Evening star., 1931-12-21
RaiIroading of Local Tax
Bills Hit by Members of
D. c. Committee.
PROTECTION OF CAPITAL
RESIDENTS IS SOUGHT
Representative Smith Denounces
Triple-Income Levy on Virgin
ians Who Work Here.

The House today adopted the general
report of the Special Committee on
Fiscal Relations between the Federal
and District governments. This action
was taken on motion of Chairman
Mapes of the special committee, who
said that as the House had acted upon
all Of the legislative proposals recon-
mended by the committee, that in order
to clean the committees slate the gen.
eral report should be acted on. The
life of this special Mapes committee
expires at midnight December 81.
The bill reached the Senate soon
atterWard, and was Immediately re-
ferred to the Senate District Commit
tee for consideration and report.
The District Committee, headed by
Senator Capper of Kansas. also has the
four House bills proposing to increase
local taxation by approximately S400O,-
900 year Reference Of the 60-40 re-
peal measure to the District Commit
tee places all Of these bills relating to
the subject of fiscal relations in one
place. Chairman Capper already has
promised careful inquiry and full hear
ings on the tax bills. but no definite
steps are expected before the Christmas
holidays.
At the first meeting of the House
District Legislative Committee today.
several members expressed opposition
both to the legislation recommended by
the Mapes Committee, the lack of CO.
operation between that Special Com
mittee and the District Committee and
with the way in which the legislation
coming out of the Mapes Committee was
railrcaded through the House.
Seek Protection of District.
Il was the general sentiment Of the
District Legislative Committee that
some way should be found in order to
protect residents of the District from
being victims Of such hurried leg!sla-
tion.
Representative Smith of Alexandria,
Va. a new member of the District Com
! mittee, who said that many residents
| in his district would be forced to pay
triple income tax if this income tax
! bill for the District of Columbia be-
/ comes law in the shape in which it
| passed the House, suggested that the
| District Committee watch more care
| fully such measures when they are be-
| ing hurried through the House. He de-
/ CLdI eu LIldL ne LIllllkS lIllS Is Qulte
I proper function of the District Com
mittee and he mentioned particularly
also the way in which the substan-
tive law providing for a 60-40 propor-
tion in Federal contribution toward
support of the National Capital was re-
pealed in a bill. which unexpectedly
| was called up at the end of a tiresome
day. when no one expected it. and
passed under unanimous consent
Wants Legislative Check.
Il hope that this committee can
devise some way to put check on such
speedy legislation, declared Representa-
tive Smith
He explained that he woke up the
other day to find protest from many
! residents of his district against the
/ clause in the income tax bill passed by
the House, which would put tax upon
! the salaries received from employment
in the National Capital, although they
| already pay an income tax both to the
Federal Government and to the State
of Virginia.
Chairman Norton of the District
! Legislative Committee said that this
committee should receive better CO.
! operation from such other committees
! and expressed the opinion that as
matter OF courtesy a report from the
Mapes Special Committee should have
been submitted to the District Legisla-
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