Show UN TAXING I ISTOCK STOCK DIVIDENDS I Republican Members l Favor Favor- Plan for foi Soldiers Soldiers- Relief Funds Washington May Mn H. H Taxation H.-Taxation Taxation of stock dividends was virtually agreed cd cdon on today b by a majority of or the the Republican lican members of ot the House Bouse ways wn-'s and means committee as a plan plait for lor raising part purt of the to pay the co cost coat t of oC proposed soldier relief relict legislation Strong opposition to the tho stock dividends divi tax cl developed among tho the Republicans Re He- I publicans Ic ns u Chairman h tt 1 Fordney 01 be being g sum to 10 nave icu leu inu on me lne I proposal Supporters of the tho plan however said eaid that Its final adoption watt wap assured and t that hat Democratic com com- who were not at nt the tho meetIng meeting meet meet- ing log had promised to support tho the now 8 ch cm While various rates and dates for forth forthe or orth th the tax were placed tho the committee com corn the consensus of opinion W was 8 said to be that th tax should hoa hoo levy Jovy of r C per cent of the value of oC the stock dividends Some were said to favor making the tho lev levy retroactive retro retro- active to Jho ho date te of ot the tho court decision holding holding- the old income l 1 Continued on l Page nse 2 I AGREE AGE ON TAXING STOCK DIVIDENDS Continued from Pago Page 1 tax on such fluch dividends unconstitutional I al nt while others favored going back backI for a a. longer period I Other changes In n th the tho soldier relief bill nl also o were agreed upon finally b by bythe bythe I the who expect to end endI I th their lr drafting of or the m measure nure tomor tomor- row ro Among Amon them wa was that specifying that cash bonus payments should be bt 60 50 quarterly with Ith tho the maximum bonus to an Ron any one ono being fixed at with the corresponding value of ot the options nf of the cash 1 h bonus boing lim lIm- Ilm- Ilm I t d-t to 62 Another th n provided d that yeomen F and women clerks who served abroad during tho the war would receive the tho benefits of ot the bill Two- Two hundred women It t was estimated would be affected Or to the cash bonus continued continued con con- to be expressed by a n. minority of the tho Republican committeemen who said that with Ith the Democrats holding similar views they might be bo able ablo to block In committee Supporters Support Support- ers ere of or this provision however assorted as- as sert sorted that the bill would bo be reported to tho the House next Wednesday following following following fol fol- lowing Tuesdays Tuesday's meeting hero of ot tho the executive committee of ot tho the American Legion Advocates Ad of ot tho the legislation planned to force torca consideration of ot the bill In tho the House May Ia 21 1 |