Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
Senator Makes Statement
When Robinson Seeks Spe-
cific Recommendations.
CLAIMS OF $150,0OO,OOO
DEFICIT ARE REPORTED
Rainey Declares Assertion of Fur.
Their Need Reflects Treasury
1ncompetency.
By the Associated Press

! by the associated Press.
Democratic demand for specific
recommendations from President Hoover
for balancing the budget drew an ad-
/ ministration denial in the Senate today
that the President has announced there
must be further economies or revenue
, amounting to 5000 O0O 00O
Senator Robinson, the Democratic
leader, submitted a resolution based on
statements from Republicans who con-
ferred with President Hoover at the
/ White House Saturday night that
! $50, 100000 to 5000, 900 additional
was needed, asking for specific SUCCESS
| ton from the President.
Senator Reed of PENNSYLVANIA, an
| administration spokesman, objected to
consideration of the resolution and de-
| MED that President Hoover had an
nounced the additional savings were
necessary.
,, Calls for Definite Answer.
Asking for immediate consideration,
Robinson said it calls upon the Presi-
dent to say whether he is willing to
agree to a 10 per cent Government pay
SNS, " IA AAoAoI uROLl las
furlough plan and what additional
economies he believes are possible.
1T will say to the President" he said.
Tell the Senate something definite
and something specific
IF the President will do that We
may hope that there is at last in sight
accomplishment of a purpose that sub
stantially every one here is agreed to.
But that purpose cannot be accom-
plished by undermining and defeating
the courageous action Of the bipartisan
Senate Economy Committee cutting
down its economies and then making
| the statement that additional economies
are necessary"
In the House Representative Ralney Of
| Illinois, House Democratic leader, told
newspaper men the TreaSurys gross
| incompetence has been shown by the
estimate that $3.50 900 900 to $780, 00.-
900 more Is needed to balance the
budget
He added that it was his opinion this
new estimated deficit could be met only
by additional taxes. But Representa-
tive Crisp Of Georgia, acting chairman
of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee when 1t handled the new tax
| law. said in an interview that he saw
no need for more taxes"
| Sales Tax Advanced.
Rainey held the difficulties can best
be met by taking out of the law some
Of the nuisance and excise taxes before
| they become effective and replacing
/ them with sensible general sales tax"
| We've got to raise the money some
how" he said. I'VE can't do it by
economizing, so revision of the taxes
is about the only chance We have left
Rainey asserted that Congress this
| hoc Al
another, but has done nothing to stlmu-
late employment, put more men to work
and give them an income"
The only thing We can hope so far
Is that these palliatives will keep the
patient alive until somebody else gets
In the White House." Rainey said.
! We aren't going to put men to work
Until the White House visions the neces-
sity OF a general building program. The
on'y thing the White House visions now
is the ,ampaign and the fact thet he
president Hoover wants W We rs
elected"
Would Drop Exemptions.
Crisp asked the Ways and Means
Committee to amend the new tax law
so as to repeal the provision that
eXemptS contracts for tires, tubes gaso-
line and similar automotive accessories
from excise taxes provided contracts
were made before May /, 1892
This would let the big fellow. who
makes his contracts for a year or two
or three, escape, while the little indie
pendent would be penalized," Crisp
said. The Treasury estimates it would
lose S40,000,000 to $50,0OO,O0O if this
provision were left in the law"
Crisp held the new S150,000,o00 to
$500, 100000 deficit could be met by
additional economies.
1T would be simple matter Just to
pass resolution saying that the ex-
penditures of all Government Depart
ments shall be cut per cent" he said.
We could leave it to the heads of the
departments as to where the cuts should
be made, and save that money without
any trouble.
The people have had enough taxes
saddled on them by this Congress"
special meeting of the House Ways
and Means Committee was called to
consider an amendment to the newly
enacted tax law.
Cover Several Years.
! Representative Hawley Republican,
Of Oregon, administration spokesman
on this group, said that he knew of
no plan to consider an amendment for
raising additional revenue. He said
the meeting was to consider a re-
phrasing of the provision taxing con-
tracts for future delivery.
I'VE exempted such contracts up to
a definite date when the tax would
have become effective" Hawley said.
I'VE have found since that some of
these contracts covered deliveries for
several years and 1t was not our in
tention to except all these deliveries.
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