Evening star., 1918-05-27
CONGRESS YIELDS
TO THE PRESIDENT
Executives Address Brinqs
Graceful BackdoWn in Plan
to Go Home.

Expressions OF opinion oy mom0ef8 OF
the House after the aslivery Of the
Presidents message showed that what.
ever disinclination they entertained to
remaining In session at this time had
yielded to the logic Of tho Presidents .
They had shown this by ap-
plause Of his words throughout the
speech. Realizing the arauous task be-
fore them. members yet indicated acqui-
escencs In the Presidents presentation Of
the stern necessities Of the case and LEFT
no doubt that they will yield to his
urgent insistence that Congress 60 ahead
with the work 1t once.
Majority leader kitchin, as chair.
man OF the House ways ana means
committee. which will Immediately
bssih plans for revenue legislation.
Ana Chairman Simmons OF the Senate
dnAnce committee. held q conference
after the Presidents speech.
Views Of Republican Leaders.
Minority Leader Gillett said:
Il believe that the House. and cer-
tainly the republicans OF the House,
are In general accord with the Presi-
NSht ou TIC pIiuCtpiS8 Ot ldAAlIOu
enunciated. namely. Of excess profits.
incomes and luxuries. I think there
Will be no disagreement upon this
point and that Congress will work
diligently to enact q new tax law
Representative Loneworth OF Ohio
said:
''The President is right. OF course. in
setting forth the main sources Of tax
alton and the House will be in full
accord with him. His appeal for
harmony and cooperation will meet
with hearty response"
Representative Mckinley Of Illinois
Tt was . very inspiring message
read with great interest by the coun-
try. agree with the President that
the tAxss should be laid heaviest upon
incomes. excess profits and luxuffes." :"
Representative Winslow Of Massa-
chusetts-'Thefe can b no ais
agreement with the President upon
Is to be laid. The House ID thor
oughly in accord with him. be-
lieve."
Declaring the President in his mes
sage summed up the situation fairly
WELL" Senator Smoot OF Utah. q MEM
ber OF the finance committee. declared
dent in support of his suggestion that
Congress now enact revenue legis-
latien are true. he does not zee why
the President ever considered 4 pro-
posAl providing for q recess. The
Recommendations are in contrast to
the suggestions that have been made
by administration representatives and
congressional leaders during the past
few days, asserted Senator Smoot, who
added that eome ebody must have
changed their mind.
"As q matter Of fact" the Utah sen
ator continued. There is no nscssti-
ty as far ~ money Ii concerned. for
there 10 buf1cisnt to meet the needl
Of the government until March next"
Commenting on the message, Sena-
tor Penrose Of Pennsylvania. also Q
member OF the nance committee. bAid
he wanted to look into the financial
situation hfst Three weeks ago, the
chairmen Of the House. ways and
means and the Senate finance com.
mittees. as well as as others. expressed
the opinion that revenue legislation
at this time was unnecessary. said
the senator. who added 'It IL strange
they have changed their minds"
It was decided at the conference be-
tween senator Simmons and .RepresentA-
tive Kitchin to have the House com
mittee begin hearings on the bill early
In June. The hearings are expected to
last about three weeks, and afterward
the Senate committee plans to cooper
Ato With the Hcate cUmnaittee In dram.
Ing the new measure.