Evening star., 1937-04-01
KING AND CAPPER
OPPOSE TO0-LARGE
D. c. TAX BURDEN
-evies Should Be No More
Than Enough to Balance
Budget, They Say.
PROPOSED YIELD TWICE
THAT TO BE NEEDED
Explanation Is That Balance
Could Be Used Later to Cut
Realty 1mposts.

WaShington's new tax burden should
OF be made any heavier than is need.
d to balance the pending budget, Ser
ors King, Democrat of Utah and Cap
er, Republican, of Kansas, leading
lembers of the District Committee,
sclared today
They made this statement as nine
eW revenue bills were being brought
orWard in the House, calling for an
;timated yield of about sl2000,000, or
vice the anticipated dedcit in the
istricts share of next years appro-
ration bill
King and Capper both said they real
ed some additional local revenue
ould have to be raised under the
a38 supply bill but indicated they
ould want to give careful study to
le exact amount and to the sources
lat should be turned to first. They
nphasiZed also that since tax meas
res must originate in the House, they
ould want to wait until the House
as acted before studying the subject
/ detail
Auto Tax Rise Frowned On.
The Utah Senator, who is chair
an, has favored the income tax as
substitute for the present intangible
,rsonal levy, but let 1t be known he
less inclined to support increasing
lie motorists bill by raising the gas
* and imposing a weight tax on
ltomobiles. King said his present
lclination would be to favor reten-
on of the present tax on the value
: the vehicle.
Four of the nine House bills COM
rise the old tax program of the
tapes Committee-consisting Of the
come, inheritance, automobile weight
nd increased gasoline levies. Capper
SCALED today that the Senate held up
lese bills FIVE or six years ago, after
ley had passed the House, feeling
nat they were not needed at that
me. The question now would be, he
aid, whether a different showing
Yould be made as to the present need.
whatever new revenue is needed
t this time should be obtained from
hose most able to bear it." Capper
tated. He indicated that Of the pro-
yram just suggested, the income and
inheritance bills appealed to him more
;han some of the others.
McCarran Bill Pushed.
In discussing the proposed new taxes
here, Capper also pointed out this
would constitute another reason why
Congress should not delay considera-
ton of the McCarran bill to increase
the salaries of the lower-paid Gov
ernment employees. Statistical re-
ports show, he said, that the cost OF
living is rising.
This was mentioned as one OF the
reasons why the new tax program
should not go beyond current require
ments. The explanation of House
for proposing a program estl-
mated to raise twice the amount OF
the impending deficit is that the BAL
ance would be available to reduce real
estate taxes the following year.
Senator King indicated, however, he
would not favor going further than to
provide for current needs, plus small
margin of safety to meet any unfore-
seen emergency need.
AS to the proposed revision OF cor
poration and amusement license taxes,
King said he would be guided largely
by the recommendations of the Com
Meanwhile, the House District Com
mittee is confronted with the problem
of determining the merits of new tax
bills that would vitally affect every
fSee y C. TAXES PAGE A-2)