Evening star., 1929-12-02
CONGRESS MEETS;
AWAITS MESSAGE
President to Communicate
Legislative Wishes to
Session Tomorrow.
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vote against seating Ware.
Mr.. Ware was in Washington today
prepared to conduct his own fight for
admission to the Senate. His inclina-
tion, 1t was said, was to go on the floor
of the Senate when his case is taken
up. Some of his friends, however. are
urging him not 10 do so because OF mis-
health.
Tariff Outlook Not Good.
Efforts will be made in the Senate to
expedite the consideration of the tariff
bill. The outlook, however, is not
promising, and the passage of the bill
by the Senate probably win not take
place until some time in January. II
then. The Senate coalition" is still
firmly in the saddle and it is expected
to amend the bill still further in many
particulars. There is likely to be con-
siderable debate on the sugar schedule
| and other items not yet acted upon. A
very different situation confrontS the
tariff bill in this session than in the
last. other measures demand attention
which were absent from the special
| session. 1t is planned to lay aside the
tariff bill temporarily TO give the tax
| reduction resolution the right of way
after that measure has passed the
House.
The committee appointed on the part
that Congress was in session was COM
posed of Majority Leader TilSon, Chair
man Hawley of the ways and means
committee and Representative Garner,
the Democratic leader of the House.
In the House only four of the stand.
ing committees have been completed,
and the, committee on committees will
meet tomorrow to go ahead with the
committee assignments. Those COM
mittees which have been completed are
ways and means, agriculture. rules and
accounts. The hold-over members Of
the appropriations committee, however,
were authorized to go ahead with the
preparation of appropriation bills, hear
ings on which have already been held.
House Tax Cut Bill.
The revenue bill reducing the rate of
the income tax for the calendar year
1929 was introduced in the House by Mr..
Hawley. He plans to have the resolu-
ton considered by his committee on
Wednesday. His expectation is that the
committee will report it out favorably
the same day, and that it will be pos
sible to take the measure up and pass
it on Thursday.
The revenue bill, a Joint resolution,
reduces the rate of the normal income
tax on individuals and corporations by
l per cent. In the case of individuals
lIlc IdIS 1lTSJ S4,UUU CdAdDlc
income Is reduced from l u per cent
to one-half per cent; the rate on the
second $4,000 is reduced from per
cent to 2 per cent and the rate on the
remainder of the taxable income is re-
duced from per cent to per cent.
The rate on the income Of corporations
is reduced from IL per cent to IL per
cent. Democratic leaders of the House
as well as the Republican leaders have
given ASSURANCE that the rod,1AfinVa
will be put through promptly and with
out amendment.
Committeeman to Be Assigned.
The Senate Republicans have a num-
Der OF important committee assignments
to make, made necessary by the deaths
OF the late Senators Warren of Wyom-
ing and Burton of Ohio and the resiR-
nation of Walter E. Edge of New Jer-
sey, now Ambassador to France.
Senator Smoot of Utah, 1t has been
determined, is to continue as chair.
man of the finance committee in.
stead of taking over the chairmanship
of the appropriations committee, and
Senator Jones Of Washington will be-
come head of the appropriations COM
mittee. resigning as assistant Repuh-
lican leader of the Senate. Under this
arrangement Senator Watson of Indiana
is to continue Republican leader. and
hAAC NAPCOIolAOAl lLId1 OCIldUOI N1C@
Nary of Oregon will be elected assist
ant leader. The young guard" which
organized during the special session in
an effort to get action on the tariff
bill, is strongly in favor of having the
Oregon Senator take a hand in the
Republican leadership of the Senate.
ProgresSives Back La Toilette.
The Progressive Republican block is
reported to be lining up for a fight
to place Senator Robert M. La Toilette
of Wisconsin on the Senate finance
committee to fill vacancy caused by
the retirement OF Ambassador Edge II
the committee on committees, of which
Senator McNary is chairman. does not
give Senator La Toilette that recogni-
ton.
Among the important measures which
are to come before Congress is the
ratification Of the settlement Of French
debt to the United States. The House
will deal with this matter at q COM
paratively early date. 1t is understood.
The factional split among the Re-
publicanS Of the Senate over the tariff
bill still is going strong. Whether the
differences among the Republicans
can, in a measure, be ironed out at
the coming session of Congress remains
to be seen. If they are not there will
be hard shedding for the administra-
tions program of legislation.
Hope to Adjourn by July.
1t is the hope of the leaders that
Congress will be able to complete its
work in May or June and adjourn. A
congressional election, at which the
membership of the House and more
than a third of the Senate must be
chosen, is in the ofiing and members
will be anxious to get home to repair
their political fences. The record made
by the present Congress is likely to have
an important bearing on the campaign
and elections in 1880.
Majority Leader Watson and Minority
! Leader Robinson were delegated by the
Senate to go with a similar committee
from the House to notify the President
that Congress is in session and ready
to transact business
The resolution expressing the regret
Of the Senate over the death of the
late Senator Warren, Republican, Of
Wyoming, and for many years chair
man Of the appropriations committee,
was introduced by the minority leader,
Senator Robinson of Arkansas.
The only other resolution acted on
today was the usual one fixing IL
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