Evening star., 1940-01-06
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

PTeSlQenJ Roosevelt summoned
two key Senate Democrats to the
White House today, presumably to
discuss the tax and appropriation
legislation.
Scheduled for a morning appoint
ment with the Chief Executive was
Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee. while Senator
Byrnes. a member of the Appropria.
tions Committee and generally con.
sidered one of the administration.
most skillful legislative parliament
tarians, was invited to luncheon
conference
Senator Harrison, Democrat, OF
Mississippi has sponsored a proposal
for formation of special join
Senate House committee to make an
independent review of budget re.
quirements in conjunction with esti.
mates submitted to the Congress by
the President on Thursday. Ths
MlsslSsipian's committee has charge
of tax legislation in the uppe.
branch and it has been his conten.
lAoil SlloI lllC1C ollOu1d UC ClOSS CO
ordination between revenue ant
appropriation legislation. His meet
ing with the President follows BY
"a hours a similar conference be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Chairman
Doughton of the House Ways and
Means Committee.
Trade Agreements First,
Announcing after his visit yes
terday that the Ways and Means
Committee will begin consideration
next week of proposed extension OF
the Trade Agreements Act, Mr..
Doughton told White House report
ers that he was in accord with SEN
ator Harrison suggestion for CO.
ordlnated studies of tax and appro-
prlation legislation. His own COM
mittee will take up tax problems i'm
mediately after the reciprocal trade
agreement legislation is disposed of,
he said
Bipartisan support for a con-
gressional review of budgetary needs
appeared evident on both sides
OF the Capitol. In fact on the Sen
ate side it was indicated that that
branch may undertake some such
survey, with particular emphasis on
national defense requirements, even
if the House should decline to par
ticipate
Senator Brown, Democrat. of
Michigan suggested that the Senate
act independently, if necessary. Sen
ator Borah, Republican. of Idaho
asserted that the taxpayers, as we'll
as naval and military experts. should
be heard from before Congress voted
on proposed increased defense ap-
preparations.
At the same time. several Demo-
Gratis added their approval to the
Republican support given the sug-
gestion by Senator Harrison.
Tydings Favors Step.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland Endorsed Senator Harri-
sons suggestion as a step toward
the formation of a real budget in
which both income and outgo are
considered" Senator George, Dem
oCraI, OF georgia SAID he also was
favorably impressed.
Additional Republican support ap-
peared to be solidifying behind the
action of IA minority Senators who
came out of a caucus yesterday with
a suggestion that a joint committee
OF Senate and House military affairs
members inquire not only into pro-
posed new appropriations, but into
the results obtained from past ex-
penditures. House minority leaders
will caucus next week.
Senator Borah, who was not pres
ent at the caucus, said he was in
full accord with the proposal.
There has been no scientific study
OF the defense problem" he declared,
It's just been a haphazard PROPOSE
ton in which we have been asked to
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