Washington, Mar. 24, The House of Representatives: to-day rejected the Sales Tax Bil, which provided for a levy of 23 per cent, on practically every article manufactured in the United States, The defeat of the Bill came as a sequel to a wholesale revolt by both Parties against the measure. The rebels are now demanding an. increase in the income tax an the:
instead. was rejected by 220 votes to 153, It was framed in order to help meet a deficit of $1,000,- 000,000, Mar. 26, Doubts whether the United Staten budget can the balanced, trhether. the credit of the Govern: Tent can be saved. and whether the United States will continue to maintain the gold" standard are Staling all thooghtfal persons.
'The gravity of the fnanclal crisis ig borae out' by the breakdown of the' party" machine controlling, the Federal Legislature over the taxttion' necessary. to meet" the budget one of. $1,241,000,000, which has faulted be "the. ejection of, the Soles Tax Bul, which provided For a ihey of 24 por cent, Om practical every article mamafactured in the United States
the "gigantic federal, state a The A000 jan employed and ome to, Americans that the. United municipal desalts have. brought
States is in. trough of very deep depression, and many" are iodined fo'listen fo those preaching inflam tua the sovereign. reed. should not be taken to commit the Rumanian Government in any way.
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Means adjustment. of - the in Central Europe.
do not regard the ways and means suggested by the French premier as at all practicable", he Said, indicating that M. Tardieu ished to introduce certain, polit only through the ce-operation of European states on a purely economic basi MIN. Argetojanu insisted that an essential preliminary condition of Success would be the convocation of a conference of all agricultural countries and another of all industrial countries. Having cleared a cee ates weve a> a Joint Ocean Kuo Min,
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