Evening star., 1949-05-01
Seen This Week
On DC. Tax Bill
Johnston Pledges
Floor Fight on
20 Sales Levy
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RAISE about slS ooo eaa 10 Keep
the DlSlriei oslt O. the red and
10 provide !unas 'os The ks3a psv
raise .oJ city government wosEesa
Opposition To the sales tax ha.
bcen voiced by q four man mlno3-
lily q tiae Senate DiSiTact Cosa-
mittes headed hy Senator johns
ton Democrat, ot South Carolina.
Who has promised a sight On tie
Senate aoor A committee mi.
noTits report suggests rwsenas
possibilities instead ot the sales
tax
But Chairman McQrath Of the
Senate District Committee. and
Senator Hunt, Democrat Of Wy
on!ns. head oi the ftSeal Affairs
subcommittee in charge Of the
revenue bull are optimistic about
possibility OF s~nate passage al
the measure
Consideration Due Seen.
Consideration oi the bill by The
Senate has bcrn promised by ma
jority leaders after disposal Of The
pendtng bill on Federal Aid to
Education, up Tot debate toner
row, and consideration of bills oa
the Senate Calendar under unan-
imous consent
In addition 10 the sales tax. Iha
combination revenue bill calls for
extending Of the present city in.
come tax Law 10 many Nho now
escape. and increasing the ex-
emption from 81 ZOO TO - oooo.
The measure also increases liquor
taxes and liquor license tesa by
so per cent, and raises the taxes
on beer by 100 per cent. Also
levied Is . one~cent tax on each
pack OF cigarettes, which are ex-
empt from The retail salea tAx.
Exemptions from The xaieA tar In
ciade food for home consumption,
meals in restaurants and hotels
up 10 $3.50. all medicines. and
some other Items such as cfutchrs
and aides 10 the handicapped.
Five District bills will come up
for action on the House floors to-
morrow when a specially scheduled
District day Will be observed.
Measures Are Listed.
The measures would continue
the citys system for day care Of
children Of working mothers. un-
der some new restrictions. for one
year from June 80. permit the
killing OF starlings. require phykI-
clans 10 be American citizens be-
fore they could get q license 70
practice here. reqsire stop orders
TO banks on checks to be IN writ
Ing, and liberalize the instalirnent
payments by District Commis.
Sioners 10 contractors DOING city
public works.
The House District judiciary
subcommittee will hold u hearing
at 10 am, Tuesday Oh Is bills
requested by the District Bar A.
sociation including q new compre-
henAive corporation bill. Twelve
other minor bills deal with probate
and domestic relation matters.
The Senate District Committee
sill meet at 10 am. Tuesday 10
consider the bill changing the
charter Of the Washington Gas
Light Co. This measure vas re-
called from the senate calendar
last week by Senator McOrath
after objections had been filed by
the Arlington County utilities
commission,
Also 10 be considered by the
District Committee will be bills
concerning the judge OF juveniis
court hsls
One bill introduced by senator
McGrath would increase ths
number Of juvenile court judges
from one TO two. 10 be appointed
by the President and confirmed
by the Senate
Terms Of once OF the two judges
would be 10 years each. and the
bill provides that the existing term
Of SIX years prescribed for the
present judge Of the court BY the
act Of 1893, shall not eoniinus
beyond August IL. 1861. regardless
Of the appointment and eonffrma-
ton Of n successor.
A second bin introduced by
Senator McCarran. Democrat. Of
Nevada, chairman Of the Senate
Judiciary COMMITTEES. provides fer
an additional Judge os iuyeniis
rnsfyf for A term af ksK wN1Fa