The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-26


Rep. Ralney ton; the more rad
zeal members OF
both parties slash right and left tc
add to the confusion. The senate
doesn't especially like the houses
beer bill, and the house doesn't
approve Of the repeal resolution be.
fore the senate. Proceedings in the
upper chamber at this writing are
held up by filibuster conducted 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 II they
reach the White House.
As for balancing the budget, that
probably will have to wait for the
special session of the new con
gress. President Hoover apparent.
~ has abandoned hope that 1t can
be accomplished at this session, and
the Democrats, including President.
Elect Roosevelt, give no indication
that they have decided how 1t
should be done. They now deny
that they plan to raise the in
come tax, the leaders who con
ferred with Mr.. Roosevelt repudi
ated their first statements that such
was their Intention. Representative
Henry 7. Rainey of Illinois, ma
jority leader. declares congress can
balance the federal budget without
the imposition Of additional taxes
except a tax on beer. and his state
ment Is greeted with general ex-
pressions Of approval from the tax
payers and many members of con
gress. He says the budget should
be balanced BY cutting down the
cost Of government-a proceeding
that has the nominal approval of
both parties-and that the imposi-
tion Of a heavier tax burden on the
people would be to "invite revo-
luton" All Of which sounds fine.
but so far congress has failed to re-
duce governmental costs in any ap-
preciable degree. The amount It
will save in this session may not be
as much as S100.0OO,OOO.
Senator Pat Harrison of Missis-
sippi. one of the most astute of
the Democrats, agreed with the
Rainey program. I've" he said. 'are
going to retrench sufficiently to
avoid levying of new taxes. 1t Is
too early now to tell just how close
we can come to balancing the bud
get through economies. Our plan
is to hold off on revenue legisla.
ton for several weeks while we try
to secure enactment of the beer
BILL re-enactment of the gasoline
tax and all possible economies
When we know how much we can
raise and save It will be time enough
70 talk Of new taxes
IA s LAID before the senate. the
= resolution for repeal of the
amendment was a com
promise between the drys and vets
on the judiciary committee. and
satisfied no one. 1t is designed to
BAR the saloon, retains for the fed
sral government a certain amount
IF control over the liquor traffic.
aims to protect dry states from the
of liquor from wet
,eighbors. and provides for submits.
lion of the amendment to state leg
slatures rather than to special
'tate conventions. Speaker Garner
md Representative Rainey said
he resolution in that form would
lot even be introduced in the house
f 1t were passed by the senate. he
,ause II does not conform to the
Democratic platform
~ ENATOR BORAH'S assertion in
y the senate that France was jus /
:ified in her stand on the war debt
because President Hoover in his
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