Evening star., 1936-06-20
VTginian Hits
Proposal as
"Hybrid."
SESSION END
TONIGHT SEEN
Cuffey Dispute Is
Only Threat to
Closing.
Py the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated PreSs.
An adjournment bound Senate
pushed the tax bill toward final
passage today in the face of a decla-
ration by Senator Byrd, Democrat. of
Virginia that 1t was a "mongrel,
hybrid compromise"
With a vote on the House-approved
conference report scheduled for 2:30
pm. and adjournment of the Seventy
fourth Congress some time tonight
the goal of leaders, Byrd took the floor
at the outset of today's session in an
effort to halt what seemed inevitable.
Senate leaders were confident the
tax bill would be sent to the White
House in time for ending the session
tonight. The House, by accepting a
Senate version of ship subsidy legis-
lation, contributed its part to break
ing a session-end jam plagued by fill
busters. But Senate leaders had an
other fear about the wind-up-the
Guffey coal bill.
With the tax bill out of the way
the only must" measure still unpassed
will be the billion dollar appropriation
for the Treasury and Post ONCE De-
partments.
Guffey Bill Trouble.
Friends of the Guffey bill could con-
ceivably block a vote on the vital ap-
preparation bill in an effort to force
action on their measure designed to
replace the Guffey law invalidated by
the Supreme Court.
No one knew how far they would go
toward blocking congressional ad-
journment in order to force action on
their bill.
Byrd opened fire on the tax bill on
behalf of a Democratic Republican
coalition of critiee&al1the measure,
who claimed to have almost enough
votes to beat the conference report.
He warned the Senate that no more
important legislation had ever come
before it, and no measure that was as
little understood.
Even the Senator from Utah
CKing) has not done the Senate the
courtesy to explain this hybrid COM
bination and compromise between the
House and Senate bills" Byrd pro-
tested King is chairman of the Con-
ference Committee
The Virginian said only eight men,
bers of the Senate, those who served
on the Conference Committee. knew
the consequences of The legislation,
which he said would not only damage
the Democratic party but the country.
Sees Social Purpose.
Byrd contended the principal aim
Of the measure was not to raise reve-
nue., but to effect social purpose"
1T is intended to prevent by exces-
sive taxation a corporation from hav-
ing a surplus" he said. 1T would
completely revolutionize the philoSo-
ply of corporate taxation In this
country"
IF this bill is passed" Byrd shouted
in conclusion, 1T will do more to
intrench the monopolies of this
country than anything else we have
ever done.
we should not submit to the die
tation of any one to pass such BILL
A new complication in the adjourn
ment situation was seen in announce
ment by Senator Frazier, Republican,
of N. Oak. that he would offer the
$4,000. .000, 900 Frazier-Lemke farm re-
financing bills as an amendment to
the Guffey measure.
Whether this proved an actual
complication, as well as a potential
one, depended upon whether the coal
bill ever actually gets before the
Senate. A vote on taking the bill up
was scheduled for pm, but there
was a possibility the Senate would
refuse to consider the measure.
With comparative ease, leaders had
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