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Show NEWS ABOUT CONGRESS WASHINGTON', Iee. U. Hearings BbBJ on the house bill proposing a bonui H fr.f f.,r,,., p arvlpn nin will In. 1111, M, .1 I by the senate finance committee next "Wednesday. It was announced today that representatives of the American legion would be the first witnesses WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. Several bills designed to relieve mining claim owners of the necessity of doing as-T as-T seasmcnt work for 1920 were consol- 1 I Idated today Into one by the senate committee on mines. Instead of eliminating elim-inating the assessment work require-' ment entirely the new bill would giant a six months' extension of time. Its provisions are extended to cover claims in Alaska as well as in the 1 continental sections of the United i States. U WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 Final decision against any legislation look-' ing to deferment of the income and 1 j other tax payments due December lt was reached today by the sonata fl- ; nance committee. The full committee " thus ratified an earlier decision of the f 1 Republican members i WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. Vice, Governor Platte of the federal reserve board today recommended passage ot The bill authorizing creation of B Jioo.ooo.ooo fund to be used through the federal land banks in rediscount -ing notes secured by livestock when guaranteed by a responsible bank. WASHINGTON, Dec. II Substitution Substi-tution of a 1 per cent sales tax foi the excess profits and most of the excise levies is proposed In an amendment amend-ment to the revenue act introduced today to-day by Representative Mott, New York, a Republican member of the-house the-house ways and means committee. Sales aggregating not more than J200 I , a month would be exempt. Among excise taxes he favored re-W re-W pealing, are those on automobiles aud II automobile accessories, spoiling goods, candj , art objects, motor boats, mudl-r mudl-r cine, drugs and perfumes. WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 Reduction Reduc-tion of the appropriations for the army ar-my and navy by one-half and use of this money to finance exports of surplus sur-plus crops and creation of a corporation corpora-tion blmllaT to the United Stales grain corporation to purchase the wheat crop were recommended to the I . senate agriculture committee today by the Farmers' National Council. |