Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-04
Bill Nears Enactment After
Three-Hour Debate on
Provisions.
CRISP CALLS SALES LEVY
STILL THE BEST PLAN
Says People Will Begin to Realize
IT. When They Pay Heavy
Excise Imposts.

The new $1.11s, 500, 900 revenue bill
neared final enactment today with
adoption Of the conference report
by the House.
Next the Senate must act and
then the compromise bill goes to
President Hoover for signing
House approval was by a viva
voce vote.
By the Associated Press
In drive for quick enactment of the
billion dollar revenue bill, the House
agreed today to vote after three hours
debate on the measure levying Sl,l18,-
SOC, 900 In additional taxes next year
Meeting two hours earlier than the
usual noon converting time, it quickly
reached this decision while many mem
bers shouted for an immediate vote to
speed the bill to the Senate and White
House
Their cries were stilled, however, by
Acting Chairman Crisp of the Ways
ana Means Committee, who said he did
not believe the House should vote on
q bill OF this magnitude without know
ing something about it."
Already Senate and House conferees
have adjusted differences between the
two branches in record burst of speed.
II the House wants any change in the
conference report further conferences
VIII be necessary. House leaders be-
neve that unlikely.
Opening the debate, Crisp, who piIoted
the measure through the WAYS and
Means Committee. said:
While We are not at war, the suf-
fer1ng Of the people is more acute than
1t was during the war
Likes Sales Tax Best.
That is the reason I am willing to
vote for this bill Many of its pro-
visions are obnoxious to me and I would
not support them in peace times, but
we face q crisis and the bill must
Every man knows that the welfare
OF the country and the welfare Of every
man. woman and child depends upon a
balanced budget, for the Government
cannot continue paying out more than
1t takes In
Crisp said the Ways and Means Com
mittee felt the manufacturers sales tax
would have been least burdensome on
the people. but the House, In its wis
dom, did not accept it."
I thought then and think now
that the manufacturers excise tax was
the most equitable" Crisp shouted amid
applause from both sides of the
chamber
When the people of this country
begin to pay these heavy excise taxes
In this bill, believe they, too, will be-
gin to think the manufacturers sales
tax the most reasonable" Crisp de-
clared. They will begin to look on the
light"
1t was hoped that the bill would get
through the House early enough today
to permit action by the Senate SO that
the bill could be Immediately forwarded
to the White House.
Hoover at Rapidan Camp.
President Hoover was at his Rapidan
camp. however. so even If he were will
Ing to waive the customary period Of
examination before signing, the bill
could not become law before next Mon
day or Tuesday
As agreed to by conferees for the two
branches, the tax bill actually was
higher in expected yield than at any
time during its hectic career through
Congress. This was possible because.
although conference rules forbid inser-
ton OF items not approved by one
branch Of Congress or the other. the
conferees were free to adopt any tax
oPPAoNcu ny clIIleT Rouse, mOCllylng II
within maximum limits previously set.
Except in details. however, the bill
was substantially as passed by the SEN
ate. The most marked change was al
teration of the 3 per cent electricity tax
so that it will be paid directly by the
consumer on his monthly bill AS the
Senate had passed it, each utility COM
pany would have paid probably without
being able to pass on the tax until new
rate schedules were approved by local
regulating commissions.
The House was successful also in
amending the corporation income tax
rate to try out differential between
single and consolidated corporation re-
turns, the rates being 1894 and 141a
per cent, respectively
No word of objection was raised in
either branch when the managers of
the conference reported the result of
their labors, and though many men,
bers In the )ast have registered strong
objection to many of the rates imposed,
the disposition to get the task done was
counted upon to outweigh any other
considerations at this late stage.