Evening star., 1924-02-23
BONUS IMPOSSIBLE
UNDER 3 TAX PLANS,
DECLARES MELLON
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available to state offlcerS, upon re-
quest of the governor, regardless
tax. as the law now requires for such
inspection.
Representative Longworth. repub-
lican leader, continued optimistic that
a definite break in the ranks Of the
seventeen republicans who voted for
the Garner income rates had devel-
oped as a result of his new compro-
mise offer. but both republican in
surgent and democratic spokesmen
maintained they would hold to the
Garner rates on 4 final vote on the
mea SURF.
Changes Are Attacked.
Both amendments yesterday drew
fire from the republicans, Repre-
sentative Mills. New York, charging
that this piecemeal destruction of
the revenue bill is not only leading
to complete distortion of the meas
tax law itself" He charged the
measure was being made an instru-
ments Of politics, adding that ''in-
stead of bringing relief for the tax
PAYERS it is going to harass them"
Representative Wingo, democrat.
Arkansas. in reply, denied that
amendments thus far adopted had
done more than bring relief to a
greater number Of taxpayers, and
declared he would rather be charged
with political motives than personal
interest in framing revenue bill"
The republican stand served to de-
feat an amendment offered by Rep
resentative Moore, democrat, Fir-
ginia, which would have opened per-
sonal as we'll as corporation returns
to state officers. 1t was lost, 122 to
a.
Other Changes Accepted.
Additional changes in the measure
were tentatively agreed upon at a
meeting of some members of both
parties of the ways and means com
mittee. These would increase the es-
tate or inheritance tax and impose a
gift tax. What rates will be proposed
was not determined, although the
schedule advanced recently by Repre-
sentative Ramseyer, republican, Iowa.
to make the maximum rate on the eS-
tate tax 40 per cent, applying to the
amount by which the net estate of a
decedent exceeds $10,000,000, was IA
vored by a number Of those who con-
ferred.
Representative Longworth, the re-
publican leader, who on Thursday ad-
vanced a new compromise on the in
come rate schedules as a substitute
for the democratic rates already vot-
ed into the bill, declared last night
he expected eight or nine of the sew
enteen republicans who supported the
democratic plan to vote for the sub
stitute if an opportunity is afforded
when the bill is up for a final vote.
The republican compromise n&eS tne
maximum surtax rate at 37h per
cent instead Of the "A per cent now
in the bill, and decreases the normal
rate on incomes below $4,000 to z
per cent, the rate now in the bill
but would make it per cent above
that amount. 1t would allow no in
creased exemptions.
turns specified that they should be
! inspected only by the House ways
and means and Senate finance com.
| mittees and special congressional
100. The amendment as originally
proposed by Representative Moore
democrat, Virginia, would have made
the returns available to all congress
sional committees. 1t was changed
on motion of Representative Tilson
republican, Connecticut, by a vote OF
Previously the House rejected. 15l
to 80, an amendment submitted b5
Representative Frear to make the
any one under the rules governing a.
l to other public records. Representa-
tive Garner and other democratic q.
| we'll as republican leaders opposed
this as not safeguarding sufiiciently
the tax records. although declarinE
j il was preferable to no provision fol
publicity on returns whatever. Rep
iresentative Hawes, democrat, Mis-
souri,, declared the amendMent would
destroy the prlvacy OF ths,h the home. n.n
| eoyernndSrlt In the United States,
Mr.. Hawes said, and. referring to tn,
efforts of the insurgents. added, ti
1 seems that Wisconsin Is ruling tn,
tHon,o and rr,line. fha SauafAo