Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-10
Says Democrats Have Aban-
donedH for Action Dur
ing Present Session.
ROOSEVELT ASSAILED
FOR "LACK OF PROGRAM"
Decision Reached to Sidetrack Rev
enue Measures Until Economy
Question Is Settled.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Postponement by the Democrats of
any revenue-raising plans until the end
of the session, and their announced in
tention of depending mainly upon ex-
penditure reductions for bringing the
budget into balance, today brought
from the Republican House Leader,
Representative Smell of New York, a
prediction that they would fail
Smell said it was perfectly evident
that the Democrats are not going to
do anything about balancing the budget
this session. They don't even intend
to try before 10 or Is days from the
end Of the session and that means they
have thrown it up in despair"
His statement to newspapermen fol-
lowed renewed word that the Democrats
would lean heavily on the Government
reorganizing power they propose
giving Franklin D. Roosevelt. Provision
for this already has been incorporated
In the Treasury-Post ONCE appropria-
ton bill
NAAtAtACS GICoAuclt-EACCts
1.-THE Democratic platform was Just
as emphatic on balancing the budget
as it was on beer" said Smell, land
while they have spent more effort on
beer than on balancing the budget, it
is evident they will fall down on both"
The New Yorker said President-elect
Roosevelt had called himself clearing
house" for ideas and declared:
~ can tell him without fear of sue
cesSful contradiction that II he is to
lead his party during these strenuous
times he must be something more than
clearing house.
1T will be necessary for him to have
program OF his own and stand behind
it for two successive days running"
ITO the outsider looking on" Smell
continued, at looks like the Presidents
elect Is running out on his congress
sional leaders before they even get
started"
Garner Announces Views. p
Shortly after Smells announcement.
Speaker Garner told newspaper men
that in his opinion whether the Demo-
Gratis take up tax legislation at this
session depends upon whether the beer
and farm relief bills are passed and
signed.
IF we don't get our program passed
and signed" the Vice President-elect
said, whats the use to take up taxes?
If our bills work out as we plan, how
ever, would be glad to. see tax blu
passed at this session. I would raise
heaven and earth to get it through"
Garner ranpafad fhct r,loru ~, hA
proposed higher income tax bin would
await disposition Of the beer bill and
the economy measures in the Senate.
It IS impossible at the present moment,
he maintained, to tell how much money
| is needed, and he said 1t would be some
| time before it could be determined how
| much revenue would be required to meet
the anticipated S492 100000 Treasury
deficit in the next fiscal year.
Developments Awaited.
IF the program shapes up within the
, next three weeks or thirty days, Wen
push tax BILL" Garner said.
Chairman Collier said he did not
plan to call the Ways and Means Com
| mittee together until it was determined
| how much revenue had to be raised.
IF We are shy only $3.50, 000, 900, after
the SIPS, 100000 beer bill is signed, the
S137 100000 gasoline tax is re-enacted,
| and 100000, 900 is saved through econ
omies, that $3.50, 900 900 doesn't bother
me-" the Mississippi Democrat said.
While We are bound by the confer
ence with President Roosevelt to
raise 1t through increases in income
| taxes. there are lot of ways to raise
$3.50 ,000,0 00"
Economy Put First.
The Democratic leadership has de-
| cided to sidetrack proposals TO in
crease the revenue through new tax
legislation until the last possible dollar
has been cut off from appropriations.
This decision was made yesterday by
Democratic members of the Senate
Finance Committee after a conference
in which the fiscal situation was sur
veyed. Senator Harrison, Democrat. of
Mississippi, said it had been agreed no
revenue-raising measures should be en-
acted until after the economy legisla-
ton had been passed
Fiscal and budgetary questions also
are being studied by President Hoover
He conferred yesterday with j. Claw
son Roop, director of the budget, and
received from Secretary Of War Hur-
ley data described by the latter as
routine budgetary matters"
Treasury officials said yesterday they
do not believe new income tax legisla-
ton will be enacted this session because
of the shortness of the time before
adjournment March 4.