Evening star., 1933-01-07
Texan Declares He Would
Like to See Income Tax
Base Br0adened.
MANY ALTERNATIVES,
HOUSE LEADER DECLARES
Opposition Develops to Higher
Levy on Earnings as Planned
at New York.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Speaker Garner today told newspaper
men in vigorous terms that he had not
broken with President-elect Roosevelt
over the proposed -ta&-rais.ng plans ard
would like to see the income levy base
broadened to bring in revenue.
Il would be mighty glad to see it
reported and passed by the House" the
Vice President-elect said in discussing
the plan agreed upon at New York.
He added, however, that if this plan
does not meet with the approval of the
committee and the House, there are 49
other ways of raising the revenues"
Knows Other Means.
Discussing his remarks about alterna-
tive tax plans yesterday, Garner said:
What said was this; I might suggest
taxes that would be less painful
1T was suggested up there at the
conference" Garner said, that to
broaden the base of the income tax and
to raise rates was the best way of meet
ing the deficit Some one said We could
get S203O00,000 that way and there
was no objection"
The Speaker added: you must re-
member that this is a practicable
proposition" of raising revenue.
ITS not going to dislocate the
economic structure Of the country rails
ing s13O0OO,OOO in revenue" he en-
phasized.
Garner reiterated that with the
passage of the gasoline tax expected
to return $137 100000; the beer bill, to
produce 100000, and 100000, 900
in economies, there would be only
S130 900, 600 remaining to meet the
deficit of S492 100000 estimated by
President Hoover for the coming fiscal
yeaf.
Plan May Be Dropped.
Garner said if the income tax was
not satisfactory to Congress, there were
many other methods that could be re-
sorted to, which he declined to make
public.
The Democratic plan to hike up the
income tax rates created such d.
vision in the party ranks that there
were indications today that the idea
might be dropped altogether.
AS ominouS- hints of discord and OPP
position appeared among the Democrats,
there came from Republican quarters
signs that if any new budget-balancing
taxes are to be proposed, drive would
be made for sales tax to which PreSi-
dent-elect Roosevelt is opposed.
Democratic leaders themselves were
quick to say that higher income levies
would be pushed only as last-ditch
effort to bring the Nations income in
line with expenditures.
Stands by Program.
But from Hyde Park came word that
Mr. Roosevelt Is standing by the pro-
gram outlined, at Thursdays New York
conference with congressional leaders.
1t was added, however, that the details
were to be left to Washington party
chieftains.
Many Democrats here commended
the tax boost proposal, but Senator King
of Utah asserted such step now would
demonstrate lack of craftsmanship and
courage" on the part of his party. He
called for a 81, 900, 100000 cut in Federal
expenditures.
II am afraid the Democrats haven't
the courage to carry out their campaign
pledge" he said.
Until more sentiment is developed
and the need for additional revenue
more definitely established in actual
figures, the leaders will concentrate on
the rest of their program of repeal, beer
farm relief and economy.
In spite OF the varying views evoked
by the income tax suggestion, there
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