The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-12
COOLIDGE PLEA
 FOR LOWER TAX
 TO BE REJECTED
Impossible To Carry Out Suggestion, Says
 Chairman Green

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Presi- den. Coolidge made request of Congress today to adopt immediately a reso- lution making effective the 20 per cent reduction in personal income taves payable this year, now carried in the revenue bill, but it met with an un- encouraging response. This reaction was especially pronounced in the House where such legislation would have to originate and where leaders yesterday turned down an attempt to obtain such action.
 The President urged through mes sage to Congress that the proposed cut be made effective before Saturday, when first installments on the taxes must be paid.
 Chairman Green of the House ways and means committee, which would first have to consider the proposed reso- lution, declared tonight that "at this late date it is absolutely impossible to pass the 25 per cent reduction in taxes to be paid in 1924 as seperate measure"
 Both he and Representative Long worth, republican leader, argued that, as an ultimate consent agreement would be necessary to get the resolution be- fore the House for action, q previous effort to kill the provision entirely as carried in the revenue bill appeared to foreclose any possibility of obtaining such an agreement.
 The message of the President was AL lak rv, the day, after disposition of the Daugh- erty resolution and the House ad- journed without considering it on the floor.
 ks8 Text Of Message
 easIn his message, President Coolidge said:
 s s.4It had been my earnest hope that a 25 per centum reduction in taxes to be paid for the current year might be provided by law before the fifteenth of March current.
 sMany people. have been expecting their tax returns accordingly. It is a matter of much imminent importance that I have no hesitancy in recommend ing that the public welfare would be much advanced by temporarily laying aside all other legislation and enacting resolution for this purpose, which ought to be by unanimous consent. The taxpayers, the business in- terests, agriculture, industry, finance, in fact, all the clements that go to make up the economic welfare of the .reople of America would be greatly benefitted by such action.
 sIt would remove an element of un- certainty from the current financial year at once, which would be a strong stimulant to business with its resultant benefit to the wage earner and the agriculture of our country. It is im- possible to see that any harm could accrue from this action and there is every prospect of resulting benefits which would be very great. Tt would be a positive step in the right direction, which is needed at this time to justify the confidence of the people that the government is intent solely onth pro- motion of the public welfare without regard to any collateral objects"
 VIII Hear Mellon
 Continuing it's consideration of the revenue bill, the Senate finance commit tee planned to hear tomorrow the views of Secretary Mellon on tax reduction and particularly on the bill as passed by the House. Chairman Shoot said the secretary would be asked to explain the condition of the treasury and out line the limits for tax reduction in per mitting sufficent revenue to operate the government.
 After hearing Secretary Mellon and other treasury officials, tle committee will take up the tax schedules, having centered its attention entirely so far on administrative features of the bill The various tax rates will be taken up in the order in whcih they are carried in the bill and this will bring decision first on tue income tax schedule, the heart of the revenue bill. Mir. Shoot said today he hoped this section could ' \. IF T