Evening star., 1943-05-18
Votes202 10 1874
Against Taking
Senate Tax Bill
Marks Third Defeat
For Various Forms
Of Skip-o-Yeor Idea
fTert OF Rooserelt Letter on
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The House today, by a roll call
vote of 202 to 1874, refused for the
third time to approve, in effect.
the Ruml skip-a-taX-year plan
to put Americas 44,O0O,OO0 in
come taxpayers on a current
basis.
The action came on a motion to
instruct its delegates to Joint
House, Senate conference committee
to accept the Senate-approved mea-
sure. embodying modified version
Of the Ruml plan.
Immediately after the vote was
announced. Chairman Doughton
of the WAYS and Means Committee
said to newspapermen;
The Ruml plan is dead. We
have killed it As long as Franklin
Roosevelt is President of the United
States it will stay dead
Minority Leader Martin said
There's little for us to say. Our
bill has been turned down. It's up
to the Democrats now to present a
bill"
Possible Stalemate Seen.
Mr.. Doughton expressed con-
fidence measure can be written in
time for a 20 per cent withholding
levy against wages and salaries to
become effective by July l.
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee expressed con-
fidence that the House Senate con-
terees 'can work out a pay-as-you-
go tax bill that will meet with the
approval of the President"
BY its decision-Which opens up
the possibility of new stalemate-
the House stood pat on its own
measure. the Robertson-F bill
which would abate years tax obli-
cations for approximately 80 per
cent OF the Nations taxpayers by
abating the per cent normal and
l3 per cent first bracket surtaX on
last years income for all taxpayers.
The Senate bill would permit tax
| PAYERS to omit payment on either
their 1912 or 1943 income taxes.
whichever is the lower, with special
| provisions to prevent 'Windfalls."
and provide 20 per cent withhold
| ing tax.
| Rayburn Warned of Veto.
The vote, tolled off in a tense cli-
max to the seesaW struggle which
has gripped Congress for months.
came after Speaker Rayburn pre-
n
plan, if passed, would be vetoed.
AS against the position taken by
the speaker, Representative Knut-
son, Republican, of Minnesota, told
the House that the Presidents re-
quest for bill That I can sign"
means-"If the English language
means anything he would
( not veto the Ruml measure. but
| allow it to become law without his
signature
Ranking minority member of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee, Mr.. Knutson offered the motion
to instruct the House conferees to
accept the Senate version.
He told the House that II the
| Ruml plan is rejected. I'VE will have
deadlock which will last for days
and DAYS. it will finally result in
! no legislation and the Treasury will
lose hundred and hundreds of mil
lions of dollars"
DOughton Challenges COP.
Enterting the verbal slugging
match for the Democrats, Mr..
Doughton of the Ways and Means
Committee challenged the Repub-
lican side to go before the country
in future election on the issue
/ of the Ruml plan
He declared the Senate bill would
wipe out approximately S2,1OO in
tax liabilities for each member OF
Congress, while our soldiers are
giving their lives on foreign battle
fields"
Backing his party leaders in their
battle against the legislation, Nj.
Roosevelt informed Capitol Hill
late yesterday that he could not
/ acquiesce lin the elimination of a
whole years tax burden in the up
per income groups during the war
period"
Mr. Martin Immediately charged
the President was interfering with
Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt's letter to Senator
George and Mr.. Doughton described
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