The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-01
long the Potomac
to Washington
BY J. Glenn Beall

surprisingly heavy majority by
the amended version Of the
on Tax Reduction Bill passed
mate as to ID on Monday of
eek, and the House $3.50 to GG)
'dnesday of last week, seems to
certain the measure will be
Y enacted into law over the
ent's veto if he sees fit to take
lction. 1t requires a two to one
or a two-thirds maiority-to
a bill into law over Presi-
| veto. In the Senate the vote
pproXimately four and one-half
=. Even the Democratic leaders
lgress are predicting there will
= a sufficient number Of legis-
who will vote to support the
% endanger enactment Of the
Notwithstanding the Presidents
jons.
er the new tax law a long eX-
inequality in Federal taxation
@ eliminated. For many years
IDS and wives in the twelve
unity Property States nave
permitted to divide their family
. for tax purposes, while those
> other thirty-siX States were
nder the new knutson Tax Re
I Bill this privilege will be ex-
to all married couples through
e United States. This will mean
stantial tax saving which will
; high as thirty-fve or thirty
recent in some instances.
80th Congress has at last given
recognition to the fact that
yed and the blind are not as
G of earning their own livmgs
= other citizens, and must of
icy live off their savings or
incomes from investments. As
It the Congress has not only in
/ the individual exemptions for
tax purposes from five
a to six hundred dollars y year,
$ also voted an additional eX-
n of another six hundred dol
each individual over sixty-fve
of age, and has also granted
I six hundred exemption 70 all
persons regardless Of age.
this provision a blind person of
than siXty-tivc years of age
be entitled to an exemption Of
IN hundred dollars per annunL
Wednesday, March 18th, PleSi-
ruman delivered an address to
ongress and the country in
he Indicated there was crave
of war with Russia, and
upon the people Of this country
| of the world to do what they
to stop Communistic ageres-
On Monday. March 22nd, Con-
IAN Alvin c. Wcichel Of San
Ohio, Chairman Of the House
ttee on Merchant Marine,
on the floor of the House and
how come the President was
ting Russian ships to be load
t that very moment in New
ports, with huge quantities Of
ais which could be used for
: war. He pointed out that the
INT, under authority granted
Congress, has the power to
or stop all foreign exports.
ian two weeks before the Plesi-.
poke to the Congress on the
of Communistic aggression in
;. The House Subcommittee on
),iations for the State Depai't-
ave a forty page report to the
IS on a large number of en-
of the State Department,
II high places, who had been
ID in radical activities or be-
to "fellow traveller" orgdni-
!, against whom complaints
zen filed Oh their loyalty ques-
without any conclusive action
taken by the State Department
rid of such employees. Seem
we are fighting Communists in
while at the same time we are
ing Russia with American Var
ais and harboring radicals and
Il suspects within our own
Iment.
, last week the House and Sem
creed on compromise bill to
rent control for one year, or
March 31st, 1949. Unde! the
tent Control Law local boards
ave the power to fix rentals,
t to final approval or disap-
of the Federal Rent Admins
with the right of appeal from
ent Administrators decision to
hal Federal Appeals Court.
Under The Dome
as advised that the National
Service will make a preliminary
: of the C. and o. Canal in the
lear future. This is in line with
Il II. r. 5155 which would pro
Of a survey by the National Park
e and the Public Roads Admins
/ as to the advisability CT con-
ing a parkway.
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