Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-21
HOUSE WAYS AND I.
MEANS TO GRAPPLE
WITH INCOME RATES

Washington. Jan. 30.-Rates to
govern the federal income tax of
100000 persons will enter the first
process OF formulation tomorrow
when the house ways and means
committee resumes consideration Of
the revenue bill to be reported to
the house by February IL.
The major section OF the bill con-
tanning all the tax rate features will
come up in executive session OF the
committee after a week of public
hearings devoted to requests Of va
rious interests for changes in both
income and special tax rates and
after a month OF consideration of
the administration features of the
measure.
Regardless of the action of the
committee, Representative Garner,
Democrat, Texas. served notice to-
night that h would insist upon his
bill as against the Mellon plan on
the floor of the house, where change
of the rules has made it possible to
revise rates decided on in committee.
Mr.. Garner said today that the
treasury had failed to show where
his plan would not raise sufficient
revenue. and, replying to Secretary
Melons Characterization of his pro-
gram as d" political makeshift," he
said he would seek "a reduction
in the tax burdens of the masses.
regardless of how huch move may
be characterized"
Commenting on Mr.. Melons de-
scription Of his bill as obviously
insincere." Representative Garner
said that 'if the secretary had to
60 to the people every two years for
confirmation of his action not only
would his sincerity be questined but
his judgment"
In connection. with the tax bill
house leaders are giving some at
tention to rumblings from the bonus
group that an attempt will be made
to bring the bonus bin from COM
mittee, as now permitted under GER
tain conditions by the new rules.
Such action might work to force
consideration of the bonus measure
on the floor of the house before the
tax bill Is disposed of. No actual
move has been made to put petit
ton in circulation calling for dis
charge of the ways and means COM
mittee from consideration OF the
bonus measure, but that course Is
expected to be considered by the
bonus bloc at a meeting this week.
Representatives Fish, New York.
and johnson, South Dakota, leaders
of the Republican bonus group. In
dictated today they probably would
favor giving the tax bill the right of
way, as directed by the. majority
conference. unless it develops that
the bonus measure would not be re-
ported soon after the revenue bill.
Two options are open to force con-
sideration of the bonus measure. they
said, in case it is unduly delayed
adoption of q special rule to bring
1t up for consideration on the floor
or discharge of the committee by
vote in the house.
Representative Snyder. Republic
can, New York, set forth figures in
q statement today to show that ~
states. and territories would beneht
financially by the enactment OF a
bonus measure, while Is states and
territories would suffer.
New York. he said. under provis-
ions of the McKensie bill, would be
forced to pay 1861 CAT 600 more in
taxes than it would receive in pay
ments. Other states which would
suffer largely as a result of greater
taxes than payments, he said. In
cluded Michigan, PENNSYLVANIA.
Massachusetts,. North Carolina and
Illinois.