Evening star., 1939-07-06
Fiscal
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have offered TO compromise on a
So,000.0OO lump sum, and, while
the House rejected that last Fri
day, 223 to 20, the Senate Conferees
are now strengthened by much
more decisive vote of their branch.
On the Senate roll call yesterday
three-fourths of the entire MEM
bership was recorded, and only one
member, Senator Ellender of Louis
lana, voted against sustaining the
conterees. Uniting in support of
the COnferceS were 49 Democrats.
l9 Republicans, 2 Farmer-Laborites
and l Progressive, a total of H.
This left only "a Senators not re-
corded.
When the House expressed itself
223 to 20 against compromise, it
was without roll call, and with
1872 members not voting. In a pre-
viouS vote on the same issue in the
appropriation bill, the House stood
ZIG to II, with nearly half the
membership not voting.
Supported on Floor.
Before the Senate roll was called
several Senators took the floor to
support the Overton motion. The
climax came when Chairman Carter
Glass of the Appropriations Com
mittee declared:
The question involved here is
whether the Senate of the United
States is part of the legislative
body
He had reference to the fact that
the Senate conferees have offered to
compromise, while the House is in
slstlng on no increase in its figure.
Earlier, Senator Byrnes of South
Carolina. also an influential member
of the Appropriations Committee,
brought out by questioning Senator
Overton that the House has made
no move to put through a continu-
ing resolution to enable the District
to meet its day-to-day requirements
while Congress is seeking to agree on
the appropriation and tax bills, al
though appropriation measures
should originate in that branch.
Senator Byrnes asked Senator
Overton if he has considered what
the situation will be on July Is
the next pay day-if the issue is
not settled.
OvertOn Expects Agreement.
Senator Overton replied he has not
assumed that the House would con-
tinue to take the position that 1T
Is right and that the Senate must
sign on the dotted line" He said
he has proceeded on the assump-
ton the conferees will be able to
agree.
At the outset the Louisiana Sena-
tor emphasized that the Senate man.
ayers have been willing, for the sake
of an agreement, to meet the House
halfway on the difference between
the two bodies over the Federal pay
ment.
I'VE have taken the position that
the Senate should respect the view
of the House, but that the House
also should respect the view of the
Senate" he added.
Senator Byrnes asserted that If
the House does not act on con-
tinuing resolution to tide the CITY
over the period of negotiation, then
the Senate should pass one "anI
let the responsibility be on the other
body
McCarran Praises Formula.
Senator McCarran of Nevada
praised the Overton formula as
solution that places the Federal
obligation on a sound basis, and
told the Senate that he intends to
support the Louisiana Senator "as
long and as far as possible" The
Nevadan, who is one of the con-
ferees on the tax bill, complimented
Senator Overton for the careful
study he has given the fiscal rela-
tions problem
Senator Austin of Vermont, act
ing Republican leader in the abb
sence of Senator McNary. and a
of the District Committee.
wanted to know if the Overton
formula will still be subject to ne
gotlatlon when conferences are re-
Sumed
Senator Overton said it will be.
but pointed out again that he has
been willing to set it aside at this
time in order to work out a COM
promise.
Senator McCarran interrupted to
explain that while Senator Overton
is willing to compromise. the prin-
ciple of definite percentage ratio was
retained in the compromise offer.
Would Break Deadlock.
Although todays efforts at settle
ment will revolve around the tax
bill, it is believed that any COM
promise that may be reached on that |
would pave the way also to
break the deadlock over the appro-
priation bill. in which the Senate
voted for temporary s7,750, 900 Fed
eral lump sum for the coming year,
or almost identical with the share
the Nation would bear under the
Overton formula in the tax bill.
The controversy over the Federal
payment thus far has overshadowed
House and Senate differences over
forms of local taxation. Once a set
tlement of the main issue is reached
the conferees then must decide be-
tween the House income tax and the
Senate alternative proposal to con-
tinue the business privilege levy,
with notifications.
One COnferee Needed.