The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-01-27

Rep. Rainey parties slash right and
left and add to the
confusion. The senate doesn't espe-
cially like the houses beer bill, and
the house doesn't approve of the re-
peal resolution before the senate. Pro-
ceedings In the upper chamber at this
writing are held up by a fitibuster con-
Quoted by Senator Huey Long Of
Louisiana for the purpose of defeating
the Glass banking bill And over all
hangs the prospect that President
Hoover will veto certain of the most
important measures If they reach the
White House.
AS for balancing the budget, that
probably will have to wait for the.
special session of the new congress.
President Hoover apparently has ADAM
doned hope that 1t can be accom-
plished at this session. and the DEM
0crats, including President Elect Roose
decided how 1t should be done They
now deny that they plan to raise the
income TAX. the leaders who conferred
with Mr.. Roosevelt repudiating their
first statements that such was their
intention. Representative Henry T..
Rainey of Illinois. majority leader,
declares congress can balance the fed
eral budget without the imposition of
additional taxes, except a tax on beer,
and his statement Is greeted with gen.
erai expressions of approval from the
taxpayers and many members of con-
gress. He says the budget should be
balanced by cutting down the cost Of
governments proceeding that has the
nominal approval of both parties-and
that the imposition OF heavier tax
burden on the people would be to .in-
vite revolution" All of which sounds
fine, but so1far congress has failed to
reduce governmental costs in any ap-
preciable degree. The amount 1t will
save in this session may not be as
much as $l00.OO0000.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi,
one of the most astute of the Demo
Gratis, agreed with the Rainey pro-
gram. "We," he said. "are going to
try to retrench sufficiently to avoid
levying of new taxes. It Is too early
now to tell Just how close we can
come to balancing the budget through
economies. Our plan is to hold off on
revenue legislation for several weeks
while we try to secure enactment of
the beer bill, re-enactment of the gaso-
line tax and all possible economies.
When we know how much we can
raise and save it will be time enough
to talk of new taxes"
n EMOCRATIC logrolling and Re
~ publican tactics of hampering
marked the debate on the domestic
allotment farm relief bill in the house.
Even If it were passed by house and
senate 1t probably would be subjected
to veto by the President. The measure
was loaded down with amendments
by representatives who refused to be
controlled by their party leaders.
Proposals to include rice within the
benefits of the act were adopted 80
to "a peanuts were added by the close
teller vote Of III to no and the but
ter fat products of the dairy industry
included l02 to rs on a rising vote.
When 1t was finally assured Of passage
by the house. the Roosevelt farm relief
program was rounded out with the In
PRODUCTION in the senate Of companion
bills designed to tighten the burdens
of agricultural mortgages through the
use of further federal aid and federal
money.
3 G ENATOR BORAH'S assertion In
y the senate that France was justi-
fed In her stand on the war debt
because President Hoover In his con-
ference with NJ. Lawn