Show INCOME TAX ON ROUGH VOYAGE Income tax legislation as proposed In Inthe Inthe inthe the house bill drawn b by Thomas P. P Page I Is duo luG for or rough treatment when it is brou brought ht up in the lower house of ot the tho legislature toda today as unfinished business The bill was brought up for tor final consideration yesterday and was the object of ot assault from Crom two or three of oC the house Tho arrival nl of ot the U U. A. A C. C Glee Gleo club of ot Logan Losan saved sa th the measure from further further fur fur- ther thor marks of oC battle yesterday Inasmuch Inasmuch Inas Inas- much as the tile house adjourned in the midst of oC the debate to hear the music offered b by the glee club With Ith no one but tile the author accepting accepting accept accept- In ing responsibility for fOl- the measure as drawn the how house e has arrayed itself in I formidable opposition to the measure an as it stands standI An As Afa a result pre predictions are arc freely ma made e that the tho bill hill will not get out of ot the house alive If IC It does Its opponents assert the senate will kill It An effort was made yesterday b by Representative Vl to have the bill amended to require c corporations to topa pa pay S per cent on net Incomes Incomes instead of ot 2 per er cent as ns provided In the Pa Page e bill The proposal met defeat Representative Decker Deck n r succeeded with nn nfl amendment making th the tax on incomes In excess of or a year ear 8 S Sper per cent instead of 13 per cent Representative Young Youn offered an nn amendment re reducing the general tax rate from 2 per cent to 1 I per cent It was lost by a vote ote of ot 23 to 20 Members l of ot the tax and revenue committee which sent the Page bill out with a 3 favorable fL report were in consultation with tho the author of ot the bill all mourning morning Members of the committee committee com corn freely freeh a admitted that they the did not know the purport port of oC the provisions of ot the bill It is understood that Pa Page Pago o was wag asked today to explain the tho income tax bill In detail for tor the benefit of or members of ot the committee The Thc meeting meet meet- In log ing was held behind closed doors and newspaper men reCus refused d admittance to the meeting AH As a result of or the thc meetIng meeting meet meet- ing InS toda today Representative e Page lage agreed to a 50 per cent reduction in the rate of ot taxation throughout his bill |