Evening star., 1932-12-01
Eleventh-Hour Drive Begun
as Annual Message Is
Virtually Completed.
SALES TAX EXPECTED
TO BE RECOMMENDED
Senate Committee Schedules Thor.
ough Study of Economy Act
With View to Changes.

In an eleventh-hour drive to shave
budget figures to the last dollar needed.
President Hoover today called in ad.
Wsers for final checkover of his ytr.
tually completed message to Congress.
Slashes in the requested appropriations
for conducting the Government win b
drastic.
Although the President himself has
remained silent, there have been per.
sistent reports that he viii recommend
sales tax to increase FEDERAL reven1e
and suggest other drastic economies ia
an eHort to decrease the deficit. now
risen above the STAG, 900 mark.
meanwhile, thorough study of the
economy. act to decide whether anv Of
its provisions, including the furlourh
plan, should be modified, and whether
any new economies should be recon-
mended. was slated to get under way
IIns afternoon before the Special Sen.
ate ECONOMY Committee.
originally called for IL am. todav
o.s oaS meetng was postponed until 3
go over until tomorrow. The first sess;o;,
VIII be executive, for the purpose Of
mapping the scope Of the inquiry. to
decide whether public hearings sSouiS
De held and whether changes recoT,-
menoed BY department heads should ha
made public at this time. ~
Renewed Conferences Likely.
The budget phase of his final MESSAGE
70 congress was before Mr.. Hoover a.
Gay. It presented problem calling for
teneweo ter conferences with Budget Direc-
sor Roop, Secretary of the Treasurv
Mills and congressional leaders.
ton that the President views the saies
TAX as the most equitable form Of neces-
to be avoided. A'os
IL Is believed that in the event Mr..
hoover recommends the sales tar n
WOULD take the place Of the several ex.
Stng special taxes ranging from s To
~ per cent on specific products. Farm
commoolties and implements would -
exempted. A modified sales tar was re-.
1ected ny the last Congress.
Inc huge sheaf Of budget figures al
ready has been delivered 70 the nnhlic
printer. but changes still NAV be nnads
ana Mr.. Hoover has determined unos
Wnittnng down any item possible.
Latest figures made Available To the
rIesoent Dy Secretary Mills show that
under the bfllion-dollar tax biII. enactsT
last year there has been an iY,crssss
OF slightly over $50, 0,0o0, 900 In naisceIla.
nsous coiections, as compared to ths
same period last year.
Income-tax Receipts Drop.
At the same time, however, income
sax conections have dropper, and Fed
e,ai spendlngs since July have totaled
81 .4Z4 1ST 7A0 oUc irek k~3~r
| OF $677, ,487,10
Nearly two weeks ago, after summons
ing ms cabinet into special session for
the first time in his administration. the
Eresldent announced that reductions a.
Stoo,ooo,0O0 would be made in requests
Ior appropriations. but that this would
oe onset IN part by an increase In fixed
charges OF around $150,000, 900.
On the eve Of the opening of the
economy committees work. Senator
arthur Robinson, Republican, OF IN
diana, came out against Continuing the
payless furiough for Government em-
ployes.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Ten
neSSee, one OF the members of the
ECONOMY Committee, said TODAY he
never has been for the furlough plan-
put ne expressed the belief Congress
may nave to continue pay reductions In
view OF the need for strict economy.
Wnen the economy program was being
drafted at the last session, McKeIIar
advocated 10 per cent reduction in
the total OF each appropriation bill.
Discussing further economies that
Congress should consider, Senator Nc
kellar Indicated he would urge cutting
down air mail and ocean subsidies,
drastic reductions In the Army and
Navy and the elimination of what he
terms some Of the useless bureaus.
Senator Bingham of Connecticut, who
called the committee together as ranking
Republican member, said he did not
want to outline his views as to what
may be done until the committee begins
its work.
Senator Byrnes Back.
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina. one
OF the Democratic members of the COM
mittee, arrived today in time for the
opening meeting, after having visited
President-elect Roosevelt at Warm
Springs, Ga. Senator Dickinson, Re.
publican, Of Iowa, also was to be pres-
ent at the opening meeting. The only
other member, Senator Bratton, Demo-
crat, Of New Mexico, will arrive within
few days.
Budget Director Roop has been In.
vited to confer with the committee th.s
afternoon. and at later meeting Con-
troller General McCarl, who has made
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