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Coal Act, both Of which expire in
the near future and both of which
we have agreed and arranged to
give. and should give, prompt con-
slderation."
Mr.. Rayburn told newspapermen
that he, Majority Leader McCor-
mack. Mr.. Martin and the 25 men,
bers of the Ways and Means Com
n1ittee might confer to see if an
agreement could be reached to
put the Withholding levy before
the House Immediately, shorn of any
attendant proposals for tax abate-
ment. Such plan, if enacted. pre-
sumably would become effective
July l.
Asserting the Nation was demand
ing action on pay-as-you-go legis-
lation, MI. Martin. however, told the
House the entire matter should be
considered at the same time. He
said, "A majority of the House can
have its decision and I believe it
will make that decision early.
1T ought to be done before we
have a recess
Majority Leader Mccormack also
suggested that the House brush
aside" for the time being some of
the disturbing factors such as the
Ruml plan and other tax forgive
ness plans and quickly enact the
Withholding provision on which he
said "evervhody aprees"
Representative Reed, Republican,
of New York asserted it was re
grettable" that in view of the "ter-
rife demand for legislation. there
should be the slightest delay"
Another Ways and Means Com
mittee member Representative Dis
ney. Democrat, of Oklohoma said
prompt action on the withholding
provision was necessary if the Treas
ury Department was to get forms in
the hands of employers in time to
make the plan effective July l.
Representative Burdick, Republi-
can. OF North Dakota said the Ruml
plan provided 95 per cent of it's
benefits for taxpayers in the higher
brackets and only per cent for
persons of lower incomes.
Representative Ludlow, Democrat,
OF Indiana urged that Congress
forego any Easter vacation until
action is taken on a pay-as-you-go
tax plan.
Hull Waits to Testify.
The withholding levy would not be
an additional tax, but would provide
a means of weekly. semi monthly or
monthly deductions from the taxable
portions Of wages and salaries. with
these collections to be applied
against actual taxes as now COM
puted
While Secretary of State Hull
stood before the committee to testi-
fy in behalf of extending the trade
agreements law. Mr.. Reed made
motion on behalf of nine Repub-
lican committee members to reopen
Immediately the bitter tax battle.
Rejection of his motion did not.
of course, foreclose action at a later
date.
Mr.. Reed asked the committee to
turn to the tax problem Immediately
after Mr.. Hull had testified and to
defer reciprocal trade considerations
until the committee reported a new
pay-as-you-go tax bill to the House.
The move climaxed a Republican
effort to obtain another vote in the
House on the Ruml plan which
would skip an income tax year in
putting 100000 900 taxpayers on
current payment basis.
Mr.. Doughton Immediately chal-
lenged Mr.. Reeds motion. saying he
had called the committee to consider
the trade pacts extension.
Representative Cooper of Ten
.nessee. ranking Democratic member,
told the committee the attention of
many nations was focused on the
reciprocal trade measure, that the
extension would affect the peace
and destiny Of the civilized world"
and that 1t could not be delayed for
reconsideration Of the tax matter.
Mr.. Reed insisted on q vote and