The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-25
VOTE SATURDAY
UNLIKELY, SAYS
REP. BYRNS
Presidents Plea to Jam Bill
Through in 5 Days Rouses
House Members
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adjournment to some time be-
tween August / and 10.
Representative Sam Hill, OF
Washington, ranking Democrat
on the House Ways and Means
Committee, joined other Demo
Gratis on the committee in protest
ing against the move to permit
the Senate to write the tax bill.
He said, bluntly:
II will not vote for It,"
The resentment in the House
was not only aroused because Of
the suggested haste in enacting
the program, but also because OF
the suggestion that the Senate
would write the bill. The House is
traditionally jealous Of its Consti-
tutional prerogative Of originating
fiscal legislation.
Byrns Bids For Peace
Speaker Byrns attempted to
pour oil on the troubled waters by
observing that both the spirit and
the letter Of the Constitution
would be preser ed by making the
proposed tax bill an amendment
to the pending resolution in the
Senate, which extends the so
called nuisance taxes for another
year from July /, but it did not
sit well with members OF the
House.
Meanwhile, Senator Harrison
3D. of Mississippi, one OF the
leaders who sat in the White
House conference, called a meet
ing of his finance committee for
late today to consider the pro-
posed legislation.
No meeting of the House Ways
and Means Committee, which
sponsors all fiscal legislation, had
been called up to noon. The call
would be issued by Representa-
tive Doughton CD of North Caro-
lima, chairman, who also was one
of the White House conferees.
The question of procedure had
all of the leaders somewhat in the
dark. It is probable the legiSla-
tion will be initiated by the Senate
Finance Committee, which has
favorably reported the special tax
extension resolution.
AS proposed by the President,
the new program would impose:
Every high" inheritance and
gift taxes.
High taxes on incomes above
o million dollars.
Taxes ranging from 10N to
1871 per cent on corporate net
incomes.
Three hours Of argument be-
tween President Roosevelt and
congressional leaders evolved the
program. Senate Leader Robin
son of Arkansas and his col
leagues emerged from it grim
and, for the most part, silent.
Those who did talk, were care
full. Senator. Harrison, chairman
Of the Finance Committee, said:
CONGRESS won't adjourn un-
til it enactS the program"
ALTERNATIVE PLAN READY
Representative Doughton, chair
man of the House Ways and
Means Committee, which handles
tax legislation, even referred to
an alternative plan of the Ad-
ministration If the hope to pass
the new taxes by Saturday night
fails. He said:
1--WE will try to pass the new
taxes by Saturday. If we fail
in that, we may keep the pro-
gram before Congress a while,
even If we lose $1,5OO,OOO reve-
nue. daily. We talked at the
White House about q separate
resolution to save this revenue,
but it wasn't given serious con-
sideration."
The revenue referred to by
Doughton is that which will &C.
crue to the Treasury from extern
sion of the emergency taxes.
Senator Robinson said:
''At the conference, it was
decided to press for action on
the recommendations Of the
President as amendments to
the tax laws at the present SeS-
sion. The chairman of the Fl
nance Committee, Senator Har-
riSon, will ask his committee to
consider the subject with q view
to proposing amendments to
the joint resolution extending
certain taxes and with q view
to adding the amendments to
that resolution"
Senator King CD of Utah,