Word: garnering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that if England needed gold it ought not induce the Federal Reserve to interfere with U. S. prosperity by hampering Wall Street but should sell to the U. S. some of its island possessions off the Atlantic Coast, which possessions are naval bases that threaten U. S. security. Representative Garner, ranking Democrat on the Ways & Means Committee, thought that anti-speculative legislation was a "far-reaching" matter that ought to be "carefully considered...
...minority mustered the super-dry Southern Democrats (129) under party leadership of the Messrs. Garrett, Garner and Byrns; and miscellaneous Republicans (10), including wets like New York's La Guardia, drys like Iowa's Dowell...
...Refunds. Large corporations pay large income taxes, sometimes get large refunds back from the government. According to Representative John N. Garner (Dem.) of Texas, the U. S. Treasury has paid $2,000,000,000 in refunds and secret credits to taxpayers, during Andrew W. Mellon's term as Secretary of the Treasury. Congressman Garner called the Treasury Secretary a "Santa Claus" to large corporations, objected particularly to refunds made to the U. S. Aluminum Co., controlled by Mellon interests. Claiming that Aluminum Co. refunds totalled $1,267,426, Congressman Garner said: "Mr. Mellon, this grand Secretary that you hear...
Angry, Mr. Garner demanded an investigation of tax refunds and credits, wished to find out why there are such large discrepancies between income taxes as first paid by large corporations and as finally paid after deduction of refunds and credits. His resolution will be voted on this week when the Deficiency Bill of which it is a part is passed upon. As the House will presumably divide along partisan lines, it is not likely that Mr. Mellon will find himself investigated...
...claims, and claims similar, for taxes dating back to 1917, were not made until 1923 or later because the claimants had not known there was any chance of recovery. The claims have not yet been paid because of the intricacy of opposing contentions, the delays of tax appeal. Democrat Garner wanted to know why Mr. Mellon could not have delayed such refunds a little longer...