The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-12
ROOSEVELT MAKES
new TAX REQUEST
Plea May OvershadOw
HulI's Appearance in Be-
half of Trade Treaty
(By TONY SMITH
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

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Washington, April 12-(UP)-The
House ways and means committee
by vote of 16 to 9 today tabled
a motion by Rep. Daniel A. Reed,
r., N. Y, to reopen consideration
of pay-aS- you-go tax legislation.
Reed offered his motion as the
committee met to hear Secretary
of State Cordell Hull discuss the
proposed three-year extension of
the reciprocal trade treaty program.
The motion called on the commit
tee to reconsider the tax question
as soon as Hull left the witness
stand.
Committee Chairman Robert L.
Doughton, D., N. c., opposed the
motion. He pointed out that he had
announced April l that reciprocal
trade legislation would be the next
order of business before the COM
mittee.
Rep. Jere Cooper, D., Tenn, said
he felt sure the committee realized
the Importance of the reciprocal
trade legislation, adding:
IT think we could not safely allow
less than the time now remaining
for consideration of this vital prob
lem. Two months from today the
presidents authority over foreign
trade pacts will expire"
The vote, was strictly along party
lines with one exception. ALI Is
democratic committeeman voted for
Doughton's motion to table Reeds
proposal, while nine of the 10 Re-
publican members opposed 1t. The
exception was Rep. Bertrand w.
Gearhart, r., Calf. who voted with
the Democrats.
Renewed Republican demands for
immediate action on the pay-aS-
you-go issue conceded with PreSi-
dent Roosevelt's second request
within a week for new tax legisla-
ton.
The presidents new tax request
in his protest against congressional
action which attached rider on
the national debt limit bill to re-
peal his $25 900 limit on net war
time salaries.
Mr.. Roosevelt permitted the debt
limit bill, raising the legal debt
limit from SIZE, 900, 000, 900 to $780,
600 900, 900, to become law unsigned at
midnight Saturday. 10 days after II
arrived at the White House. The
rider not only repealed his salary
limit order but specifically prohibit
ed him from reducing salaries below
the highest levels prevailing between
Jan. / and Sept. is, 1912.
In a statement, Mr.. Roosevelt
charged that Congress had achieved
its objective by circumventing his
veto power and in effect resorting
to unconstitutional methods by not
making the repeater a separate law.
He said he was allowing the bill
to become law to avoid embarrass-
ment to the forthcoming war financ-
ing program.
Il am doing this with two earnest
objections" he said.
THE first is against the practice
of attaching extraneous riders to
any bill.
"T'he second Is to make clear to
the country that ! still hope and
truste that Congress, THE earliest
possible moment, will give consider
alton to imposing special war
supertaX ca net income, from what
ever source derived, which after the
payment Of all taxes exceeds $25, 900.
Mr.. Roosevelt's order applied only
to earned income).
II still believe that the nation has
a common purpose-equality Of sa-
crifice In wartime"
The President last Thursday re-
quested new tax legislation from
Congress to help "hold-the-line'
against the threat of imitation. He
insited that such action was one
Of the few ways to draw of excess
income.
Republican members of the Ways
and Means comittee, planned an at
tempt TO force a vote on the pay
as-you-go issue as soon as Hull
finishes testifying. They are de-
handing that q tax bill be reported
TO the House under an open rule
which will permit amendments.
Democratic members are standing
firm DIN their offer to report a plair
20 per cent withholding tax with nc
gforgivnegs or discount features ua.
der Q closed rule. which wOulc
eliminate the possibility Of another
fight over the RuniI "skip-a-year'
plan.