Evening star., 1932-02-21
FEDERATION FIGHTS
FISCAL INEQUITIES,
ASKS 60-40 RATIO
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the United States H. p. 1921, being ar
act of the House of Representatives tt
provide for the taxation of incomes ir
lieu of the present tax on intangible
personal property; also H. R. 1922 be-
ing an act to provide a tax on the
transfer of estates Of decedents; H. R
1923, to increase the motor vehicle fue
tax, and H R. 1924, to prescribe regis
tration fees based upon the weight o.
motor vehicles.
These bills were introduced with the
object of increasing the tax burden or
the District Of Columbia taxpayers, anc
with the further object Of decreasing
the amount of the Federal appropria'
ton to the District of Columbia.
Senate Action Awaited.
Your committee does not believe
that the District of Columbia is under.
taxed and this belief Is supported by
any fair and impartial comparison OF
the tax burden of the District with tina;
Of other cities of comparable size
neither do We believe that there shoule
preparation, but instead there should
be a substantial increase.
"Your committee is opposed to any
increased taxation, whether accom-
plished by an increase in existing rates
Of present taxes or by the introduction
of new forms Of taxation, that has for
its object a reduction in the Federal
appropriation to the District Of Co.
lumbia
by direction Of the Senate District
Committee, these bills are now under
going thorough study and the result of
this study will be made known to the
said committee prior to any action by
the Senate, and In view Of the fact that
the Senate District Committee has re-
peatedly stated that all civic organiza-
tions will be afforded ample opportunity
to be heard, your committee believes
that it is not advisable at this time tc
attempt to report on the said bills and
recommends that such discussion anc
report be deferred until access can be
had to the findings Of the study now
being made"
The paragraph in the committees re-
port which the federation found oh.
jectionable and eliminated read:
III and when 1t is found necessary
to increase the Districts amount OF
revenues to provide for the needs OF the
city. your committee would look with
varying degrees Of favor upon the adop-
tax bills rather than an increase In the
general property tax rate"
Mcleod Bill Indorsed.
On recommendation Of the Law and
Legislation Committee, the federation
indorsed the Mcleod bill, which woulc
prohibit the registration and operation
of motor vehicles by any person con-
victed of certain serious traffic viola.
tions such as are now penalized by the
revocation Of the drivers permit. The
committee objected in its report to g
proposed compulsory automobile insur.
ance law on the ground it would penal.
ize all motorists for the shortcoming.
of the minority.
The federation acknowledged receipt
OF a Letter from Mai. Donald A. Davi-
son, Acting Engineer Commissioner, ex.
planning his recent speech In Ottawl
and denying he had attempted to "be.
little or decry" the citizens associations
Of the District. Maj. Dawson said HI
stated in his address that "only on very
rare occasions had any association BE-
come a nuisance by continuing to pres!
subject for which no solution coule
be found"
In reply, the federation instructed
David Babp. its secretary, to inform
| Mai. Dawson that it regrets he Die
express the view that any Of the loca
| citizens associations make nuisance.
of themselves on any occasion" ane
that the federation has not been ad
vised of any such instances.
Arthur Deerin Call invited the fed
:, Grafton to cooperate in the confer:
ence on international justice to be HEX
in Washington May to 5. He als'
explained the purpose Of the confer
ence.