Evening star., 1950-01-05

100000 short Of meeting the
budget figure disclosed yesterday
by House Speaker Rayburn.
With some help from the Demo-
Gratis, they said, they not only can
trim expenses enough to balance
the budget for the year, the ma
tional debt.
All that. they made clear. can
be accomplished without even the
moderate" tax increase asked by
President Truman in his State-of-
the-Union message yesterday.
Democrats May Be Listening.
There were signs that Demo-
Gratis were listening with an at
tentive ear.
Representative Halleck, Repub-
lcian. of Indiana, who was ma
jority leader of the 80th Congress,
put the COP case this way:
mot since the Republican 8Oth
Congress cut expenses and made a
payment on the national debt
have we had a sensible fiscal pro-
gram.
"We can cut the President s
budget not only enough to prevent
a deficit, but enough to make q
payment, even a small one, on the
national debt.
Being in the minority now, the
Republicans can't do it alone. but
I believe there are enough Demo-
Gratis who feel the same way to
give us a majority"
Taber Calls for Budget Slash.
Representative Taber of New
York, top Republican Of the House
Appropriations Committee, called
for a cut Of substantially more
than $4,000, 100000 in the 1851
budget. Based on anticipated
revenue of $3S. ZOO, 900 900, he said
that might leave something to
pay on the national debt"
The Republicans insisted that
there be no tax increases-that
a balanced budget be effected in
stead through rigid economies.
On both sides Of the Capitol
that sentiment found consider
able favor with the Democrats
most concerned with tax legisla-
tion.
"The President wants a moder-
ate amount of new taxes" said
Chairman George Of the Senate
Finance Committee. We'll. ]
want a moderate amount OF ex-
penditure reduction. Maybe we
can get together"
Doughton Expresses Views.
Chairman Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee said he finds little senti-
|ment for a general tax increase
He said he would like to see ex-
penses cut, tax enforcement
frightened and excise levies re-
duced.
Senator Taft. Republican, oi
Ohio. commenting on the legis.
lative proposals offered by Mr.
Truman. declared that they were
"handout programs which will ado
10 or IL billion to the budget"
The size OF the sum Mr.. Tru.
man actually will ask Monday Il
run the Government for the 1876.
fiscal year was given yesterday BY
Mr.. Rayburn at a news confer,
ence as "a little above $4,000
o00, ,00o."
He added that a $4,000 900, ,00t
cut is in store for foreign spend.
ing and national defense. to b.
offset in part by a 81, 200 0.o00. .00(
increase in domestic outlays.
No Revision in Early Estimate.
Mr.. Rayburn also said ths
budget proposal will be $780,.
100000 under this years outlay
but presumably he was thinking
of appropriations and othel
spending authorizations rather
than the actual spending esti-
mates Mr.. Truman uses in his
budget.
Even a 1000, 600 900 spending
total-and it appeared Mr.. Ray.
burn was speaking loosely wher
he said little" over that-woulc
mean only a $500. .000. 900 reduc.
tion from the Presidents Novem-
ber estimate on this years spend
ing. No major revision has beer
made in the November estimate
Furthermore, it would be a new
peacetime high for an initia
spending proposal, topping thu
SAL 900, 100000 program Mr.. Tru.
man laid down at the opening o1
Congress last year-only to fine
later he had underestimated by
81 500, 900 900.
OF the four budgets Mr.. Truman
has sent Congress since he became
President, all except the one he
delivered In January. 1947, have
proved underestimates Of the
actual spending totals.
Biggest single item and a full
one-fourth of the new budget will
be military outlays, figured to &C
above $4,000, 600, 900 in compari-
son with $12, 800. 100000 this year
Overall defense costs will be
swollen further by stockpiling.