Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-26
Does Not Ask Action on
Scheme as Rider to Nui-
sance Levy Extension
Resolution Now in Senate.
HOUSE GROUP CHARTS
PLAN FOR NEW MEASURE
Ways and Means Unit Serves
Notice on Upper Branch 1t
Will Follow Course if 1t Takes
Months-Revenue Loss Seen in
Battle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY Lno AbSOClhleu FIeoS'
President Roosevelt said today he
wants the new wealth tax program
enacted this session, but not neces-
sarily as a part of the emergency null
sance tax bill due to pass by Saturday
Even as he spoke at press con-
ference, House Ways and Means
Committee Democrats served notice
on Senate leaders that they intended
to insist upon originating new tax
bill to carry out the Presidents pro-
gram for wider distribution OF
wealth.
They did that through resolution,
adopted at a secret meeting, author
ling Chairman Doughton to advise
Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee that the Ways and
Means Committee was ready" to start
action on new bill.
Measure Hits Senate Snag.
Meanwhile, the tax program en-
countered delay in the Senate which
caused Democratic leaders to concede
there was little hope OF getting II
enacted by Saturday night.
A session of the Senate Finance
Committee to act on some OF the
levies was called of because Treasury
and legislative drafting experts mao
not completed work on the tentative
rate schedules.
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed some sur
prise at suggestions that the ne"
levies on high incomes and inherl-
tauces be rushed through by Saturday
night. He said he had never con-
sidered that speedy a program.
Reminded that the emergency
nuisance taxes expire on Saturday
night unless the pending bill is en-
acted, the President definitely init
mated that he would approve proce-
dure for separate action on the
wealth-tax program. This would
permit immediate action on the
nuisance levies.
Specifies Two Aims.
Discussing his recommendation for
a new tax system to apply to the
wealthy, Mr.. Roosevelt said its pri-
mary purpose was two-fold-to obtain
revenue an6 to provide better social
order.
He declined comment on the sched-
ules announced yesterday by the
Senate Finance Committee, saying he
had not read them.
The President emphasized that he
was recommending principles to Con-
rress and that actual framing OF
schedules was up to Congress alone.
The House ways and means Demo-
Gratis also again resisted the idea OF
approving q new resolution for 80
to 90 day extension of existing null
sance taxes so as to give the Senate
time to add the new Roosevelt taxes
onto the nuisance tax extension
measure now pending in the Senate.
As the committee action, taken late
last night, became known, Speaker
Byrns at his press conference said to
newspapermen:
IF the Ways and Means Committee
will report out another resolution ex-
tending nuisance taxes 80 or so or 80
days, so as to give the Senate an OPP
portunity to consider these new taxes,
that will save us the loss of mil
lion and half dollars a day and
enable us to adjourn in two or three
weeks.
Sees Long Delay Certain.
"If, on the other hand, it becomes
necessary for the Ways and Means
Committee to build a new bill from
the ground up, and it has to go
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