Evening star., 1925-11-01
NON-PART|SAN TAX
PROGRAM LIKELY
Leaders Of Both Parties Ac'
cept Mellon Plan to Great
Extent-Spced Sought.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
\ non-partisan tax reduction pro
gram. unanimously supported by the
House ways and means committee,
appears as Il possibility on. the eve OF
an actual start by the committee on
preparation OF a tax bill.
Such a program would he expected
20 follow in the main the plan Sug
gested by Secretary Mellon. with per
haps two main diversions. Sentiment
OF the membership as expressed dur
ing the public hearings Of the last two
weeks appears TO be against Mr.. Mel
Ions proposal for repCtl of the estate
or inheritance tax. and to be IN favor
of slightly greater cuts than he sug
gested on the normal income rates.
Republicans and Democrats appar-
emily are agreed on cut in the maxi
mum surtaX rate from the present 40
per cent TO 25 per cent. and probably
20 per cent. as proposed by the Treas
ury. Mr.. Melons proposal for repeal
of the publicity of income tax returns
also is favored hy members OF both
political parties on the committee.
Seek Non.Partisan Bill.
In view of the sentiment of the COM
mittee. Chairman Green said yester
,lay he would attempt to have the
measure framed by the whole commit
tee on a non partisan basis, and Rep
Garner OF Texas, ranking
Democratic member. likewise declared
he not only hoped for united commit
zee action on bill, but was anxious
Tor il. Two years ago Republicans
tol
cnt bills to the House after working
seDara tely in committee
Chairman Green himself is leading
The opposition To outright repeal of
the inheritance tax as proposed by
Mr.. Mellon. who would have this field
for taxation left entirely 10 the States.
While a slight ma iority of the com
nittee appears to favor retention of
the tax, sentiment is clearly crystal
liZed in favor of considerable reduc-
tien in rates, which were raised two
years ago to a maximum of 40 per
cent.
Mr.. Green has indorsed a program
presented by Frederic Delano as a
member of the National Committee on
inheritance Taxation. which would
retain the Federal inheritance levy
for at least six more years. increase
the amount Of credit for payments
made on State inheritance taxes from
25 TO 30 per cent Of the Federal tax,
and cut Immediately the rates.
Differ on Income Levy.
Apparent agreement for a substan-
tial cut in the SurtaX rate, which
formed one of the principal points of
two years ago. is offset by
the possible fight on the normal in
come tax reduction. Representative
Garner would increase the exemptions
to relieve all single persons of in
comes of $500 and married persons
with incomes of $4,000 from any tax.
MIR. Mellon proposes cuts in the nor
NAL rates instead
The public hearings which have
been held for two weeks will be con-
tinued tomorrow and Tuesday. after
which the. committee will settle down
to actual drafting Of a bill.
James B. Colt, Boston lawyer, and
Frank w. Mondel OF Wyoming, for
mer Republican leader in the House,
appeared before the committee yester
day. MIR. Colt urged that personal
tangible property be exempted from
the inheritance tax, and Mr.. Mondell
proposed a reduction in the surtaX
ma Ximum rate to 20 or Is per cent
and reduction also of the inheritance
taxes.
Commerce Chamber Program.
A comprehensive program of tax re-
duction and revision was advanced in
;, statement last night by the Chamber
of Commerce Of the United States on
the basis of studies by special COM
mittee working with the chambers s
finance department. 1t favored re-
duction Of the income taxes and re-
neal of the inheritance and gift taxes
and of the war excise taxes levied in
relation to particular businesses.
Among other proposals favored by
the committee were:
Rea asonable differentiation Of rates
between earned and unearned income.
Revision Of provisions relating to
capital gains and losses.
Constitutional amendment to per
nit of Federal taxation of income
from future issues of securities made
by public authority.
SUPPORT of the Board of Tax Appeals.
A commission composed Of mem
hers Of Congress and other repre-
Sentatives of the public IL make II
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