Evening star., 1947-07-06

tax bill gave four reasons why it
should not pass:
81. Now is not the time for tax
reduction; 2. Expenditure require
ments for fiscal 1948 are still very
uncertain; 3. The comprehensive tax
study now under way In the COM
mittee should not be prejudiced by
hasty enactment of income tax re-
duction; 4. Finally, If tax reduction
is to be enacted at this time. the
pending bill is not the right kind
CT tax reduction"
Indications are, however. that
many Democrats will join the Re-
publicans in supporting the bill in
both the House and Senate. The
only element of doubt appears to be
whether thirds of the Senate
will vote to override the President
if he again vetoes the measure.
Friends of the bill are confident the
House would override second veto,
now that the tax cuts are being put
off until January The House only
missed overriding the first veto by
3 votes.
Curb On Debate Asked.
The House Rules Committee will
be asked tomorrow morning to grant
special rule to bring the bill up
on the floor Tuesday, with two hours
Of debate, and barring individual
amendments.
The Senate Finance Committee
will meet to act on the measure
Wednesday and leaders will try for
Senate passage, before the end of
the week. Although the Republi-
cans have set July 26 as tentative
adjournment date, " was learned
reliably yesterday this date will
be pushed aside if necessary, to get
a final decision on the tax bill.
If Mr.. Truman decided to veto the
bill again, he could wait ten days
after the bill reaches him. Long
Senate debate might extend the
ten-day period beyond July rs.
The new bill is identical with the
measure Mr. Truman vetoed as "the
wrong kind of tax reduction at the
wrong time" except the effective
date is changed from July /, 1947,
to next January l.
Have Gone Half Way"
"In postponing the effective date
to January IT, Mr.. Knutson told
reporters, I'VE have gene more than
half way to give the President the
cooperation he pleaded for when
the Republican Party won control
of Congress in the elections last
November.
"We have done everything in our
power to meet the President S
wishes. If he vetoes this bill now,
it will be accepted by the country
as a White House dictum that there
will be no tax reduction in 1948."
Mr.. Knutson based his mot veto"
prediction on three premises:
l. Representative Doughton, DEM
ocrat, of North Carolina, and Sem
ator George, Democrat, of Georgia,
have announced their support of
the new bill, with the effective date
changed. Both supported Mr.. Tru-
mans veto of the first bill. Mr.
Doughton and Senator George
headed tax-handling committees
when the Democrats controlled
Congress.
SOutherners Switching.
2. Reports that other Southern
Democrats in the House who upheld
the first veto are changing to sup
port of the modified bill. Mr.. Knut-
son said he has heard that change
overs include six Democrats in Vir-
ginia, two or three each in North
Carolina and Georgia and several"
in Texas. He predicted that on the
House vote a majority of Democrats
will vote for the bill
3. A recent statement by Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Snyder that
the time for tax reduction is ap-
proaching.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Viz
ginia, supporting the new measure,