Evening star., 1947-07-12
SenateRejects
TaxCut Delay
By60-22Vote
Drives Toward Final
Action on '48 Slash
By Late Today
BULLETIN


BULLETIN
The Senate today knocked
down a proposal to delay in
come tax cutting legislation at
least until 1949 and then drove
toward final action, possibly
today. 1t rejected, so to %, an
amendment by Senator Morse,
Republican,, of Oregan de-
signed to delay any reduction.
BY the Associated Press
The Republican leadership
threatened to keep today's Sen
ate session going on into the
night if necessary to obtain
passage of the tax-cut bill.
With approval of the measure
conceded, main interest centered on
the size of the majority as a yard
stick to show whether President
Truman's Forthcoming second veto
can be overridden.
The no-quarter maneuvering by
both sides to line up their forces for
that test, went on grimly behind the
scenes.
Determined to send the bill to the
White House quickly, the Senate
convened an hour early and Senator
Wherry of Nebraska, Republican
whip, said he planned rare Satur-
day night session unless the Senate
accepted during the day the bill al
ready re-passed by the House to
slash income taxes 30 to 105 per
cent beginning January /.
Minority Leader Barkley asked
Senator Wherry during debate late
yesterday whether he proposed a
Sunday session.
Sunday Session Discussed.
We'll cross that river when he
come to it," the Nebraskan snapped.
A two-thirds majority of both
houses Is required to make the bill
law over Mr.. Truman's veto. Such
a ratio appears certain in the House,
where the bill passed, 302 to 112.
The division of sentiment in the
Senate, however. admittedly is much
closer. 4
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of
New York, counted as a, sure sup
porter of the veto, is i'll at his home
and cannot be present for the big
showdown.
Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire, who voted for the
first tax bill, was called to his New
Hampshire home because of illness
in his family.
Should both Senators Wagner and
Tobey be absent when the Senate
considers overriding the veto, 81
out of the remaining SO votes could
make it law. Supporters of the cut
say they can count at least go favor
able votes.
No pairs" Permitted.
Senator Wherry, whose job is to
round up Republican votes on i'm
portant bills, told a reporter that no
pairs" will be granted. Under the
Senate's pairing system, the votes
of absent members can be Offset
through an arrangement whereby
members actually present refrain
from voting.
Administration Democrats say
they will not permit vote on over
riding the veto before Tuesday,
when Senator Thomas, Democrat,
Of Utah, is expected back from an
international labor conference in
Switzerland.
Before the roll call on passage,
the Senate today faced series of
eight amendments by Senator
Morse, Republican, of Oregon, two
sponsored by Senator Revercomb,
Republican, of West Virginia, and
one by Senator Mcclellan, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas.
The Morse amendments include a
proposal for a tax reduction bill to
be passed and put on the shelf until
Congress or the President deter
mines that employment and pro-
duction are dropping or are on the
point of doing so.
Increased Exemptions Sought.
Senator Revercomb wants to raise
the personal exemptions of married
couples from $1,000 to $3.50 or ST.
500, and Senator Mcclellan has %
co-sponsors for his amendment
which would allow husbands and
wives in all the States to split their
incomes for tax purposes. That
privilege now is confined to tax
payers in 13 States with community
property laws.
Other Morse proposals included
lawer exemptions and rates on es-
tate and gift taxes, ending tax ex-
emption from certain types of
securities, revision of the regulations
governing capital gains, and a re-
duction in the exemptions for estate
and gift taxes.
Representative Vursell. Republi-
can. of Illinois told the House yes
terday that the President, in saying
he would veto the bill. struck "a
dangerous blow at our constitutional
government"
He said the President put the
White House in the position of a
powerful lobby, seeking to influence
Congress.