Evening star., 1943-05-21
Veto Threat 5tymies
Efforts 10 Work Out
Compromise Tax Bill
Conferees Disagree
On How Much of Levy
Shull Be Allotted
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The possibility of presiden-
tial veto of any current tax COL
lection legislation which abates
a full years liability plagued
Senate and House conferees to-
day, and they broke up into sep
arate groups after stormy,
hour long session.
The Presidents letter to Chair
men George of the Senate Finance
Committee and Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Committee.
in which Mr.. Roosevelt inveighed
against what he termed the Senate
bills unjust and discriminatory en-
richment of thousands of taxpayers
in the upper income groups" was
read to the group as they disputed
the amount of tax cancellation that
should be authorized in instituting a
pay-as-you-go system.
The Presidents attitude was re-
ported to have prompted an asser-
ton by Senator Clark. Democrat, of
Missouri, champion of the modified
Ruml "skip-a -taX-year" plan, that
the conferees apparently have the
alternative of agreeing on some
thing Mr.. Roosevelt would sign or
permit to become law without a veto
or of abandoning their efforts to OBJ
tain bill this year.
Meet Again This Afternoon.
1t is obvious, Senator Clark was
reported to have told the group. that
no tax measure could be passed over
veto.
Representative Disney, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, a House conferee, told
reporters after the session broke up
that the group had confined itself
to discussion, without approaching
a decision on any point. They sched-
uled another meeting at o'clock
this afternoon.
One Senate conferee said the IA
members seemed to be leaning to-
ward some tax forgiveness short of
the full years liabilities envisioned
in the much h-disputed Ruml plan.
There were indications that if an
agreement is reached, a plan ad-
vanced unsuccessfully In the Senate
by Senator George for cancellation
of IS per cent of the lesser of either
| 1912 or 1943 taxes might become the
vehicle for a compromise.
A majority of the House delega-
tion was reported holding out for
only so per cent abatement, and that
percentage was said to have been
favored by Senator Byrd, Democrat,
of Virginia.
Senators Back Full Abatement,
Most of the Senate delegates have
stuck to their guns thus far for the
Senate bill, which would abate all
OF the lesser of 1912 or 1943 taxes
for every one except those with
"windfall' incomes, who would be
dealt with individually.
Thus far the House approved bill
canceling the per cent normal and
13 per cent first bracket surtaxes on
1912 incomes. apparently has had
little backing.
Whatever compromise is agreed
on. If any, it is virtually certain to
embody the 20 per cent withhold
ing levy, providing weekly, semi
monthly or monthly deductions
from pay envelopes and salary
checks for the current collection of
taxes at rates now in the statute
books. ......
Meanwhile, the Treasury disclosed
that it is all set to start current
collection of income taxes-if Con-
gress ever agrees on a bill accepta-
BILE to the President.
Treasury officials said plans have
progressed to such a point that pay
roll deductions could be started
within two or three weeks after the
President signs a bill, though they
would prefer more time if possible.
In preparation for the huge ad-
ninistrative task, large quantities
of paper were purchased last month
and about zoo, 0,000, 900 forms have
been prepared for distribution to
some 10000, ,00U workers. These are
the forms on which the worker will
furnish information concerning his
marital status and number of de-
pendents, so the employer can make
the proper deductions from his
salary.
Extra forms were ordered printed
to provide at least two for each
worker and leave generous surplus
to take care OF vastage and spoilage.
tSee TAXES, Page A-30