The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-28
WAS HORRIFlED BY
REPORT HE URGED
ADOPTION OF PLAN
Democratic Leaders Begin
Search Anew For Budget.
Balancing Scheme
CONSIDER AGRICULTURE BILL
Norris Fails in Attempt to Get
Committee Quorum For
Beer Consideration

Washington, Dec. 2s.-(P)-Means Of
balancing the federal budget without
resorting to the sales tax were sought
anew Wednesday by the Democratic
leadership in congress.
Emphasis was placed on economy In
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-E Elect
Roosevelt was mortified" by published
reports that he had endorsed the gen.
eral manufacturers sales tax as q bud
get-balancer.
Previously house Democratic leaders
had said that they would approve such
levy if necessary to bring the gov
ernment's income into line with ex-
penditures. But when Speaker Garner
was informed of Roosevelt's attitude.
he said that kills the sales tax for
this session anyhow"
Opposed To Principle
Friends Of President-Elect Roose-
welt have portrayed Roosevelt as op-
posing any such principle of general
sales taxation.
The New York governor himself
remained silent Wednesday on the
report issued from Washington.
Meanwhile his advisers disclosed
what they said was his attitude toward
the tax. They made it clear Roosevelt
considers sales tax plans as belonging
to two categories, the general manu-
facturers' sales tax plan and the tax
on special commodities, such as taes
federal taxes now being collected on
gasoline and tobacco. In general.
however. they indicated Roosevelt is
opposed to any sales tax principle.
The question of sales taxation was
not discussed by the New York gov
ernor during any of his speeches in
the presidential campaign. His posi-
ton was revealed by his associates
While he was in conference late In the
day with Senator Robert Buckley, Ohio
Democrat. a member of the senate
committees on commerce, manufac-
lures and currency.
Not In Touch With Garner
Reading the Washington report
which his friends said mortified" him.
Roosevelt said he had not been in
touch with Speaker Garner since last
week.
During the day, Roosevelt conclud-
ed his conversation with Norman H.
Davis. who was sent by President Hoo
yer as an American delegate to the
disarmament conference at Geneva.
Prof. Raymond I. Moley of Columbia
university, one of Roosevelt's economic
advisers, was present during part of
the conversation with Davis, who out
lined a plan for an approach to the
restoration of world confidence based
upon disarmament.
Carrying on the campaign for quick
passage Of the major appropriation
bills, the house Wednesday continued
consideration of the agriculture de-
partment supply measure. This was
the third to come before It. Those
three bills have been cut $425, 724, 900
under the current year and are $685.
637 900 less than the presidents budget
asked.
No Quorum Available
The senate was in recess until Fri
day, but Chairman Norris Of the SEN
ate judiciary committee failed in an
attempt to muster quorum Of his
group to begin formal consideration
of the Collier 80 beer bill, which al
ready has passed the house. Mean
while, subcommittee Of the judiciary
group was making q study Of its con-
stitutional phases. Norris called q
meeting Of his committee for next
Monday.
The Democrats have made legalized
beer with IS tax on each barrel as q
main attacking point of their drive to
balance the budget, enact economy
measures, pass farm relief bill and
adopt q resolution for repeal Of the
18th amendment and thus avoid the
immediate calling Of a special session
after March 4.
If all this could be done, Senator
Harrison Of Mississippi said Tuesday.
I'VE could get along without an extra
session until late summer
However, reports have been fire.
|quent that President Hoover would
veto the Democratic beer and farm
relief legislation and In this connec
ton Senator Robinson. Democratic
leader Of the senate. said In q state
meut Tuesday night the Republican.
administration was engaging 'in
policy Of partisan political obstruction
to prevent the enactment Of .legisla