Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29
Votes rs Per Cent Reduction
in All Levies Payable
This Year.
INSURGENTS ACCEPT
COMPROMISE SCHEDULE
Will Back Regulars in Effort to
Reject Garner Plan-Cooidge
May Issue Statement.

A proposal to eliminate the entire
section of the revenue bill carrying
this provision was defeated. ISL
to las.
Changes in personal and corpora
ton taxes carried in other sections
Of the bill would not become effective
until payments are made in 1925 on
incomes and profits Of this year.
The 25 per cent fiat reduction on
personal taxes would apply on in
comes of last year.
Representative Crisp. democrat,
Georgia. made the motion and argued
the funds lost by the proposed re-
duction should be used for soldiers
bonus. Other amendments aimed to
limit the reduction were defeated.
Bonus advocates gave some support
to the Crisp motion.
The cut would mean a saving to
taxpayers of s223. 900, Mr.. Crisp
said. and he insisted this would go
largely to the rich taxpayers"
Representative Denison. republican,
Illinois. supported the proposal.
Effort to Limit Defeated.
An amendment proposing to limit
the reduction to s400 to any indi-
vidual was defeated. 153 to 102.
An amendment to limit the reduc-
ton to taxes paid on the normal rate
was rejected, 40 to 100.
AS the House neared a final vote on
the bill republicans demanded new
votes on a number of amendments
previously adopted on motion Of the
democrats.
A vote by roll call came first on the
Garner amendment to make the 25 per
cent reduction In taxes on earned in
come carried in the bill apply spe-
officially to farmers and small mer-
chants.
House republican insurgents for
mally agreed at a meeting today to
support the republican compromise
for the democratic Income rates In
the revenue bill.
Representative Nelson. Wisconsin.
leader OF the group. said practically
voted for the Garner plan would sup
port the substitute to be offered by
Representative Longworth, Ohio. re-
publican leader.
Reunion of the republican forces.
leaders said. would force a rejection
OF the Garner rates on a final vote
this afternoon.
Coolidge May Give Views.
While the House leaders were in
consultation there were indications
at the White House that President
Coolidge might be preparing to set
forth publicly his attitude toward the
compromise.
Some weeks ago some OF those
close to the President predicted that
he might veto a compromise meas
ure which departed materially from
the schedules of the Mellon plan.
Reports OF the latest compromise
negotiations were carried to the
White House yesterday, but the rep
resentatives who talked with the
President on the subject received no
definite assurance that the Long,
worth plan would be acceptable to
him.
The compromise provides for a fiat
% per cent reduction on the present
surtax rates with the same brackets
retained. 1t would make the maximum
37is per cent on incomes over $780,
600. Minimum rates would be l a
per cent on incomes between $4,000
and $4,000, the first bracket of the
present schedule being entirely elimi-
mated.
G. o. +. Expects Enough Votes.
The Garner rates were substituted
for the Mellon schedule by a vote of
222 to 1876. Democrats will vote as
a unit again today for these rates.
party leaders said, and 200 of the
zoe democratic members are expect
ed to be present.
Representative Vestal, Indiana, re-
publican whip. said he expected a
larger turnout of republicans than
on the previous vote when eleven
were absent. The same number,
however, coupled with the swing of
the insurgents would insure victory
for the republicans.
Acceptance of the compromise fol-
lowed the plea OF leaders of the in
surgent group, who said It would
raise moro revenue than the Garner
plan and would make more likely
soldiers bonus, and would grant a
fairer reduction all along the line.
Representative Woodruff, Michigan,
one of the group, said the compromtSs
would make a reduction Of say per
cent on incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000: IS per cent on incomes be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000: 40 per cent
on incomes between $4,000 and $4,000.
and a fiat Is per cent reduction on all
incomes above that amount.
Representative Mills, New York. q
republican member OF the ways and
means committee, issued a statement
today declaring he would not vote
for the bill even with the Longworth
compromise. He did not, however,
saw he would vote against acceptance
IF the compromise itself.
"The bill will, in all proba bility.
nroduce q deficit" Mr.. Mills said, "a
smaller deficit than under the Garner
ra res but still g. deficit"