New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Plans toPass
RevenueBill
In August
kitchin Charges Publish
ers' Plot to Modify
Postal Rates

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Congress
tonight apparently had found way
to provide the new war revenue legis-
lation insisted upon by President Will
son without abandoning entirely its
long cherished plan to get out of Wash
lngton for a summer vacation.
Leaders Of both parties Joined in
| conference over programme proposed
by Representative Garner, of Texas, a
Democrat, of the House Ways and
Means Committee. and it was given
general approval. The plan contem-
plates prompt action on pending appro-
priation bills, to be followed about
June 16 or 90 by recess of both
houses until August 1, while the Ways
and Means Committee frames the reve-
nue. bill. After passage of the measure
by the House, probably about August
10, the House would recess for thirty
days to await action in the Senate
Believe Wilson Willing
This programme has not been dis
cussed with the President or Secretary
McAdoo, but leaders at the Capitol are
taking it for granted the Administra-
ton has no legislation of imperative
Importance to bring forward, and that
their plans will not be interfered with
so long as work on the revenue bill
goes ahead.
Mr.. Gamers proposal developed dur
ing day of private discussion on both
sides of the Capitol, rejecting the
general reluctance on the part Of
everybody to settle down to an all.
summer session. Mr.. Garner said it
had been agreed to by Republican
Leader Gillett, Representative Moree,
Of Pennsylvania, and other Republican
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, Representative Sherley, of Ken
lucky, chairman of the Appropriations
Committee; Chairman Simmons of the
Senate Finance Committee, Republican
Leader Gallinger, Senator Lodge and
other Republicans Of the Senate.
Submit Plan To-day
The plan will be submitted to the
Ways and Means Committee to-mor-
row, when the committee meets to pre-
pare for hearings soon to begin on
the new bill, which probably will levy
about four billion dollars in additional
taxes, largely upon incomes, excess
Of the committee probably will frame
a tentative draft, upon which the en-
tire membership will build the bill
after hearings lastink fortnight or
more.
Representative Kitchin, of North
Carolina, chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee, made speech in
the House to-day explaining his atti-
tude toward immediate revenue legis-
lation and charging that a powerful
lobby, working for revision of the new
zone postal rates on newspapers and
periodicals, was responsible for the de-
mand for keeping Congress in session.
He declared the lobby hoped to have
the Senate put en- amendment repeal
ing or modifying the zone system law
IN the revenue bill, and to keep 1t
there by getting the President or the
Secretary Of the Treasury to insist
1 upon the House conferrees yielding
when election or adjournment time ap-
preached.
Explains Urging Delay
Mr.. Kitchin explained his position as
to revenue legislation. saying he
wanted to show he acted in good faith
recently in trying to induce members
OF both political parties to postnone
ac!ion. HIS efforts to have Congre SIS
adjourn and take up the legislation in
the fall. he said, were due to the atti-
tude Of the Administration and tho
Treasury, which as late as March TX
notified him the legislation was not
desired now.
4 Il do not think that the Secretarv ~
the Treasury thought it was necessary
to have this revenue measure at this
session until his return from the Lihe
erty Loan campaign" said Mr.. Kitchin.
I'm fact, ] know he did not think IL
was necessary when he began that
campaign. "'
"But think. after going out in th4
campaign, seeing the situation from
another viewpoint, and after getting
TO Washington with closer eve unon
Treasury conditions and learning tha
demands Of the different dep. tim ents
Tor enormously increased appropria-
tions, he became unduly alarmed and
gave undue weight to the opinion AZ
Treasury officials, and was convinced
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