com
mittee, and power reserved 70 tha
House to bring to q vote any Bill re.
ported from committee and nihaAd
on House calendars. The Rules Com.
mittee now can block q vote an sry,aa
Oils Dy making other bills privilesed.
Other legislation and reforms
VIII De added to the prcgresslVe
legislative program 40 Completed
ana adopted at the conferences. m
IS the present purpose Of the group
headed BY Nelson to force accep.
tance OF its program by House Re.
publican leaders BY blookink orRafai.
zation Of the House. This can be
done, 1t Is stated, by running Con.
gresham Henry Allen Cooper, re.
publican, Of Wisconsin, for Speatg.
er In opposition to Cohnresamaf1
frederick H. Gillett. Repu6lin8n. az
Massachusetts. Cooper Is exnantet
to get nineteen or twenty votes
which viii prevent GiIiett from Re.
eeiving the necessary majority. I.
Not , Unit Yet.
The prOgressives are not q unit
on the House organisation fight or
on the legislative program. The
Nelson group is not supporting
Congressman william J. Graham,
Republican, Illinois, IN his fight
against Congressmai1 Nicholas Long.
worth. Republican, Ohio, for floor
leader. Graham has the backing Of
Dickinson and his farm bloc Of pro.
gressives. They are claiming from
sixty to eight votes at the pres
The Dickinson group win not 70
along with the Nelson group In
blocking the House organization.
With the floor leadership fight set
tied in Republican conferences the5
will 90 along with the conference
decision, Dickinson stated today.
Dickinson and his group refuse 70
commit themselves either to the
Frear tax program or to the Fish
reform In rules until they have
been given careful consideration.