Evening star., 1927-11-09
COMBINE ACCUSED
OF MOVE TO GUST
inheritance LEVY
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ance tax first was levied during the
war; that the tax should be repealed.
Rainey Cites Opposition.

war; that the tax should be repealed.
Rainey Cites Opposition.
Representative Rainey of Illinois, a
Democrat on the committee, who has
announced he will seek investigation
of charges that lobby Is working in
| behalf of repeal OF the levy, read a
| telegram which, he said, he received
| from l.. L. Needler, secretary of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. de-
| claring that organization opposed re-
peal of the levy.
| Another long list Of witnesses clam
ored for attention as the committee
met today, and even before the chair
man pounded for order it was appar-
| ent that an atmosphere charged with
| the spirit of battle over the inherit
ance tax issue had not been eased by
a night of sleep.
| After several other witnesses tight
| ing for repeal of this tax had been
! questioned yesterday as to the source
of the funds for their expenses, and
| on their connection with the National
| Council of State Legislatures. Lee Sat
| terWhite, former speaker of the Texas
| House Of Repr, sentatives, testlhed
that after the Legislature in that
| State had adopted a resolution author
| iZing him to act as its representa-
tive at any meeting looking to repeal
| of the Federal inheritance lev he
| had Gale one.
| 11e said his expenses in this connee-
ton had been paid by popular sub
scription, adding:
II have done nothing that should
not have been done. | believe that II
Congress feels that we have not acted
properly that it owes it to us to put
us under oath and let us tell what we
know"
Backed by Association.
Gov. Sorlie of North Dakota told
the committee the secretary of the
| Greater North Dakota Association had
reouested him to appear to urge re-
neal of the levy He said he had not
| been offered any of the money the
| committee referred to, although
have found out ti.at it was raised by
| collection"
When the governor asked Chairman
Green If it was wrong TO receive
money for his expenses to Washlng.
ton. Representative Garner remarked
that in his IA years of service on the
| committee the usual procedure was
| for it to summon witnesses and pay
IfPlT SAISISCS cAN VI eA'S
! Treasury, 1t seems exceptional ne
| added, that an organization should
raise funds for that purpose.
Garner declared that what he sought
to develop was that the National
| Council of State Legislatures had re
ceived funds from the American Tax
| nayers' Association. which, he contend
| ed. was supported by contributions
from corporations and other bodies
| with selfish interests.
| Malon II. Morse and Lawrence F.
Whittemore, representing New Hamp
shire. testified they had withdrawn
| from a meeting here of the council OF
| Legislatures because it had decided
to urge repeal of the estate levy and
they could not indorse such action
! Harry A Ash, Chicago, inheritance
| tax attorney for Cook County, ILL.,,
also argued for retention of the tax.
Iowan's Expense Donated.
When w. S. Baird, member of the
Iowa Senate, took the witness stand
| to urge repeal of the Federal inherl'
tance tax. Chairman Green developed
| from Baird that the Iowa Senate had
voted in favor of repeal of the tax
by a one.vote margin and that the
House had disapproved repeal 92 to 8.
Baird told the committee he came
to Washington on donated funds.
"They passed the hat and put In