Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
COP Plans Fiqht
For RumI Plan
On HouseF|oor
Minority Prepares
Bottle Lines After
Defect in Committee
By the Associated Press.


Undismayed by two setbacks in
the House Ways and Means
Committee, Republican support
ers Of the Ruml pay-as-you-go
income tax plan reformed their
lines today to continue their
battle on the House floor.
The issue cut across party lines,
some Republicans describing the
Runl skip a year" proposal as the
only practicable and fair" current
tax payment method and another
saying 1t would create war mil
honaires."
Meanwhile, Ways and Means
Committee members searched fever
ishly fol compromise that would
cancel a, substantial part, but not
all, Of one tax year in easing the
transition to current collection
system.
Robertson Proposal.
They were ready TO vote on a
proposal by Representative Robert
son, Democrat, of Virginia that the
6 per cent normal and first bracket
surtaX Of 10 per cent be abated on
1912 income for all taxpayers, mean
ing complete erasure of last years
obligations for 10 per cent of the
taxpayers, all in the low-incone
bracket. The Treasury is under
stood to look with favor on this
plan.
The proposal by Beardsley Rurnl,
New York banker, to skip a tax year
was rejected yesterday for a second
time, is to 9, with nine Republicans
supporting it and Is Democrats
and one Republican, Representative
Gearhart Of California, in opposi-
ton.
Emerging from the tense commit
tee chamber, Representative Knut-
son, Republican. of Minnesota an
nounced the nine Republicans were
prepared to carry the fight to the
House.
I'VE believe that the country
wants favorable action on the RumI
proposal" Mr.. Knutson said. 1--WE
wish to say furthermore we are
definitely opposed to any alleged
pay-as-you-go proposal which in
wolves collection of all or any part
of the 1912 liability in addition to
| current taxes" .~-.-.-
Mr.. Gearhart said the Fu1nl plan
would release Sl15 900, 0000 900 of in
come from taxation, and added II
do not think we have any right to
do that, especially this year when
| our country needs money to win the
war, more than it ever needed
money in its history"
He commended war millionaires
will sprout like mushrooms" if the
plan is adopted.
Doughton's Compromise Plan.
In the first vote two weeks ago,
the committee rejected the about
abatement proposal, IS to 10, with
Mr.. Gearhart then balloting with
his Republican colleagues.
The committee may take up today
the two compromise proposals Of
fered by Chairman Doughton. One
would apply the much softer 1941
rates and exemptions to 1912 in
come and the other abate one-half
Of the 1913 tax obligations.
Current collection machinery. in
Guiding a 20 per cent withholding
against the taxable portions Of
wages and salaries, was approved
by the committee yesterday, to be
effective July / But the big issue
abatement-still must be settled.
Meanwhile, Guy T. delivering, in
ternal revenue commissioner. said
that collectors have been instructed
that taxpayers may be granted addi-
iOnal time to file the returns due
March IS 'if they can make a show
ing that they are unable to meet
the deadline." Each case will be
handled individually, with no blan-
ket postponement granted. Even
though a postponement is granted,
q taxpayer must pay per cent in
terest on delayed payments.