The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-11
INSURGENTS VOTE AS ONE .FORTHEBILL Democrtic Program Car
 ried Completely. In Final Ballot, PRESIDENTS VETO MAY BE SOUGHT Republican Leaders To
 First Seek Redress
 In Conference .7y INCOME LEVY CUT APPLIES THIS YEAR Special Excise And Miscellaneous
 Schedules Reduced Or
 Ousted
PRESIDENTS VETO
 MAY BE SOUGHT
INCOME LEVY CUT
 APPLIES THIS YEAR

WASHINGTON, May 10.--stripped of almost every vestige of the Mellon plan and clothed in the democratic pro- gram, the tax reduction bill was passed today by the Senate, 90 to 10. 4
 As a result it goes to conference for adjustment of differences with the House with its life at stake. Republic an or6anization leaders in the Senate today frankly admitted they would recommend veto of the measure by President Coolidge if it was not trans- formed by the conference.
 The President had asked Congress- for the Mellon plan. Although his views were not made known on the bill passed by the House, which carried only the remnants of the Mellon scheme, he has voiced specific opposition to some Of the provisions inserted in the Senate
 The Senate bill goes practically as far in general tax revision as that passed by the House. It provides sens erelly for;
 Twsnts.iiYe per cent Esaaesisn ,
 m lnconie taxes payable thaB year.
 Repssi 0r rsimetIDn Of most af
 tsIe special exeise and uhIseellaae. ,-
 ons taxes. A
 A 50 per cent permanent cut in
 the taxes on incomes below e8;0g0
 and general reduction in the taxes
 in hiRher incomes. The maximum
 surtax rate would be cut from 50
 to 40 per cent
 A 2S per cent reduction on
 earned incomes up to @10,O0O,.
 Administration leaders opened their attack on the bill today just befofe passage and 16 republicans voted against it while three others were paired against it.
 Chairman Shoot of the finance conas mittee declared the Senate, in remodel ing the bill, had cut taxes by $111, ,f60.s 900 beyond the reductions recommend. ed by the committee, and as a result instead of a $50, ,000 treasury de. ficit next year under its operation. the government faces a $161, 900, 900 deficit which will be increased to $4T5, 900, 600 if the pending extra appfopristions bills become law"
 Senators Moses, New Hampshire and Brandegee, Connecticut. republicans, served notice that in view of the total destruction of the Mellon plan," they would not support the measure finally unless it was transformed in confer. ence.
 The measure probably will not hs taken up by the Senate and House con- ferees for final adjustment of differences before Tuesday and Chairman Shoot ex- poets it to take two weeks to reach a settlement
 The vote today on the passage vas:
 For The Bill
 Democrats: Adams, Ashurst, Bay. ard. Broussard, Bruce, Caraway, Dial, Dill, Ferris, Fletcher, George, Gerry, Glass, Harris. Harrison, Heflin, Jones, of Mex Mexico; Kendrick, King, Me, Kellar. Mayfield, Neely, Overman, Pitt man, Ralston, Ransdell, Reed, of Mis- souri; Robinson, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons, Smith, Stephens, Swanson, Trammell, Underwood, Walsh, of Massachusetts; Walsh, of Montana; total, 3S
 Republicans: Borah, Brandegee. Brookhart, Bursum. Capper, Curtis, Dale, Fernald, Frazier, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Howell, Johnson, of Califor. mia Jones, of Washington; Reyes, Ladd, Mclean, McNary, Norris, Odaie, SLortridge, Shoot, Spencer, StanfieId,
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