Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

Critics and Friends Alike
Predict Vote for Bill
by February 10.
BA q. GOULD LINCOLN

The log jam having been broken
III the Senate by the final passage Of
the World Court resolution, the Sen
ate is steaming away. bent upon con
Guiding the legislative program as
early As possible.
The tax reduction. biz. which was
given the right OF, way in the Senate
as SOON a. the court matter was dis
posed OF, it was predicted by both
| friends AMI critics last night would
be passed by February 70. Senator
Norris ot Nebraska, however, dissent
ed from this view. maintaining that
II wound require more time for dis.
cussion and action Senator King OF
Utah. Democratic member of the
finance committee and out OF harmony
with a number Of the provisions in
! serted by the committee, expressed
the opinion that the bill could he
passed by the end Of this week
Chairman Snloot also took this view
He said that he would keep the bill
constantly before the Senate
Routine Tomorrow.
| The Senate adjourned last n!sht.
) which means that there Will b- (.
! morning hour" tomorrow for the.
transaction OF routine business ana
/ for consideration Of the bills which
/ are on the calendar. It is Senator
! Smoot's purpose, however, 10 get the
| tax bill UP as early as possible tornor-
row. 1t is expected that the surtay
| rates Oh incomes will he UP for dis
| cussiou.
| The surtax rates. with a maximum
| Of ~ per cent on incomes upward ot
100000, are expected 10 receive the
! favorable action Of the Senate The
| House also fixed the maximum rate
! at 20 per cent. The Senate finance
| committee, however. reduced the rates
| on incomes from 100000 10 s1OO, 900
| These changes will be accepted not
! only by the Senate. it was predicted
| last night, but also by the Hous.
| when the bill goes to conference. The
Senate Democrats i'll committee made
night for these reductions and their
| acceptance was the basis Of the com
/ promise agreement on the bill, when
/ IL was reported out.
! The surtaXes will lead to con
! siderable debate in the Senate. Critics
| OF the bill. including some of the in
| surgent Republicans, take the ground
! that the surtaxes should not have
been reduced to the extent carried ir
the bill. The maximum rate at pres
| ent Is 40 per cent. Efforts will he
| made to increase the maximum rate
| to 25 or 80 per cent. They will prove
unavailins. however. 1t is believed.
May Go Through Unchanged.
| Indeed, opponents OF the bill as i,
| now stands. admitted yesterday that
there seemed little prospect of amend
| ing the bill on the floor of the Senate
| and that 1t would go through prac
| t1caliy as reported from the com
| mittee. The repeal of the publicity
| clause of the income tax law, which
was agreed to in the House and in The
| Senate committee, IS expected to stick
although it will lead to no little de
| bate. Ii the Senate agrees to this
| repeal. it will stand since this matter
| VIII be in dispute between the two
! houses.
The repeal Of the estate tax will be
| bitterly fought by some of the Sena
| tors. but 1t, too, will go through rs
reported by the committee, 1t is pre
dicted. What will happen to the pro
posed repeal of this tax when the bill
reaches the conference stage is an
| other matter entirely The House
members are strongly opposed TO this
repeal, and there is strong belief that
the Senate will be forced to Yield anl
| the House provision for the estate tn,
will be reincluded in the bill.
The repeal of the capital stock ta1
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