Evening star., 1946-11-15

mAJor Issues facing congress tnl6
winter.
Voicing his personal view, Senator
Taft said he thinks . prerequisite
to any tax cut must be q cut In
expenditures-in other words, I
think they must come together =
The Ohioan, who has been mem
toned for Senate majority leader,
pointed out that the Congressional
Reorganization Act requires the
House and Senate committees deal
ing with taxing and spending to fix
an overall budget limit by February
Is, which must be within anticipated
revenues, unless Congress authorizes
an increase In the debt.
Cuts viii Not Impair Services.
Representative Taber said today
substantial cuts can be made In
Army and Navy funds without Inn
pairing the efficiency OF the armed
services" He also Indicated that
some of the first budget revisions
will be aimed at the Federal Hous-
ing Administration and the Civilian
Production Administration, which,
he said, ARE preventing veterans
from getting houses"
Mr.. Taber said the current years
budget, with terminal leave, will
run between SAL, 900, 900 600 and
$43, ,000, ,000, 900. He said he Is hoping
the next budget win not exceed
$50, ,000. .000, 900.
The New Yorker also went along
with the Republican Steering Com
mittee's prediction that q 20 per
cent cut In income taxes would not
reduce Government collections 20
per cent, because 1t would stimu-
late business and increase other
revenues.
He said that was the experience
with tax reductions In the Harding
and Coolidge administrations,
A reporter asked II this program
1929 crash.
Criticixes Truman on Budget.
You won't get 1929 crash n
the result Of any Of the policies
OF the Coolidge administration. Mr.
Taber replied. He criticized Presi-
dent Truman sharply for not hay-
ing submitted the entire Federal
budget at the beginning of the last
session Of Congress.
Declaring that not more than two
thirds OF the current budget was
sent up at the start of last year,
Mr.. Taber said, There is a marked
disposition among members to ex-
pect the President to comply with
the law when he sends 1t up this
time, ard have 1t complete"
A newsnlan wanted to know what
Congress could do about 1t.
Send it back, Mr.. Taber re-
spon6ed.
Represe n tative Wigglesworth
Massachusetts,, slated to head the
subcommittee handling appropria-
tions for score or more of indie
pendent agencies, also said today
he could use a meat ak" on esti-
mates when the time comes.
Many Items win Not Recur.
Senator Taft said the current
budget contains several large items
that viii not recur In 1947. Among
these he listed: Nearly 81 ,000, ,000. :
600 to start the Breton Woods
world bank; nearly $4,000, ,00o, 900 fol
terminal leave pay to servicemen;
additional capital Of nearly $1,000.
oo0. 900 for the Export Import Bani
and approximately 81 900 ,000, 600 ID
food subsidies, which are due to emo
next spring. In addition, he said
the regular expenses Of the Army
and Navy are going down.
In announcing q study of labor.
management relations, the Houss
Steering Gommittee said.sn, g4eI..j
pfii The committee was in fullsasreel
ment that labor legislation which
win be constructive but emphaticaIl,
not punitive Is an early necessity II
the Eightieth Congress. The firsi
consideration must be the welfare oi
the whole Nation, which viii neces.
sarily embrace the welfare Of bott
labor and management"
In announcing that the House Re.
publicans would work for q two.
term limN.on the presidency, Repre-
sentative Martin said AVA
We Republicans meant exactly
what we promised the people durinc
the campaign and many months
before. Now that we are the one.
most apt to be affected by such Z
Limitation, we intend to 90 ahead
with 1t because we believe 1t Is Z
proposition for the welfare of the
Nation that transcends any party