The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-12-27
BONUS MEASURE
LIKELY To PASS
CONGRESS SEEMS DISPOSED TO
ENACT THIS AND ALSO TO
TRY TAX REDUCTION.
TAKING ISSUE WITH MELLON

"--tfi+ri'A lurrc are evidences
oar oonsrrss infends 20 try 10 redure
stHii@n and yef % pass q hnras bul
: shieh ~ course VII Increase ne pay
, 'enfs Nhirh II 4 neeesssry- that the
; ffafarF department must make.
} SrcrefaFy Mellon virtually has De-
iaresi thai II the bonus blll pas1es II
} siii - Impossible 70 reduce taxation.
} Ven 10 egner~s~ o. i.afh parties take
sue siih sir Mrllon. or az least they
seem 20 take lssae with aim They
ail'enr % briirsr that taxes can BE- re-
lnrrd and m sadifional government
fKfrnse - Incurred ~ The seine time
Admittedly 10 Win take ~ome nne~se
p irgisiaflon 20 accnmfiish what the
leaders seem 10 think can BE- accom-
pilshed
The Democratic leader ~ the an
ste, ar. hohinson ~ Arkansas. has de-
siared That bis p4rry In congress Will
fafoF sweeping resiecfi1ns in faxafions
pr that q Viii oppose reductions n II
u found thai they VIII make impos-
sihie fhe payments 20 the ex-servie-
men after The bonus bin has been
u
bond issue 20 gay the bonus
The belief u sirone to-day that re
Genus hiii Will 20 through 40 matter
ntaf may happen 20 tax reduction u
looks uow - II the biz win b. passed
tef'ge any affempi u made 10 change
ihe refenue net 80 that reductions IN
taxation can be effected II nny he
ihoi after TIE bonus measure II par
through no attempt viii be made 70
iesisiaie IN behalf Of tax cutting. bur
the general belief u now that lecls-
iaiion bath Tor the bonus and for tax 4
Reduction will be attempted.
Cost Of Bonus 10 Uncertain.
There j. a difference between the
estimate made by the Representatives
of the ex.seryice men aud The Treas
ury department officials - 10 The
amount the payment u the bonus viii
cost the government during the first
three years u the laws Hfe. The *.
service men say that the bonus require
menis can be met without In any way
affecting fnx reduction along the lines
outlined By Secretary Mellon. This l.
eosnbaicd. Of course. by the treasury
officials and II may be that no one
can tell who i right In the matter IN
~ the thing actually e tried out.
Originally. ns already has been an
nounced In Washington letters. the Re
publican leaders. Ia the senate AZ least
we're opposed 10 any plan Tor TAX re
iueiion legislation. not because they
10 NOT believe that reductions would J,
y hailed ~ the people. bot hecnuss !,
y their feeling that n the revenue
80 once was uieaed % change there .
would BE- no end g. fhr amendmenfs =
'nered and hal what they call r,,di.nl. =
-ni would Insist uf,un having ia way
Now hat the eonnirY seemingly = =
ianfinr back ~ ihr Melton nrop.,sai =
,r rf'ircilans To- saxaiion. the headers = !.
ave bad chance - m.nd ana n,sy !,
Eree o. "reu everything Vide. to frr,sf =
b lsn'ler~iir skill IN discciins ,egi-,a. !"
On 9" prevent radicnl enactnenis AMI -
; 10 fhnse things which The secretary
~ rernmn~rfeti Therefore n f.,ahs ~
siit ~ Z birth fhe haua< and TAXATION
il ~ Sihieris - Legislation durin- ~
r rsim.ne winter nA
vsrious Views % rsx rsauesior. 90
Possibility never hcfure Ia the hlsisr, -
seeueslc legislation has fhsr, h..rn
willie aiNgnnfe 20 n,Aalnu - - ~
r f'sfia lr which amen.imsnts - ~. -
ffnHr hiu should srp~ar Tie en- y, =
ffifn - ere eifnienf j. fh@ great
ffates nrr - ~ aNai hef,iu-s. the
ne4 ~ tir riel lnsfanfls = rr,i into
% faSaiir securities ard that me -
rf-iH>ias = espiiai PRIV, rufs is IN -
-iniTni % h1sine~- enterprises which s y,
2 give eork ?" tae astrs hsS~ sud -.
2 ~ - - otrai in~ferift ~ the
~ end ~fiarl EARNING ff-afie w
I ~ fs'niFrfea 20 fh.- either rien,.ni '''
thaf efiih Hoa-~ rss .sand a. t,if ''''
rfirn ~ iexafrn ami that L sts.il.f ~.
hrfr.i - Be- 10. TIE tlt-s - - i-.sk 80
rfle- o. ihe fs.nffuyrf~s ~ r.a.~.. ~
e. fvl.rts ih~ ran - si1..u ln...ss. r..
m excessive iaNsfis.n q nlar ~
9 ~'ur tind - rvrar.ni-~ all, ,"
f1eriei ~hiet nas ~ maY n,
~ -srniusiis a. bare n,e-it ~. q.
frn = 3 fhaf h~rl,rv ~. ia4.tian
lslstisn r. -,i,r,i fherr VIII BE-
: iraHaeni aetste 10 nhleh uaf ~.
'fer afxunFutN sare ~ fanfa<fls 80
or''inz ~ ihe sievr.,int - ~. ~.
inz H'eu'hsr~. q = nrrlt IN 80 ~,
- ihai vns ran tna w., n,sa rha 49,,
. fhe sau~ views - tbr rrrer-l -,
lrsf ~ dnan nv
= ssia is~lnt ~ n.sac n,en,s4r. ~.
r~sxrse~ tbat thrre uili h. n. ,sx
acf'one accomplished 70 N. ...-.,,.
l.n~ui T. - ~ r..otlnxrat nran =.
dsfvst . iexi~tsfh,n fsr "a. -. -,
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'nY serve se~ts piesss-~
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'r<entsti,v~. alxisl.sa hetarcn 90. -.,,r
atiec and progressive, radical a.. .,.h
1e' "'''-'''ns 'si~efo tArus- ~snes
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