San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-29
DEMAND MORE
TAX CUT FOR
LITTLE MAN
Democrat-Insurgent COP.
Coalition May Upset
MELONS Plans.

By Universal service.
WASHINGTON, Oct. GA coali-
ton of Democrats and insurgent Re
publicans now threatens TO upset the
administration tax-reduction program
unless all net, incomes below $4,000 arc
exempted from taxation in the forth
coming revenue bill, il was learned to-
day.
Informal negotiations between
Democrats and Middle West Repub-
licans looking to that end have been
under way for several days, according
to leaders.
In exchange for drastic reductions
in the surfaces and estate taxes, the
combination of minority factions will
demand wider concessions in the levy
on the small fellow" than the recon-
mendations Of Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon will allow, it was learned.
COMPROMISE DEMANDED.
a demand that compromise of this
kind will be laid before the House
ways and means committee. when it
begins next week to draft the bill. by
Representative Garner, Texas, ranking
Democrat on the committee, he indi-
Gated today.
If we can afford such wide relief
to the wealthy by cutting the surfaces
to top rate Of 20 per cent, instead
OF the present maximum of 40 per
cent, the small fellow should be af-
forded more relief. 1 will do all l
can to exempt all net incomes up to
$4,000" said Garner.
Representatives Nelson and Frear
of Wisconsin, and other insurgent Re-
publicans have been watching the
trend of the ways and means commit
tee hearings, with a view TO launch
ing an effort to afford greater relief
to the small taxpayers.
NEED 100000.
Unless Congress appropriates about
100000 Immediately after it convenes.
the federal board of tax appeals will
be forced to suspend operations for
want of funds, the committee was i'll.
formed by ]. Gilmore Korner, Repub-
lican, chairman of the board.
Despite pleadings of the board last
year, General Herbert NJ. Lord, direc-
tor of the national budget. slashed
their estimates TO such an extent that
it is now necessary for Congress to
come to the rescue, Chairman Korner
said.
General Lord already has reduced
the estimates Of the board for 1927
below what is absolutely necessary"
to carry on, said Korner, but he
thought that possibly the budget bu.
reau would revise its figures upward
before they go to Congress.
PRAISES BOARD.
The board has had SAT- appeals for
relief from decisions of the Internal
Revenue Bureau since the board was
organized last year, Korner reported.
These appeals covered $134, 5000 in
disputed taxes.
The board has disposed Of 1927
cases, involving S60,000,O00 and the
protests against decisions Of the reve-
nue. bureau are running at the rate
Of 200 week, be added.
Thirteen opinions Of the board, up
setting views Of the Treasury De
partment have been taken to the
courts by the bureau, A. w. Gregg. so
licitor Of the bureau, told the com
mittee.
These cases involved many millions
Of dollars, but Of greater importance
to the government is the issue of pol
icy raised in each of them, Gregg
said.
He praised the board and said it
ought TO be designated as a court and
be given all the power of a court.
with salary above the $500 a year al
lowed, and longer tenure of office.