Evening star., 1944-08-01
CONGRESS
Continued From First Pare,

order, and voiced q hope that work
Will be ready for the full HOUSE
membership in two weeks.
Await Committee Repoets.
The full membership viii not Be
called back, except certain commit.
tee members, until legislati Is ne.
ported by the committees" Mr.. Raw.
burn said, after q conference with
House Republican Leader Martin.
He added: The fellows need not
be nervous about not being here,
for they win be notified when there
Is work to be dene. We are RoanR
to set this important legislation out
Just ~ fast ~ We can"
Senator George came forward
With q new bill covering the eontro-
verstal subject of Unemployment
compensation for DISCHARGED war
workers, and asked that It be re.
ferred to his own committee,
The George bill would leave I'M.
employment compensation controls
In the hands Of the various States,
with the Federal Government to set
up . loan fund to guarantee the
solvency Of the State funds. In this
respect 1t differs sharply with Q rival
bill sponsored by Senator Kilgore,
Democrat. Of West Virginia, which
would "federalise" the unemploy.
ment compensation program and nx
uniform national standards.
ReceDeA fer Conventasns,
Congress recessed June ~ to
August /, allowing members to par
ticipate In the Chicago National
Conventions Of the two parties.
Meanwhile, assurance Was voiced
by Chairman Doughton Of the
House Ways and Means Committee
that congressional tax leaders will
be ready, when the war ends, to
stimulate economic expansion By
making broad adjustments In FED.
eral tax burdens.
when the war ends" Kr. Dough.
ton said, we want to curtail the
burdens on individuals and corpora.
tions. But ct the same time We
should pay something on the M.
tional debt, If 1t can be done with.
out crippling industry"
Mr.. Doughton expressed satisfac.
ton At the progress In postwar tax.
alton studies made during the con.
gressional recess by experts Of Q
congressional joint committee and
the tax staf1s of the Treasury and
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue.
. However he said he doubted that
q precise tax law for the peacettme
economy can be enacted until after
the war ends. He stressed that ''be.
fore We write . detailed law we've
first got to have some idea Of what
the postwar Federal budget Will
amount to, An estimate Of the peace.
time national income and an idea
Of the amount that would be raised
by present rates"
Mr.. Doughton said he expects I'm.
mediate repeal, or modification at
the end Of the war, Of the eS per
cent excess profits tax against cor.
porations and the IS use tax on
automobiles, along With summary
reductions In the excise taxes. Then
Congress can take . look at the
economic situation and write Q law
speedily to adjust individual and
corporation levies TO encourage
private endeavor and expand en-.
ployment, he said.
Both the Democratic and Repub.
lican platforms call for tax reduc.
tions when the war Is over.
Before the conference Of Repuh.
lican Senators, Senator vandenbsrg
told reporters:
The Military Affairs Committee
could send some sort Of bill to ths
door for debate within ~ hours
after It assemblies. There b no need
for further hearings. The vital
thing u to get . bill On the floor
and get to work on It."
Representative Reece, Republican,
Tennessee, member Of the Postwar
Planning Committee, accused thu
Democratic administration Of failure
to propose or enact suitable postwaS
economic planning.
He challenged thu Democrats
"either 10 take immediate action oe
10 let The Republicans oeyant1s the
House and assume the responsibility
fW formulating Z worth.while pat.
war peoGfan