Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-29
L0NCWORTH'S s
SUBSTITUTE
TOBE PASSED
II Insurgents Who Voted for
Garner Plan to Sup
port G. O. P.
TAX PASSAGE Is NEAR
Reunion of Republican Forces
Will Force Rejection of
Democratic Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-House
Republican insurgents formally
agreed today to support the Repub-
lican compromise for the Democratic
income rates In the revenue bill.
Representative Nelson, Wisconsin,
leader of the group, said practically
all of the II insurgents who voted
for the Garner plan, would support
the substitute to be offered by Rep
resencative Longworth, O., Republi-
can leader.
Reunion of the Republican forces,
leaders said, would force rejection
of the Garner rates on a final vote
this afternoon.
While the House leaders were in
consultation there were indications
at the White House that President
Coolidge might be preparing to pub
licly set forth his attitude toward
the compromise.
Some weeks ago some of those
close to the President predicted that
he might veto compromise measure
which departed materially from the
schedules of the Mellon plan.
Reports of the latest compromise
negotiations were carried to the
y
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 25 per cent reduction on the
present surtax rates with the same
brackets retained. 1t would make
the maximum 3715 per cent on in
scomes over 100000. Minimum rates
would be u per cent on incomes
between $4,000 nd $4,000. the
first bracket of the present schedule
being entirely eliminated.
The Garner rates were substituted
for the Mellon schedule by vote of
222 to 1876. Democrats will vote as
a unit again today for these rates,
party leaders said, and 200 of the
206 Democratic members are expect
ed to be present. representative
Vestal Indiana, Republican whip,
said he expected o larger turnout of
Republicans thai 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 more revenue than the Garner
plan; would make more likely a
soldiers bonus, and would grant q
fairer reduction all along the line.
Representative Woodruff, Michi-
gan, one of the group, said the COM
promise would make a reduction of
81 1-2 per cent. on incomes be-
low $4,000; 50 per cent. on incomes
between $4,000 and $4,000; Sc per
cent. on incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000; 40 per cent. on incomes be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, and a flat
25 per cent. reduction on all incomes
above that amount.
While the concluding sections of
the measure were under discussion
on the floor, leaders of both parties
engaged in last minute conferences
seeking to swing the meager balance
of control centered in the insurgent
Republicans to their side of the final
vote on the income tax schedule,
After an agreement eventually
had been reached yesterday between
Republican organization leaders and
insurgent spokesmen on a compro-
mise substitute for the Democratic
income rates now in the bill a move
by some of the insurgent members
from Wisconsin threatened an upset
and started a new series of confer
ences that continued this morning.