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night was so improbable as to be re-
garded as almost an impossibility.
Members of the Senate and mem
berS of the House who favor the
adoption of the Presidents recon-
mendations agreed that there should
be no such taste.
Representative Woodrum, Democrat,
of Virginia, a stanch supporter of the
administration declared on the floor
of the House that he was strongly
opposed to rushing the tax program
through by the end of the week.
He said he was entirely willing to
stay here all Summer. if necessary, to
deal with the Presidents recommends
tionS.
Refusal of the Senate Finance
Committee to grant hearings to cor
porations affected by the proposed
taxes would have a bad reaction In
the country, it was said
The fact that the administrations
proposal as described by Senator Har-
rison today is estimated to raise only
$34O, 900 900, is discouraging to some
of the Progressives. Senator La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin, for example, has
prepared amendments calculated to
raise more than a billion dollars an
nually in additional revenue.
Committee Members Irked.
Members of the House Ways and
Means Committee were inclined to be
rebellious because OF the procedure
proposed for dealing with the Presi-
dents tax program.
Senator Clark, one of the slgners
of the round room" requiring ac-
ton this session on the Presidents
program, protested Harrison'5 pro-
posal to act on q comprehensive tax
schedule" based only or rough esti-
mates" of the Treasury Department.
His protest was joined with that of
Minority Leader McNary, who said he
entertained hope" that the Senate
would not attempt to act on this leg
islation at this time.
The Oregonian suggested a recess
until Fall to give time for a sub
committee to study it.
Harrison simllingly assured McNary
that some shared" his view, but that
others vetoed ~ and for thai rea-
son the plan vas 10 attempt passage
Of the three-fold tax program by
Saturday night.
Senator Robinson, Democratic lead
er, tried to stop the discussion with
a call for regular order" but SEN
ator Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan would not let it drop.
Am I mistaken in understanding
that it is now proposed to take a
course that the committee declined to
pursue by vote only few days ago?"
he asked.
There have been some very great
developments since then" Harrison
replied, still smiling. THE committee
did vote otherwise, not to put any
amendments on this proposition
Byrns Sees mo Objection"
At his press conference Speaker
Byrns said he could see no objec-
ton" to a temporary extension of
nuisance taxes, with the understand
ing that the Senate would not revise
those rates when drafting the new
wealth distribution levies.
i think If you check through the
records you won't find any revenue
bill that ever passed the House and
then went through the Senate with
out considerable change" he asserted.
MY only interest is in getting the
job done as promptly as possible. If
we use the outlined procedure we
ought to get away from here by
August /, and certainly by August 10.
''If we go through the regular pro-
cedure, then God knows how long we
will be here.
II don't see any reason for extended
delay. The Treasury, / am informed,
has so to 100-Lord knows how
many-tables ready, showing what
the returns would be from taxes at
specific rates.
With that preparedness the job
seems simple. First you decide
whether you want taxes, then you
take the Treasury's tables and figure
out the rates you want to bring in
the revenue you need.
Even il the Senate does add the
new taxes to the nuisance tax extern
sion resolution, the House still has
right to vote on each of the new taxes.
It can vote them up or down or
amend them to suit its ideas. can't
see that that Is yielding any pre-
negatives"
Talk of Other Amendments.
There was talk of other amend
ments, for the payment of the SOL
diers' bonus, and for tariff reform,
which may be offered on the floor of
the Senate by Senators who see no
reason why more time should not be
given for consideration of the tax
program.
Although the administration leaders
hoped today that taxes and other
questions would be out Of the way In
time for Congress to adjourn before
August 10, the Associated Press said,
some legislators foresaw strong pos
sibilities that prolonged rows over
the bonus and tariffs might delay the
tax proposal.
Already, advocates Of immediate
cash payment of the bonus, including
Senator Thomas, Democrat. of Okla
homa, have said they might seek to
attach bonus rider to the plan to
break up major fortunes and cut
down high incomes by income and
inheritance taxes.
The fears Of tariff row were based
on the fact that the resolution to
which President Roosevelt desires his
tax-the-vealth program attached In