The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
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I do know that they can't pass any other plan"
 There was no agreement in most circles on what the outcome of the present tax muddle would be. Some predicted that the Senate-House conference committee to which the issue has been referred might bog down in long and possibly indefin- ite deadlock. Others, more optim- istic, looked forward to compro- mise. either forgiving 75 per cent of 1942 tax revenues instead of 100 per cent, or by starting withholding collections on July l minus any for giveneSs.
 Republican optimism about the inability of the Democratic leader ship to round up a ma ajority vote for any alternative plan apparently was based on the fact that small, un- known number of representative is opposed to any forgiveness. This group swung the balance to the Democrats in the vote on the Ruml plan and would swing it to the Re- III d NOUC lOl d OOlIl DI V mise The voting on the issue has been almost entirely along party lines.
 Prospects of the conference com mittee turning out a solution soon were not considered good. Every thing pointed toward a stalemate for the time being.
 Although a majority of the Sen- ate-House confereeS are Ruml plan advocates, the conference rule binds the House and the Senate delegation to vote as a bloc with majority within each group prevailing. Thus the opposing forces are tied, that is, the Senate group would vote fo rthe Ruml plan; the House group against it.
 Seven Senators and seven Repre- sentatives make up the conference committee. They are divided on the Ruml plan as follows:
 For the Ruml Plan-(8)- Sens. David I Walsh, D., Mass, Bennett c. Clark, D., Mo, Arthur H. Van denberg, R., Mich, James J. Davis, R., Pa., and John A. Danaher, R., Conn.,; Reps. Harold Hnutson, R., Minn., Daniel A. Reed, R., N. r., and Thomas A Jenkins, R., O.
 Against the Ruml Plan - (6) - Sens. Walter F. George, D., Ga, and Tom Connally, D., Tex; Reps. Rob- ert L. Doughton, D., N. C., Jere Cooper, D., Tenn, Wesley Disney, D., Okla. and John D. Dingell, D., Mich.
 Although numerically the confer ees stand eight to six for the Ruml Plan, the Senate delegation stands five to two for it and the House delegation four to three against it.
 All members of the conference are members of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees. Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee called his group together today to discuss the Senate-approved bill. A point meet ing of the two groups is scheduled for tomorrow.
 The Senate conferees have been instructed to insist on the Senate version of completely forgiving one years taxes. The House vote yeSter- day was on a motion to instruct it's conferees to accept the Senate yer sion. It was defeated by eight votes.
 For compromise, a proposal George offered in the Senate last week appeared possible. In contract to the House plan of forgiving all 1942 taxes up to the first surtax bracket and a graduated scale for those with higher incomes, George proposed that every taxpayer be forgiven 75 per cent of his 1942 tax bill and pay the remaining 25 per cent in two years. That would put him on completely current basis March IS, 1945.
 Doughton said the conference committee would make some kind of report before July 1-The date for starting withholding taxes through collection at the source under all the various proposals. He added, however, T never saw any thing sacred about the July l deadline |"