Evening star., 1933-01-25
D. c. WILL BORROW
TO HELP J0BLESS
Action Taken as Congress
Redrafts Deficiency
Measure.
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Connecticut, who has charge Of the
District appropriation problems, ex-
pressed confidence there would be nc
delay in putting through the deficiency
bill again. Referring to the urgently
needed District unemployment fund
Bingham said he hoped those who are
advancing the funds temporarily for
the relief work would not worry and
expressed assurance that Congress will
appropriate the amount which was car
ried in the original bill.
Plans New Measure.
In the interest Of the District relief
fund, Chairman ByrneS of the House
Appropriations Committee proposed to-
day that the section Of the bill disap-
proved by the President be eliminated
and considered in a second deficiency
bill to be reported before the close OF
the session.
He will confer this afternoon with
Senators Hale and McKellar. He ex-
pressed the desire to let the Senate act
first if a compromise can be reached
since it was the Senate amendment that
caused the veto. But If the Senate does
not act promptly he probably will make
his proposal directly to the House to-
morrow or Friday.
Senator Hale also said everything
possible would be done to expedite pas
sage of the bill.
Shortly after the bill was vetoed be-
cause of the provision for Joint con-
greSsional committee to examine and
determine whether tax refunds Of more
than $4,000 allowed by the commits
sioner of Internal Revenue should be
paid, the House sustained Mr.. Hoover.
The vote to override the veto was
1913 to l58, far short of the two-thirds
necessary.
Byrns will seek to have the bill,
passed without this proviso, which At
torney General Mitchell declared un-
constitutional.
Hoover Bares Regret.
The clause was inserted after Senator
Norris. Republican, Of Nebraska, had
criticized the present system of refunds
under which the Treasury had apprOv-
ed return Of S5,869,95l to the estate
Of the father of Secretary Mills.
The Attorney General passed on the
validity in a lengthy opinion. which
was sent forward to the House by Presi-
dent Hoover with message in which
he expressed regret for the veto, be-
cause it tied up funds urgently needed
for relief here. and for other causes,
including expenses for American par
ticipation in the next Geneva Confer
ence.
The text Of the Presidents message
follows:
ITO the House of Representatives
II return herewith without sigma
ture-
III. R. 1876, an act making appro-
priations to supply urgent deficiencies
in certain appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1888. and prior
fiscal years, to provide supplemental
ing June 80, 1888, and for other pur-
poses.
Il disapprove Of the bill with great
regret, as the appropriations provided
for relief and other purposes are urg-
emily needed, and with the hope that
the Congress may early amend the act.
Attached hereto is the opinion of
the Attorney General who has most
carefully reviewed the subject.
The difficulty lies not alone in the
unconstitutionality of the provisions
for legislative determination of indi-
vidual tax refunds. but the further fact
that in the opinion of the Attorney
General those provisions invalidate
these appropriations themselves.
Suggests Further Action.
Il recognize that refunds Of taxes
overpaid present a subject Of constant
discussion and that there is natural
desire for assurance that such refunds
are correctly made. Such an assurance
would, I am sure, be relief to admins
trative officers having to deal with this
difficult subject. would suggest, how
ever, that if the Congress deems the sys-
tenn provided by existing law should be
reinforced it should be accomplished
through the creation of additional
auditing machinery and not by Congress
undertaking executive and administra-
tive functions.
HERBERT HOOVER"
The bulky report from Attorney Gen
eral Mitchell declared that If the bill