The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-09
From Capitol Hill
BY EARL r. LEWIS, NJ. c.
18th Ohio District

to the Senate for action two bills which
apply directly to the war veterans and
their dependents. The first of these
bills, if passed by the Senate and ap'
proved by the President, will auto
matically increase present pensions be
ing paid disabled World War Veterans
by fifteen per cent-the same as pre-
viOuSly given organized labor by the
War Labor Board for, the purpose OF
meeting increased living costs. The
second bill increases the amount paid
World War veterans suffering from
permanent and total non service con-
nected disability from forty dollars 10
fifty dollars Il month, with sixty dol
lars month allowed in certain spe-
cial cases. Other adjustments will also
be made under this legislation, in the
pensions of widows and dependents of
veterans.
Food Subsidy and Price RollbacIs
This week the Presidents food sub
Sidy and price rOllback program Will
be discussed in the House. There is
every indication that the Steagall Bill,
which prohibits the payment of con
perhaps with some notifications. The
issue comes before the House in con
nection with the bill seeking to extend
the life of the Commodity Credit Cor
pOratiOn. The bill as drawn will i'm no
way interfere with the continuance of
the Governments price support or pro
duction incentive program now in eff
feet, but will prohibit the rolling back
of food prices or the continued pay
ment of food subsidies for the benefit
of consumers after December 3lSt of
this year 1t is predicted that the
Steagall Bill will also pass the Senate
and if it does, then the President will
veto it. The real test will come on
obtaining the necessary two thirds
vote to pass the measure over the
Presidents Veto
NEW TAX BILL
AS soon as action is completed on
the subsidy question in the House the
new tax bill, reported by the Ways
and Means Committee, will be taken
up. This measure calls for new levies
and tax increases totalling S2,15OOOo.-
600 per year 1t is less than One-fourth h
of the S1O,5OO, 100000 tax increases re-
Quested by the Secretary of the Treas
ury and President Roosevelt Repub-
licans in the House have insisted that
most of the tax increases requested by
the Administration are unnecessary
and urge instead the reduction of non
military expenditures and the elimina-
| lion of waste and extravaganza
throughout the Federal government.
There is also "A growing belief that ap-
preparations for military purposes
could stand closer inspection with an
eye to reducing them, and the action
of the War Department late last week
returning to the Budget Bureau np-
proXimately $4,000, 100000 of unused
belief
| A separate provision of the New Tan
Bill attempts to iron out some of the
troubles now being experienced undel
the present Reorganization Act. There
is also Il provision to eliminate tho
victory tax and to integrate it as Il
part of the regular income tax rate
schedule. The new individual incom,
tax rates will, of course, apply only t'
next years incomes, inasmuch as per
sonal income taxes are now being col
lected on Il pay-aS-you-gO basis. Their
will be two days of general debate Ol
the bill which will in all probability b,
brought I'm under Il closed rule pro
hibiting amendments on the Floor o
the House Because there is Sliticien
the House to force this kind of con
Siderntion, the Republicans will no
have an opportunity to amend or pas:
separately upon individual tax rate.
I'm the bill.
Ohio Republicans Endorse Bricker
Last Wednesday evening the twenty
Republican members of the Ohio Dele
cation i'm the House met at II dinne
and unanimously endorsed the Honor
able John w. Rricker as Il candidat,
for the Presidential nomination at tn.
coming Republican National Conven
tion. The delegation expects to worl
as IL unit in support of the Buckley,
States Presidential candidate
Draft Legislation
The House and Senate have at Ion:
last worked out settlement of thei
differences over draft legislation, will
the adoption of II conference report ol
Il bin which provides pre-Pearl Ilarbo
fathers shall not be generally con
scripted until all other available mci
without children, have been called ol
Il national basis. The bill also take
the Selective Service System out from
under the jurisdiction of the War Man
power Commission and makes it
separate governmental agency. Will
the measure will not prevent the draft
ing of fathers, it will in many areas
delay their being called for immediat
induction.