Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-11-15
70 Pct. TaxCut
Now Considered
By Republicans
War Powers End
And Limitation On
Presidency Urged

Washington Mo-. ID Up A
nine billion dollar reduction in the
FEDERAL budgets. accompanied by
dismissal Of atS least one million
civilian Go!ernrrnnt WORKERS. was
recommended today by Ec.rasen-
tative .Ta3er Republican. New
York. who will head Inc House hp-
preparations Committee in the next
conference.
1T rows ConferCn o. Ta,c,. toln
reporters the nine billion dollars j.
he minimum we might hcDc t.
save" He proposed that the csti-
mated 2.3O0. 900 civilian employees
o! the government be reduce ty a
o2St enc million, TO effect a saving
o: $4,000. 100000 Tkis ct he said
cen be made without damaging the
efficiency of the government"
Fabar said a Saving Of S2,5OO.-
100000 could be made on non-re-
curing items Of expense for the
army and navy; another $780,
100000 could be retrieved from
other agencies, including unncccs-
Sary construction programs"
Tabcr said homecoming items
connected with terminal leave pay
mentS to former service personnel
should result i'll n saving of at
least two billion dollars. Most Of the
service personnel entitled 20 these
payments already have received
them.
Taber declared I'll need more
than meat axe to chop govern
n'ent spending tiown 10 tho sjUe CT
It's income next year. Nh need
Slcdse hammer"
Some Opposition Seen
Congressional Republicans swung
all axe al taxes. but ran INTO oproSi-
ton from their own and DcmoCra-
tic ranks To any revenue SIashcS no,
paired with even deeper cuts III
spending.
Members oC the House RCpubli-
can steering committee. eager 10 got
their party'S hands Gu legislative
control for the first time in four
leen years, laid before Senate COL
leagues quickly assembled pro-
gram Ia take Il twenty per cent
slice off individual in,omc taxes.
Changes in business lcvics would
await detailed study.
Acting while the senators mostly
talked. among other things about
how 10 block Democratic Senator
Theodore Bil5o. of Mississippi. from
taking his scat. the House grour
sent the line for,
|. An cight-ycar tenure Tor future
presidents.
,. constructive" labor legislation.
3. An end Ia var powers.
3. An end Ia war powers
!. Relief from soap, oil and food
ShoItgcS. and,
). Substantial savings" in gov
eminent costs.
Would Gu. Taxes
The House members supported
their twenty per cent tax proposal
with formal assertion that il could
be achieved. while at the same time
the current budget can be balanced
and payments begun on the national
debt.
Chairman Robert y. Taft. Of Ohio
who led the Senate group in its
second day Of discussion. said he
agreed il could be done. and that the
Federal budget could be pared TO
$50 billions next year. or Sll bill
lions less than this year.
But Scnator-clcct John Sherman
| Cooper. of Kcntts.1iy. ono of the
freshmen" who will give the Re-
! publicans control OF the Senate said
he thinks taxes should be main
tanned at their present level To give
! the Treasury chance OF making
payments on the debt. And Senator
Capcheart. Republican. Indiana. de-
clared he hopes his colleagues don,
go off-hand half-cockcd'' in their
efforts 10 bring relief to Taxpayers.