The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-06
SEE NO NECESSITY
FOR EXTRA SESSION
70DEC|DE QUESTION
Program Calls For Higher In.
come Rates and Taxes on
: Beer and Gasoline
$780, 100000 CUT ASKED
Expect to Solve Problem BY
Raising Revenue, Reduce
ing Expenditures

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cratic program to balance the nation
al budget now. without necessity Of an
extra session Of the new congress this
spring, has been evolved here At a
conference between President-elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt and congress
sional leaders.
It calls for an increase In income
taxes: enactment of the proposed levy
on 80 per cent beer; continuation Of
the gasoline tax and q 100000, 900
slash In appropriations below the
Hoover budget.
The new tax plan provides for a
boost in the normal income tax rates
from 1 per cent on the first $4,000 net
income and Il per cent on income
above that. to per cent and II per
cent, respectively.
Roosevelt, who has banned the
sales tax recommended by President
Hoover, presided over the conference,
which was held last night.
The Democrats said the Hoover es-
innate Of the deficit for next year was
$492, 100000. They accepted this dis.
puted figure and based their calcula.
tons accordingly.
Their plan calls for raising $685.
100000 by the proposed levy on beer;
$l37 100000 by continuation Of the gas
tax; reduction Of an additional $780,
100000 In expenditures; and $3.50, 000,.
coo from the new income tax rates.
Talked For Two Hours
The first general conference be-
tween the President-clect ana con-
gressional leaders-and probably the
last for while lasted for NOR.
than two hours. It was also the pilots
from congress-Speaker Garner and
Senator Robinson-who did the talk
ing.
It was learned that the President
elect looks favorably on the parity
plan" farm relief bill pending before
the house. He recalled to newspaper
men that he had asked organized az.
riculture to get together. He also was
Of the opinion that they were togeth-
er on this legislation.
With the Democratic program for
the present session Of congress appar.
entity rounded into form, the issues
now lie with: I. The Democratic
house. 2. The senate. where the Re-
publicans nominally control but where
Republican Independents supporting
Roosevelt give the Democrats q ma
jority; and 8. President Hoover.
There Is no desire on the part Of
Roosevelt for an extra session. The
Democrats are represented as feeling
that II q special session Is called the
fault lies with the Republicans.
To Weekend At Home
Late Friday. Roosevelt planned to
set out for the weekend at his Hyde
Park home UP the Hudson river from
here.
Those who attended Thursday
nights parley included. besides Gar
ner and Robinson. Senators Harrison.
Of Mississippi: Byrnes, Ct South Car
DINA; Pittman, Of Nevada; Reps.
Rainey Of Illinois: McDuffie. Of Ala
bama; Byrns, Of Tennessee: Rayburn.
OF Texas; James A. Farley, chairman
Of the Democratic national commit
tee; and Professor Raymond Moley.
economic adviser Of the President
elect.
After his return to Washington Fri
day Speaker Garner said he had q
tax plan (which I think Is not quite
as painful as the proposed increase
In income taxes but he declined to
disclose its nature at this time.
The speaker said the ways and
means committee would not meet to
consider the proposed broadening Of
the income tax base for about two
Weekc.
we've got plenty Of time," he said.
II understand the beer bill will be
sent to the white house In about two
weeks"
Garner said the Democrats would
concentrate on plans to balance the
budget, legalize beer, repeal the 18th
amendment and enact farm relief leg
islation.