Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-11-05 | Page 1 | Mellon Arouses Anger of Senator

MELLON AROUSES ANGER Of SENATOR Draws Fire From Lafollette Who Asks His Removal I By FRASER EDWARDS United Press Staff Correspondent W WASHINGTON Nov 5 The The first of a series of amendments to the pending pending pend pend- I I ing g tax tat bill bUl offered by Senator La- La I folletto of Wisconsin to turn the searchlight of publicity upon income records of wealthy individuals and corporations was adopted by the senate senate sen sea ate today by a vote of 01 38 to 11 Retirement of Secretary of of the Treasury Mellon l was in the senate today by Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin on the ground that the fiscal head of the government had impudently impudently im n and brazenly declared that wealth could not be made to pay its fair share of taxes and the people must take up the burden Lafollette's demand for the retirement retire tIr ment meat of Mellon MeIon came during the debate debate de debate de- de bate on his amend amendment nent providing for pitiless publicity on all income tax re returns re- re turns A movement t tp t have the house concur concur concur con con- cur in the senate action in fixing the maximum income surtax of 50 per cent was launched today by a group of representatives from Western Vestern states In a letter to other representatives they urged that the house vote to instruct instruct in instruct in- in its conferees to accept the senate senate sen sen- ate ato amendment