Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
SENATOR HARRISON
TALKS TO GARNER
Views on Taxes and Tariff
Revision Issues Believed
Exchanged.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Senator Pat Harrison Of Mississippi
ranking Democratic member Of the
Senate Finance Committee, and Rep
resentative John Garner Of Texas,
prospective Speaker Of the House, were
in conference yesterday for an hour
and half, discussing the Democratic
program for the coming session Of
Congress.
Both Senator Harrison and Repre-
sentative Garner have declared pub
licly that the Democrats will have .
legislative program Of their own when
Congress meets. Neither, however, has
specified just what the program will
contain Republicans have twitted the
Democrats for months past, declaring
the Democrats have no program. The
time, the Republicans say, has about
come when the Democrats must fsh or
cut bait. If the Democrats have q
program of legislation, then they must
produce 1t when they take charge OF
the House of Representatives, as they
are new expected to do.
Senator Harrison has repeatedly let
1t be known that he Is not in favor OF
an increase in the Federal taxes at TINS
paratively easy matter for the Govern
ment to borrow such FUNDS as 1t may
need and that an increase In taxes
would be q blow to business now strug-
Cling to make q comeback. 1t Is pre-
sumed that Senator Harrison sought
to impress his views in connection with
the matter of tax increases upon Mr..
Garner at the conference.
G. o. r. Leaders Divided.
AS matter Ct fact, the Democrats
are likely to wait on this tax matter
until they hear from the White House.
President Hoover and his advisers have
been going carefully into the matter OF
tax revision. Tie Republican leaders
in Congress are split over the matter,
with Reed Of Pennsylvania and Bing-
ham Of Connecticut in the Senate and
Bacharach Of Flew Jersey in the House
urging immediate revision in order to
meet in part the present Treasury
deficit, and Senator Watson OF Indiana,
Republican leader Of the Senate, and
Representative Tilson of Connecticut,
Republican leader Of the House. hold
ing back and taxing much the same
position in regard to taxation as Sen
ator Harrison. II President Hoover
recommends tax revision, as it is now
believed in some quarters he will, the
Democrats will heave a sigh OF relief.
They will not III that event have to
make decision in the matter. II the
President makes 40 such recommended
ton, then the Democrats will either
have to follow s'ong the line Of the
President or announce tax-reyision
policy of their Cwn. Under the Con-
stitution, revenue measures originate
| In the House. Z
There is reason to believe, too, that
Senator Harrison has gone into the
| matter OF tariff revision with Mr.. Gar
| ner. Mr.. Garner Is the ranking Demo-
cratic member Of the House Ways and
Means Committee, the committee which
has to do with tariff and revenue in the
House. II Mr.. Gamer becomes Speaker
under Democratic organization Of the
House, then the craftsmanship Of the
Ways and Means Committee may be
expected to go to Representative Col
| lier Of Mississippi under the seniority
| rule.
The Republican tariff act has been
repeatedly attacked by Senator Harri-
son and other Democrats in Congress
Not long ago the Mississippi Senator
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