The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
.HOUSE: IN ROW
 OVER TAX AND. BONUS ISSUES
 Determined Drive To Give Bonus Measure Priority Up- sets Program Of Acting On Tax Matters First
 SENATE STILL VOTES ON CUMMINS AND SMITH Democrat Leads On Nine Bal lots Taken During Day, But Never Get Closer Than Four Votes Of Being Elected 

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Tax re duction and the soldiers bonus be- came entangled today in the House, lswhile the Senate continued it's eff forts to elect a chairman of the interstate commerce committee but without result after nine ballots.
 Under a program approved by ma jority leaders, action by the House 1 on the administrators tax revision proposals would be deferred until q decision is reached by the republican 1 membership as to a soldiers bonus. This plan will be laid before the ways and means committee tomorrow l by Chairman Green, who called off committee session, scheduled for today, when it became apparent that a drive was -on to give the bonus priority
 MT. Green, in a statement, declared that "the legal order of the proceed ings of the committee should be first to take up the administrative flea . 1 lures of the treasury bill, then to de- ltermine whether bonus bill is to l be considered, and reported. and 1 thereafter. in accordance with the determination of these two matters to make the reductions in taxation accordingly.
 Ut will probably requite 10 days
 
 statement continued ito properly | consider the administrative pro- visions. This will afford an oppor- ltunity for conference of all the republican members of the House. which seems to be desired by many i The plan l propose not only presents the logical order for the business of the committee but will expedite con sideration of all the subjects men toned above.
 Whether a ajority of the commit | tee membership will be inclined tc accept the program outlined by Mi Green, and approved by Represen- tative Longworth, the republican leader, and various republicans ol the committee, is problematical. Sew eral committeeman, among them Rep resentatives Frear, republican insur- gent Wisconsin, and Rainey, demo- crat Illinois, want the committee to report the bonus bill before any con sideration whatever is given the Mel lon tax reduction program. They are expected to renew their demand at tomorrow's committee session and to have the support of some members who contend it is folly to discuss tax reductins until a definite decision 's reached as to whether government funds are to be expended for ad- justed compensation to war veterans l On the other ndilO, INSpl SoSiAtoei' Garner of Texas, ranking democrat on the committee, declared he would be inclined to accept the Green pro gram, provided assurance was given that the study of the tax laws ad- ministrative features did not go SC deep that 1t would affect the basic principles of the statute.
 Republicans agreeing with the plan of procedure outlined by MT. Green pointed out that with two week Christmas recess, beginning Thurs day. the House would be unable tc act on the bonus bill until after the holidays, even if it were reported and that it would be better to devote l the Christmas recess to an effort te determine what savings could be effected by tightening up various provisions of the tax law, not recog- nized as susceptible to evasion.
 Coupled with the program sug' gested for the ways and means com mittee was q reiteration by MT
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