Evening star., 1932-12-28
ADDED ECONOMIES
ARE SUBMITTED TO
ROOP FOR OPINION
Senate Economy Committee
Declines to Disclose Pro-
posed Savings.
SUGGESTIONS CAME UP
AT BUDGET HEARINGS
Democrats Seek New Sources Of
Revenue Without Enactment
of Sales Tax.

The Senate Economy Committee has
asked Director of the Budget Roop to
submit his views on several suggested
new methods of Government economy
that have developed during the COM
mittee's deliberations, it became known
today.
Members Of the committee are not
disclosing the nature of the new pro-
posals at this time. Although it Is
known that the committee has given
considerable thought to various alterna.
tive changes in the Government salary
reduction sections of the existing econ
omy law, it has not intimated whether
the salary question is included in the
new suggestions submitted to Roop.
1t probably will be several days be-
fore the Budget Director submits his
reply. At that time it is believed the
economy group will be nearing the end
OF It's work, which has extended over
several weeks The committee will not
make known its conclusions on the SAL
ary question and on ether phases of the
economy program until its report is
ready to go to the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee for approval.
Sees Sales Tax Killed.
Means of balancing the budget with
out reSorting to the sales tax were
sought anew today by the Democratic
leadership.
appropriating Government funds. Fixed
expenditures amounting to more than
a billion dollars annually came under
closer scrutiny The drive to legalize
and tax beer took on added strength.
These developments followed word
from Albany that President Roose-
velt was Mortified" by published re-
ports that he had indorsed the general
manufacturers sales tax as a budget
balarcer.
Previously House Democratic leaders
had said that they would approve such
a levy II necessary to bring the Gov
ernments income into line with ex-
pendltures. But when Speaker Garner
was Informed Of Mr. Roosevelt's atti-
tude. he said that kills the sales tax,
for this session anyhow"
Meeting Postponed.
Representative Rainey Of Illinois. the
Democratic leader, said:
Il don't think there will be. a general
revenue bill passed at this session Wen
PASco0Ay SCi4II4QC LQc f6QCfdl RaSOIlQe
tax fer another year. It expires on June
80"
Chairman Collier announced post
ponenlent of the meeting Of the House
Ways and Means Committee called to
survey the fiscal affairs Of the Federal
Government from January 3 to Janu-
airy 4.
We will survey the whole matter In
executive session and will cast about for
other sources of revenue Collier said.
He added he had not discussed the
revenue situation with President-elect
Roosevelt. although some dispatches had
indicated 1 was speaking for him"
The Mississippian said he would SUBJ
init to the Ways and Means Committee
proposition previously sponsored BY
Representative McKeown. Democrat Of
Oklahoma, to levy a privilege or IL
cense tax of l per cent on business
done by chain stores and similar inter-
state businesses. He estimated it would
return s600,0oo,000 a year.
.Criticizes Roosevelt.
Meanwhile Representative Britten.
Republican of Illinois, in a formal
statement said:
The first great disappointment Of
the American people over the election
Of Democratic President occurred
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