Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08
BREAKFAST TABLE
At WHITE HOUSE
BECOMING FACTOR
President Beginning 10 Make
His Influence Felt, as Sen
ate's Revision of the Reve-
nue. Act Proves
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Leased Wire Service to The Journal.
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tLeased wire Service 10 1oo me 'ourhal''
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"+3o ElNe 1ON' -ApiI D. Ooh''
2reSs and the president nave Deeh
getting closer together this week
Breakfast. luncheon and dinner sees
sauna too,,,,I,,..,,, loadnr nj tho White
house discussing the lesiStaIlFe Plo-
gram. Mr.. Coolidge is beginning to
exercise his Influence on Capitol Hill.
First and foremost has been the
nrasidant's intervention in the tax
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mlttee is virtually rewriting the TAX
bill passed by teh house. And there
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senate leaders nave round 1t desirable
to consult the president constantly.
His decision, AGAINST the levy Of new
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mousse repealed several taxes Whlcn
Secretary Mellon did not recommend
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consequence, the mousse Dill Will not,
in the opinion of treasury experts,
GET tho needed revenue This means
hat the whole scheme has to be re-
constructed.
The tax on radio Sets was su3-
gested as Il profitable source Of reVe-
nue.. but Mr.. Coolidge interferred.
Now the senate finance committee
Will revive the tax on kilograms and
telephone messages which were cut
out of the house bill, but which are
III the present law. In deed, many
of the so-calIcd nuisance taxes VIII
be reconsldefed as the cutting OF the
MeItoh pan Ill the ,-ouSe lufned tIle
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ba I.,,}n,t do,o,1 ,,,a,I +t,i,i .rotti1,1'
fo tho White Honsp II,,jno. an he,
cause so manv of them have inn.
oortant committee meetings. While
the Republicans are not interested
in investigating themselves, they
must be present to watch that the
Democrats do not turn he sessions
INTO campaign carnivals, asking ques-
ions that make damaging headlines
ana LutnlSn pohQcal ammunition Tor
ms cohlIhS pFeSdehtlaI ana congress
S4ondi contests
"e L'leHIuSht ms lcIHd that
'n7 o"iS TIME Vi u'y ne can
~ Ct o slt VI men lIolli con SfeSS
'-li : - ca - III I"1 Lio H.
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nv 40 - ''ioii 'CcIo' IT,
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- ~ l''i as ne iG9'9i" i've pro
o''' - o0'ilel iieu' - hlu ~, pettet
,,''" It was d "eeN ago ne aSlIa-
,'o'i Vi the country against the al
ieSeu waste Oh time IN Investigations
mas aroused the Democrats who
point out that the responsibility for
the delay is o nthe Republican party.
NeNeftheIess the Democrats arc so
'uJ H1llS men campaign as 10 Keep
ne III. eS'iE7t!onS going Out at the
ae'uIe 'iIlie INSISTING upon IeSiSlaIlVe
'ClIoL' senator iNooIhSoh' the Dem
ocfaIic leader VINO IS an dnusuatiy
"3SI e9SI\e type, VIII ho0 Iet the Ike
PuplIcaiS atlack ms party Tor oe-
'dHIl9 IeGlSI a.loh'
hopihSoh COUNTERS
ne mas begun making speeches
showing tnat me hepuolcahs nave
NOT hlaue Ihuch progress WIN thelr
own pIoSIdhi' In IdcI ne Is HkeIy
90 luIh LHe occasion INTO an atLacN
nlihSeH Tor most every coy mcIud-
ing the president knows the Repub-
u'',H ieauefS nave not Dech palIicu-
IarlT energetic in handling the leg
lsIatlVe program thus far.
ne OUTLOOK IS lor legislative
I most