Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-27
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WAYS and MEANS
HEARS PLEA MANY
FOR CUT IN TAXES

Washington. Oct. 2s-(AP)-Tax-
payers bombarded the house WAYS
and means committee today with ar
guments for repeal Of a majority Of
the special taxes now in egect.
The committee, which will start
work next week on a bill reyisin, the
revenue law, was asked to wipe ont
levies on automobiles, automobile
trucks. tres and accessories, jewelrv
firearms and accessories, cameras
and lenses and stock, together with
some Of the stamp taxes and those
applying to brokers and taxi oper.
ators.
recommendations for repeal of on
ly a few of these taxes. which ar.
gregate more than $25O,00O. 600 an
nually, was made in the $500. DOC. 900
reduction program suggested to the
committee by Secretary Mellon and
the widespread requests for addi-
tional relief finally provoked Repre-
sentative Treadway. Republican, of
Massachusetts. to read a clipping to-
day stating that, if all requests for
repeal were granted, "the govern
men soon would have to pay a bonus
to citizens to exist instead of col
Letting a tax from them"
One witness remarked he would be
satisfied with the core Of the treas
ury's $300,000,000 tax reduction ap-
ple," which led Representative Mills.
Republican. New York, to quote the
stored schoolboy's answer to his
playmate that There amt going to
be any core"
In addition to hearing the num-
erous new appeals today, Chairman
Green prepared a statement Clarity
ing his position announced Saturday
for repeal of the inheritance tax at
the end of six years If states uni
form inheritance levies in the mean
time.
Representative Treadway also join
ed today in the opinion that it might
be well for the government to re-
tain the estate tax, allowing a great
err credit for amounts paid on state
levies, since two southern states,
Florida and Alabama, now have no
such tax. Pointing out the difficulty
of meeting all requests from the
special taxes, he called attention
IIldI ellIIliHdtlOu VI all dutULuODilc
taxes alone would absorb half the
reduction recommended by the treas
ury.
In a statement Representative
Treadway said:
"rhe evidence submitted to the
present time in tax revision hearings
indicates the great difficulty the ways
and means committee is facing. All
the witnesses desire to take advan-
tage of the suggestion of redsction
of taxation by removing taxes on the
particular lines of business in which
they were engaged.
1T will be necessary to consider
normal rates and surtaxes in con-
junction with reductions of special
taxes and at the same time not to
60 beyond the needs of the govern
ment service.
"If, as it now appears likely. the
estate tax is eliminated, another
large item of reduction will be &C.
counted for. / have always person.
ally favored allowing the states to
collect estate taxes rather than the
federal government. The situation
which has developed in one or two
states in the south may necessitate
continued control by the federal gov
eminent over the estate tax. but l
confidently expect that the revenue
itself will reach the state treasures.