The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-30
HOUSE CONSIDERS
RUML AMENDMENTS
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spelled hard shedding for middle-of-
the-road measures which would CO.
promise the issue between total for
giveness Of q years taxes under the
Carlson Ruml bill and no forgive
ness under the committees plan.
It left the controversy Of fairly
well-defined partisan grounds, with
a majority Of the Republicans back.
ing the Ruml proposal and q ma
jority Of Democrats backing the
committees plan. But there were
some dissenters on both sides.
The Republican steering commit
tee, meanwhile, met to strengthen
support Of the total forgiveness
proposal.
Republican Leader Joseph w.
Martin, Jr., Of Massachusetts, said
afterward that every parliamentary
contingency" was covered and that
the Republicans are more than
ever certain Of victory.
He said Representative Frank
Carlson Republican, Kansas au.
thor Of the Carlson-R unl bill, would
offer his plan as a substitute for
the committee bill as soon as the
house begins formal elaboration Of
the pay-as-you-go question.
"It1l probably be late In the day.
If then, before anything happens"
he added.
The parliamentary battle, ex-
pected to product the highest par
tisan roll calls since the peacetime
CONSUMPTION bill passed the House
by one vote, follows four days Of
general debate which left no pay
as-you-go plan unScathed and few
adjectiveS unemployed.
Last minute attempts at COM
promising are still underway. But
the start Of actual law-making work
on the current collection issues finds
the House almost evenly divided
between the Carlson uml bill and
the ways and means committees
non-abatement proposal for with
holding at the source. The Robert
SON. Forand partial forgiveness COM
promise plan appeared to be run
ming a bad third despite charges
by Rep. z. E. Cox, D., Ga, that 1t
is receiving 'Ilndercover" admins
tration support.
BY agreement Of the rival pay
as-you-go factions. Rep. Frank Carl
son, r., Kans., will be permitted to
offer his version Of the Ruml plan
as a substitute for the committee
bill as soon as the latter proposal
is brought up for formal considera-
ton by the House committee Of
the whole.
Most Of today, according to Carl
son, will be taken up with a string
Of minor" amendments, and 1t
may be tomorrow or Thursday be-
fore the first decisive vote Is taken.
Many of the revisionS are expected
to be ruled out on parliamentary
grounds. Others undoubtedly will be
disposed Of by speedy voice votes.
One Of the first amendments to
the Carlson-Ruml plan considered
will be the one proposed by Rep.
Glare Boothe Luce, r., Conn, which
she says would:
"Abate all Of the 1912 tax on
taxable income up to $25 900; abate
the portion Of the 1912 tax attri-
butable to the first $4,000 for per-
sons who make more than that
figure, and permit the taxpayer who
makes more than $25, 900 taxable in
come to spread his payments over
a period Of I'VE years." re- 4
General debate on the pay-aS-you-
go question ended yesterday after
z l-2 hours of oratory which ranged
from Biblical quotations to near
SANDER.
Mrs. Luce, while urging adoption
Of her amendment. proposed send
ing all bills back to committee,
pointing out that every one Of them
was loaded with political dyna-
mite"
Cox insisted that adoption of the
Ruml. Robertson or any similar
forgiveness plan would constitute
the most gigantic steal In all his
tory"
Rep. Wesley e. Disney, D., Okla.
accused the Republicans Of propos-
ing a bonus to Congressman plan
which would put the members in
the position Of forgiving $2,lOO Of
their 81 1000 salaries.