Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-25
SENATE s TAX BILL
DELAY IS WORRYING
REPUBLICAN CHIEFS
Party Wreck Seen Unless AC-
ton Is Taken Soon-Den-
ocratS Giving G, 0, P,
Plenty of Rope
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Neasnd Wire Service 10 The Journal

BY DAVID LAWRENCE
U.easad Wire Service 10 The Journal)
Copyright 1924
WASHINGTON, March 24,-Ts
the senate finance committee vast
ing time IN its consideration of the
tax bill? Are the Republican lead
ers asleep at the switch and allow
ing the legislative program to drift
along without propulsion?
These questions are not being
asked by Democrats but by Repub-
licans, for there is evidence that the
administration is chafing under the
DELAYS. President Cooldge's confer
ences with members Of congress in
the last few days grew out of an
effort to cure a situation which, If
unchecked, may wreck the party's
chances for continuance in power
The Democrats are not obstruct!n@'
indeed when Representative Long
worth, Republican leader, asked the
house for unanimous consent so as
to speed appropriation bills or work
longer sessions. the opposition party
did not avail itself of the privilege
Of combating him.
So also in the senate, the Demo-
Gratis are not impeding progress ana
are said to be willing to assist the
Republicans in getting the tax Dill
reported out of committee so that II
NAV have its chance on the floor
In other words, the responsibility
for delay is on the party in power
and the administration is so con-
scious of that responsibility that 1t
has automatically begun to press Tor
action.
Money Bills Safe
As the situation stands now, the
annropriation bills are not IN peril
The only measures which are nkelS
IN cause controversy are the army
and navy bills and the bill providing
funds for independent establish
ments of the government like the
shipping board All these bllls' uil'
Iass thew encounter extraordinary
delav. should be out of the way oy
the first week in April.
The tax bill if completed IN com
n,ittee would be given right of way
about the first of May. Six weeks
thereafter the national conventions
will be held and it is the nope Oh
+ba administration that an adjourn
ment can be taken at the enc Oh
the fiscal year, June 80. BY holdlnS
nioht sessions, the tax measure can
he mt through the senate by the
end of May and allowing for a lew
weeks in conference could become
law bv June so. 1t would be OIL
great help to the government TO
know on June so what revenues 1t
NAV expect for the year 1929, Also
the separate resolution providing for
a reduction in 1928 incomes is ex-
pected to be acted upon before the
next payments become due on June
18th.
Anart from the tax bill, the i'm
migration bill must be acted on one
way or the other as the present law
expires on June 80 and some meas
ure to prevent wholesale immigra-
ton is sure to be passed.
Farmer relief is in the offing. the
west is demanding action. The NC
Narv-Haughen bill is the principal
measure under consideration but 1t
is being bitterly attacked as econ
nonaicaly unsound. impracticable
and impossible of operation
Curtis Bill Commended
The bill introduced by Senator
Curtis, of Kansas. providing for in
terstate marketing associations has
MANY features in it that are com
mended by the administration and
while the McNary- Haughen bill has
been favorably reported there is
hope that substitute measure TAX
ing some of its provisions and some
of the Curtis provisions may be
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