Evening star., 1940-01-08
Budget Study Plan
Is Blocked as 6. 0. P.
Asks Defense Inquiry
McNory Seeks to Amend
Harrison Proposal;
Gloss Not Enthusiastic
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

Glass Not Enthusiastic
BY j. A. O'LEARY.
The Harrison plan for q joint con-
gressional study of the administra-
tons budget and tax recommenda-
tions struck snag when offered In
the Senate today, and action was
put off until later in the week.
The first stumbling block resulted
from a Republican move to amend
1t to call for special inquiry into
national defense.
With unanimous consent required
to obtain consideration of the reso-
luton today, Republican Leader
McNary served notice he would OBJ
ject unless the national defense
amendment is included
At the same time Chairman
Byrnes of the Senate Subcommittee
on Naval Appropriations announced
he would object if the McNary
amendment is added to the resolu-
ton.
Meanwhile, Chairman Glass of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee revealed he is not enthusias-
tic over the joint study. by inject
ing this brief observation:
Il hope when the resolution is
taken up somebody will be prepared
to tell us why the Appropriations
Committees of the two Houses are
to be superseded in their work.
Harrison's Resolution.
Shortly after the Senate met,
Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee, which handles
tax legislation, offered his resolution,
which read as follows:
Resolved by the Senate (the
House of Representatives concur
ring, that there is hereby estab-
lished a joint congressional COM
mittee to be composed of six MEM
bers of the Senate Committee on
Finance and six members OF the
Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Senate, and six members
of the House Committee on Ways
and Means and six members OF the
House Committee on Appropriations,
to be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives. The
committee is authorized and directed
to make full and complete study
and analysis of the budget of the
United States Government for the
fiscal year ending June 80. l94l, and
the message of the President accom-
panying the budget, with a view to
assisting the Congress in formulat-
ing a comprehensive fiscal program
as will tend ultimately and at the
earliest practicable date to bring
revenues and expenditures into
balance.
For the purposes of this resolu-
ton, the committee, or any duly au-
thorized subcommittee thereof, is
authorized to sit and act at such
times and places during the sessions,
recesses and adjourned periods of
the third session of the Seventy
sixth Congress as it deems advis-
able. The committee shall report
to the two Houses of Congress the
results of its study, together with
its recommendations, not later than
the sixtieth day after the establish
ment of the committee. Such re-
ports shall be referred to the stand
ing committees of the Senate and
House of Representatives from
which the membership Of the COM
mittee established by this resolu-
ton was appointed
Discussed at White House.
The Harrison plan was touched on
at White House conference today
between President Roosevelt and his
congressional leaders.
Those attending from Capitol Hill
were Vice President Garner, Speaker
Bankhead, Senate Majority Leader
Barkley and House Leader Rayburn.
Mr.. Bankhead said the conference
was more of a social affair" than
a business meeting, but had included
such subjects as taxes and the
Harrison plan.
Senator Harrison's plan was
touched on at a White House con-
ference today between President
Roosevelt and his congressional
leaders
Those attending from Capitol Hill
were Vice President Garner, Speaker
Bankhead, the Senate Democratic
leader, Barkley of Kentucky, and
House Leader Rayburn.
Mr.. Bankhead said the confer
ence was more of a social affair"
than a business meeting, but had
included such subjects as taxes and
the Harrison plan.
Fight for Farm Aid Due.
Senator Russell, Democrat, Of
Georgia served notice that, whether
or not Congress wrote its own budget
by the Harrison plan, determined
fight would be made to continue
agricultural appropriations near the
level OF $1,000, ,000,0 900 approved for
this fiscal year.
The President cut this amount to
approximately 5000 900, 900 in the new
budget, which proposed total ex-
penditures Of about 1924 900 900, q
reduction of $675 100000 from this
year.
There is no justification for TAX
ing more than half of the total
budget reduction out of farm funds" :"
Senator Russell told reporters. "As
far as I am concerned, I am going
to do all I can to see that that
money is put back in the budget"
Senator Russell. who is chairman
of the Agricultural Appropriations
Subcommittee and a farm bloc"
leader, said he thought that a min