Evening journal., 1919-12-06
10 RIDUUIIJN
In VAR TAXES
Nine Billion Dollars Needed
by Government Next
Eighteen Months
DEFICIENCY BILL
ALREADY So, ,150,0 100000

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The nation
must contribute in taxes and bonds lr
: he next Is months s9OO,OO00OO, ac-
cord ng TO the Republican leader Of the
House, unless the most rigid economies
,re EMO ccd and wartime swelling OF
ierarlmenl activities and personnel
( ise reduced TO the lowest possible min
imum consistent with efficient govern
ment
This statement was made last night
by o1esof The House leaders, following
an all-day toaference on taxes, reye-
nue. legislation and policy The con-
ference was participated in by speeker
Galet, Chairman Good, OF the Appro-
priat ons Committee; Republican leader
Mend,n and members OF the steering
committees as well as chairman I
commliees which make big appropri-
at.ons such as the Army and Navy.
ReprcsenlatiNe Good, IS chairman OF
-the Appropriation Committee lad lhe
financial situation before the confer
. ence lie inform his c. leagues that
I'll dc,olved on lhes Congress TO save
/ whe ever possible, as the highest TAX
alton possible and another bond issue
} would not meet he proposed expendl-
tures and care for the deficiency al
: re dy encountered in his fiscal year.
According to Mr. Good, the Geflci-
ency b lls for tbs fiscal year already
amounted TO S3i59000 600. The esti-
I, mates for The nsca year ending June
1921. reach about s. 51OOO0,0OO The
letter amount includes all he ogl ga
lions Of tiie government and the esti-
mates submitted by respective heads
Of dcpartments for the next fiscal year.
IN INCLUDES s990,OO0O0 for the Army
and s5i2,O00,000 for the Navy. The re-
suit OF the conference W that u was
dec ded to reduce the estimates 10 the
lowest possible figures. TO eliminate
hundreds Of war activities and increase
salaries only where alb 0lutcly neces-
sary 10 became known that :he size
OF the Army and the Navy VIII not be
made as large as expected. even by the
cOnservaliN members Of The Army and
Navy comm tees. In feet, 1t Is the
purpose OF the leaders 10 keep the
appropriat ons for these branches OF
The service 10 within half OF the esti-
mates. That means that many things
recommend d by The experts will not
0e & anted By Congress and that the
Army will not exceed 250,0OO officers
and men.
In connection with the budget con-
ference. that leaders d d'scussed in
general WY revenue legislation. No
spc nc agreement was reached relative
10 revenue matters In general how
ever. there VIII be no amendments Of
the present law which reduces the
income O the government. Many MEM
bers of the Ways and Means Committee
do not look with favor upon Secretary
Glass recommendations That the ex-
cess tax be reduced and the normal
in~omr tax on individuals he Increased.
NJ le hey recognize the force OF me
argument, they are averse 10 lessenlng
the ha d hips imposed upon corpora
I ons ard Increasing The burdens Of the
masses
representative J. w. Fordney. chair
m n OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee SAID tha, the committee had not
cons dered Secretary Glass recommen-
comm itees making The approproat ons /
had dec drd the amount OF mony that I
would hc expended in this and the !
nfyi fiscal year.
The op.n on Of revenue legislators Is |
That there viii be no reductions in !
taNe'. hat no changes of a material |
na' pc vill b. m0de IN The n~osent row
enuc avs, except a slmpl,ncation Of
ihe awe VIII ch will makr is easier 10
ma lax returns Commlss' 'onar OF j
lite nal Revenue Roper and Secre.qry
Glass have mlde many recommenda-
lens looking to a simpllilcatlOn OF the
tax laws.
Members Of the senate hnance com
m'te', accepting the position OF SEN
a'oo PenrOse. gave t as their opin'0n
TINT The only tariff egs.ation that
WI be enacted this session wou'd BE-
an anti-dumplng law and bin increas-
ing the duties on dyesiuffs.
Represent tive Fordney, chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee, re-
ported an antl-dumpng bll 10 the
House yesterday IL will be passed
promptly. In his report, Mr.. Fordney
said that the purpose Of the bill was
70 prevent the sitting Of domestic in
dustrles by the dumping OF foreign
merchandise upon The American mar
Ret at less than its fair value in the
country OF production
As a 0"st step toward economy.
ChaTpan Good announced that efforts
would be made to reduce lhe number
~ government clerks in Washington.
Work on the clerk hire b'll was begun
yesterday, with some members favor
ing a legislative rider which would
place all clerks on the statutory roll
and end the system Of paylng them
from lump sum appropriations granted
as war emergencies A drive also viii
be made 10 eliminate between 3OO00
and 1000 Of approximately 100000
employees.
The meeting was attended by men,
Ders OF the military and naval com
mttees engaged in framing a measure
10 grant pay increases to officers and
men In The army navy. marines. coast
guards and public health service. House
leaders were said TO have opposed the
increases, but the military and naval
committeeman said they Intended re-
porting pay increases regardless Of tn
opposition
HFNRY CLAY FRfCK DIRTFU