Show REVENUE REDUCTION inheritance Inherit acce tax not changed house reverses itself on express tax receipts dec 15 robert W allcox the delegate from hawaii was sworn in immediately after the approval of the journal in the house today air allcox was escorted to the bar 0 the house by mr perea the delegate from new mexico after the oath biad been administered many members came forward to congratulate mr allcox the consideration of the revenue reduction bill was then resumed mr underwood of alabama moved to reduce the amount of property exempt under the inheritance tax from to mr payne of new york in charge ot the can said that personally he thought the inheritance tax should not have been in tae original act as the states generally and especially the eastern states levied inheritance taxes but it it was to remain he was in favor 0 reducing the exemption to the amendment was lost 45 to sa an amendment to the bill was offered yesterday in committee of the whole by henry G smith of michigan the bill abolished the one cent stamp tax on express receipts and telegraph messages but retained the tax on railroad and steamship freight receipts mr smiths amendment restored the tax on express receipts and altered the form of the section so as to compel the tom instead of the shipper to pay the tax the amendment passed by a vote of to today the house reversed the action of the committee of the whole yesterday on the freight and express receipt tax amendment the war reduction bill passed the house the house has passed the pension appropriation bill it carries |