| Show MELLON PLAN IS DISCUSSED Compromise Certain If House Approves Bill J WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Feb Fob 9 llon lion lon by Republican house I leaders ad n r take tike up th the Mellon fellon tax bill In Int Ini t ae 4 house next nen Thursday and nd to hold It before that body until die dLa- dis ed of was wag communicated toI to toI President Coolidge today by Rep Rep- Represent resent e Longworth Long of Ohio the Republican leader and Chair Chair- Chairman Chairman I man nan Snell of the house houe rules com corn comm committee m The two to house I leaders ad ra with the president the program of their body and told him that An on attempt would be made to consider major In this order TaJ Taxes Immigration Muscle Shoals Shoal and soldier bonus with witha a appropriation measures sandwich sandwich- led ed In between The president also wa was wu told that house houe leaders proposed to make e ery effort to adjourn by Jun Juno June 1 and that they thy considered tax ax legis legis- legis legislation legislation lation a as of supreme me Importance MUST OO USE In discussing with the executive the possibility of passage of the Mellon bill Representative Long Long- Longworth Longworth Longworth worth declared that It would be Impossible to hou house approval approval al 1 for tor the surtax rato rate of 26 per percent percent percent cent embodied in the Mellon bill billand billand billand and recommended by the president president dent dent The best bet possible rate to be for tor Mr Longworth worth edd eald suld be bo more than 25 26 per cent ft t considerably I less than 44 per Ant ent nt wag as proposed by the Demo Demo- Democrate Democrats cra crate t The leaders leader plan on taking taking- up the tax bill to sidetrack temporarily temporarily arlly appropriation measures but butto butto butto to consider the tho supply bills should the tax tx debate be prolonged No thus far br hv have havo been made tor for the placing piecing of railroad on the program RATE RATh DOOMED Representative e Begg Republican ican can Ohio who completed tOday 8 poll of the Republican ette delegations delegation said lId that the Mellon surtax rates The maximum he ho added would have to bo be fixed at Rt between 32 and 40 per cent The committee committe had To- To re reported ported the Mellon rate of o 26 per percent percent percent cent The present rate Is 50 SO per percent percent percent cent Chairman Green of o the housea houseas house a as and means committee who will r report port the revenue bill to the house Monday Monda said after atter II a conference today with Representatives tl tives es Longworth worth and Snell and Speaker that an effort would be ba made to g get t the meas mes measure measure ure ire through the hou house within two Ve week week-s k the minimum time In which t i I Is considered the bill may be bo nought rought to a n vote ATS ANTS GITT Cirr TU T T X Asid Aside from the expected fight over the surtaxes tho the Democrats have ban served notice they will seek lower normal rates rat than contained In the committee bill while many members have hae declared they will otter amendments seeking revis re revision I- I ion of o the war excl excise taxes many ot of which already have been ia- ia re repealed pealed Representative R Frear Re- Re Republican Re Republican publican Wisconsin has said he will 11 propose amendments to raise rale the estate tax and Institute a gift tAx Representative today made a a separate report port on the revenue bill Although he voted with Republicans In committee to report the measure he hs made It clear that he would not accept the Mellon Income rates Chair Chair- Chairman man sn Gr Green en and two other Republicans 11 n of the committee also voted against thee these rates rate an and have Indi Indi- Indicated Indicated they would not ot support the Mellon surtax rate Los toss i IN 10 R vUK L LUF In his report Mr Frear pro pro- proy proposed pro proposed y posed oed a 60 50 per cent cut In the s ormal Income rates ratu rath rather r than per cent r reduction adopted jd old asked eked that the present prent maxi maxi maxi- maximum maximum mum 60 0 per c cent nt surtax rate b be This would m meana mean an II a loss loes of ot lit 1 In revenue he said uld compared with Ith ith the 10 lose of which would nult from the Mellon cut In nOrmal taxes and In sur- sur sur surtaxes taJ taxes S suggested d by the treasury secretary |
