Show SALES TAX FOR BONUS FAILS WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. A proposal pro-posal to finance the Soldiers' bonus bill hy a sales tax is understood to have been rejected today by the special subcommittee sub-committee of the Republican members of the house ways and means committee. com-mittee. The proposal was said to have been supported by only three members. Representative Longwoith of Ohio; Watson U I'ennsylvunia and I3acha-rach I3acha-rach of New Jersey. It is understood that the proposal Will be brought up again late today at a meeting of all of the majority members of the ways and means committee. Opponents of the sales tax appar-entl appar-entl were confident of another vie-I tory. Ii was understood to be their ide;i that the committee should report . oui a hill with tho finance plan either ' made a direct charge against the I treasury or contingent uoon the disposal dis-posal of refunded foreign bonds. Some sales lax proponents thouxhi that the whole question might again have to be referred to President li.ir-ding. li.ir-ding. oo |