Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
PRESIDENT DECIDES
TO CALL CONGRESS
INTO EXTRA SESSION
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the impression from the President
that the latter preferred to have the
deficiency bill, which failed to pass
the closing day of last session, wher
it was caught in the filibuster jam
taken up before any other legislation
Through the failure of the deficiency
bill to pass, the Government has beer
more or less seriously embarrassed
and handicapped and thousands Of in
dividuals have faced hardship.
The President was assured by Mr.
Smoot that very little debate would
be necessary to pass this legislation
and that he was inclined to think
that it could be put through both
houses in probably less than two
weeks. Senator Smoot will personally
have charge of this legislation and
he indicated today he is determined
to have it accorded the right of way
and to have it pass with the least pos
sible delay.
Senator Smoot is especially interest.
ed because this bill includes the appro.
priation of $10,000.000 for the con.
struction work incident to the first
year of the public buildings program
for the District and also money for
the purchase of the privately owned
property in the so-called triangle
south of Pennsylvania avenue.
Tax Reduction Next.
It is the belief of Senator Smoot
that tax reduction legislation will fol-
low the passing of the deficiency bill.
Inasmuch as a considerable part Of
the debate is likely to arise when the
tax reduction is before the Senate and
House, the Utah Senator is inclined
to feel that some little delay may be
met in finally passing the bill. He is
hopeful, however, that the next tax
slash will become a law January l
next or at least in time enough for
the reduction to be made effective
when the taxpayers are called upon
to make their income tax returns on
March Is next.
Senator Smoot said it is too difficult
at this time to predict what the next
tax reduction will be. That will de-
pend, he said, upon the size of the
surplus in the Treasury and upon the
estimated revenues for the coming
year. He did say, however, that he
felt very confident that the total of
the cut will be at least $300,000,000.
No time will be set for the consider
alton of flood relief and flood control
legislation until the board of engineers
of the Army has completed its survey
in the flood area and made its recon-
mendations as to what should be done
in the way of affording greater pro-
lection from future floods.
The indications are that those who
will have charge of this legislation in
the Senate and House will await the
Army engineers report and the recon-.
mendations of the President that will
accompany the latter before taking
any definite steps toward drafting
legislation. 1t is pointed out, how.
ever, that whenever the President sub
mits the Army engineers report to
Congress it is very likely that this
legislation will be given preference on
the legislative program.
Senator Smoot feels very certain
that there viii be some further farm
relief legislation enacted at the CON-
ing session. He is of the opinion that
those who were urging the enactment
Of the McNary- Haugen bill at the last
session will be willing to compromise
to the extent that some comprehen.
sive plan of practical agricultural re-
lief will be given to the country.
With the early assembling of Con-
gress Mr.. Smoot looks for the reg.
ular supply bills of the Government
to be passed considerably in advance
of the first of next year. The appro-
priation committees Of both houses
will start to work a month or so in
advance of the date set for the extra
session, as will the finance committee
Of the Senate and the ways and means
of the House, which will
prepare the tax reduction bills.
! Seat Contests Likely.
The early assembling of the next
Congress will be featured by the or
ganizing of the Senate and the fight
that will center around the seating of
Senators Ware of Pennsylvania. and
Smith of Illinois. Senator Smoot
would make no prediction as to the
outcome of the fight to be ma lie over
the seating of the two Senators, but
he did say, with emphasis, that the
would be successful in
so as to maintain their
control of the Senate in the next Con.
gress.
Regarding the relief for sufferers in
in the Nation, Senator Smoot agreed
with President Coolidge that the re-
lief work is now being taken care of
by the Federal Government, the Red
Cross and the local agencies and that
there is little Congress can do at this
late date TO help.
AS Fer flood control, he agrees also
with the President that 1t will take
considerable time before flood control
legislation could be put into effect,
and that the question Of a few weeks
In the calling of Congress to consider
the subject is Of little consequence.