Evening star., 1940-06-23
Billion Dollar Tax Bill
Goes 10 White House
As Congress Recesses
More Than $4,000, ,ooo, 900
In Other Appropriations
Given Final Approval
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress quit last night for q
one-week recess after sending to
the White House a billion-dollar
tax bill and more than $4,000, ,OOO,.
600 Of appropriations legislation.
A scattering Of noes" came from
the Republican side when the House
adopted the resolution which closed
10-hour day for the legislators
and recessed Congress until July !.
Acting swiftly on one item after
another, the Senate and House sent
to President Roosevelt a score Of
bills during the day. including a.
81 ,768,913,908 emergency defense
measure and the annual appropria-
tions for relief, the Labor Depart
ment and the Federal Security
Agency.
In addition to the direct appro-
priations. Congress also granted
authority for various Government
agencies to enter into contracts
totaling almost another $1,000 ,O00,-
900.
Purpose Was Two-Fold.
The purpose of this high-speed
action was two-fold: To allow an
interlude for the Republican Ma
tional Convention beginning to-
morrow at Philadelphia and to get
vital appropriation measures enact
ed into law well before the new
fiscal year starts on July /.
In addition to giving quick ap-
proval to Senate House compromises
on the tax and defense bills, the
two branches of Congress accepted
and sent along to the White House
a compromise $1,l57,7l1,357 relief
appropriation bill.
Before the two Houses recessed
they sent to the White House an
$86, 900 900 omnibus deficiency bill.
carrying approximately $4,000 900
in appropriations for the assembling
and training of defense production
workers.
20 Million for Crop Agency.
Also included in the measure was
$40 900. 900 to increase the capital
stock of the Federal Crop 1nsur-
ance Agency to meet losses. $780,
900 for the flngerprinting Of aliens,
50 200 900 to increase the border pa
troll Of the immigration and $4,000
600 in emergency defense funds.
A $17l 900 item to return the Byrd
expedition from the Antarctic was
in this measure.
AS finally passed, by a 1921
vote, the defense tax bill was shorn
Of a Senate-approved proposal for
a war-profits levy. 1t carries pro-
visions to increase the national debt
limit from s45,0O0, 100000 to $49,-
600 900; lowers personal income
tax exemptions; increases the num-
ber of individual taxpayers by an
estimated 100000 and imposes in
creased taxes on theater tickets,
cigarets, whisky, gasoline and num-
erous other products.
Tax Changes Effective In 1941.
The income tax changes will
cover 1910 incomes payable on
March is, 1941. The excise increases
become effective Immediately after
the President signs the legislation.
The Senate completed congress
sional action and sent to the White
House during the day legislation to
provide s1,023. 3.282 $50 for the Labor
Department and Federal Security
Agency during the coming fiscal
year.
Originally the Democratic leaders
Of Congress had aspired to a final
adjournment of Congress last night,
but opposition from both Republican
and Democratic quarters ended this
hope and the recess device was
agreed upon.
Congress has a substantial back
log of business upon which to work
when the recesses for the Repub-
lican and the Democratic conven-
tions in July are out of the way.
Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee has predicted
that general tax-revision proposals
will be looked into. Amendments
to the Wagner Labor Relations Act |
and the wage-hour law are pending. |
And developments at home and
abroad may give rise to still more |
national defense legislation.
Bills Passed at Session.
Bills on which congressional action
was completed yesterday included:
Legislation extending for two years |
from July the present 31a per cent |
interest rates on land bank loans.
Legislation to make it a felony
knowingly to receive money or prop
erty stolen fro ma national bank. |
Maximum punishment would be
$4,000 fine and 10 years in prison.
Legislation to extend the Munich
pal Bankruptcy Act for two years
from June 80, 1910, its present ex-
piration date.
Heavy Roins Drown
Three in Wisconsin
BY the Associated Press.