Show CONFERENCE WE TAX B BILL III IS PASSED SENATE APPROVES BILL WITH VOTE OF TO 9 BIG DIG RE RE- REDUCTION EXPECTED Some Doubt ExIsts Exist Whether dent Will Sign Measure In View of Opposition of Treasury Washington The Washington The conference tax tas bill already parSed passed by the senate senat was approved Mon Monday hy by the house The vote was to 9 0 i Providing reduction of taxes foi fos almost every federal taxpayer the measure now goes to President Coolidge It carries a 25 per cent reduction on income taxes payable this year permanent revision downward of the income rates rate repeal or low lowering ring of ol most of the miscellaneous and excise ex ex- ex cise taxes and ani a 25 per cent reduction reduction reduction tion on earned incomes of ot and under Although some doubt exists as to President Coolidge's attitude in view of the treasury department opposition opposition tion to the provision for limited pu PUblicity publicity pub PUb- of ot tax returns and an increase in estate taxes Republican leaders in both the senate and joined the solid Democratic lineup in support support sup sup- port of the measure The brief debate developed considerable con can opposition in the Republican can ranks to the proposal for even ve limited publicity in returns and reveral several rev sev eral announced If the measure were vetoed they would vote to sustain the action I The nine negative votes were cast by representatives Fenn Merritt Merrill an and Tilson of Connecticut Hill of Maryland Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land McFadden and Phillips of ot Pennsylvania Mills and Wainwright of New York and Moores of Indiana all Republicans |