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CONGRESS- WILL
RECESS DURING
TAX HEARINGS
Tentative Agreement Is
Reached: Committee to
Begin Work June 6.
TWO BILLS ARE PENDING
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WARRINGTON. May :9.-Announcc-
ment that hearings will begin before
the House Committee on Ways and
Means on the new revenue bill on June
was made to-day by Representative
kitchin. chairman.
This announcement followed a pre-
liminary meeting o: the committee at
which the revenue bill was informally
discussed and a tentative agreement
reached for a recess Of Congress while
hearings are In progress.
The length Of this recess will depend
on the promptness OF action by the
Senate and House on appropriation bills.
Two big supply measures, the sundry
civil and the fortincations bill. are yet
to be reported to the House. and the
army bill Is now pending there. The
tentative plans Of the leaders call for a
recess Of the House about July to
continue for one month. House men,
bers will get another respite while the
Senate Is debating the bill sent over BY
the House.
Senators Favor Recess.
ocHhtC lcdocio 1oNoi thC idSs
IL the status OF appropriation bills per-
mits. The entire programme. however.
Is contingent on the progress made on
routine legislation In the two bodies.
In both Senate and House efforts will be
made to give a respite to members who
want to 30 home to their campaigns
while the Ways and Means and
Finance committees respectively work
on the tax measure.
Details OF the tax bill were not dis
cussed at the meeting of the Ways and
Means Committee to-day. although It
was generally accepted that the prin-
cipal levies are to be on excess profits.
incomes and luxuries.
Informal discussion in the Ways and
Means Committee developed sentiment
listing law and embody its amended pro-
visions in one bill.
New LAW Probable.
The committee is inclined to repeal
the present law As 1t stands and write
an entirely new law which will be easy
to administer and will embrace In one
measure taxes to raise from $1,000. .o00.-
900 to $4,000. 900. 900 without reference
to the rather complicated rates In the
existing law.
Definite plans for a recess OF Con-
gress to be brought about by concur
rent resolution will be worked out when
the Ways and Means Committee Is able
to form definite opinion as to the date
upon which 1t will report a bill. II for
any reason the recess plans fall prac-
tically the same result may be obtained
In tho respective houses by three day ad-
tournaments and a sentleman's agree
be undertaken while a quorum Is not
present.
A statement issued by Chairman
Kitchin regarding the forthcoming hear
ings on the revenue bill reads:
The Committee on Ways and Means
announces to all concerned that it will
hold public hearings at Washington. be-
ginning June 8. 1918.
1T Is deemed necessary largely to in
crease the revenue from taxation. 1t
seems to the committee that 1t will be
necessary to raise the necessary in
creased revenue chiefly from taxes upon
incomes. excess or war profits. luxuries
and seml-luxuries.
In the preparation OF the new tax
measure the committee will give careful
consideration to all suggestions with ref
erence to the measure. together with
suggestions Of other revenue sources.
One to Represent All.
I'm order to avoid duplication OF ar
Euments and suggestions It is requested
that persons having the same problem
to present will agree upon one repre-
sentative to present their views.
''The hearings will be conducted IN
the hearing room OF the committee. 321
House Office Building.
persons desiring to be heard should
II possible apply to the clerk Of the COM
mittes previous to the date set for the
hearings for an assignment OF time. In
making such application the following
information should be given: Name.
business address. temporary address In
Washington. business or occupation and
the person. hrm, corporation or associa-
tion represented. subject concerning
which testimony will be given and tho
amount Of time desired"