Evening star., 1951-10-01
Humphrey Urges Veto
# Senate Figures in
Tax Measure Prevail

Tax Measure Prevail
A Senate House Conference
Committee will go to work tomor-
row or Wednesday to hammer out
a compromise version of the
multi billion-dolla tax bill. which
in Senate form is little more than
half of the $40 billion demanded
by the administration to balance
the budget in the face of the big
defense outlay.
With the economy bloc Of the
Senate standing firmly against
any increase in the $3.50, 900. 900
levy voted. Senator Humphrey,
Democrat, of Minnesota called to-
day for a presidential veto. should
that figure prevail against the $7.2
billion approved by the House.
The final version must get the
OK of both Senate and House.
The Minnesota Senator. who
spearheaded a losing fight for a
measure more in line with Presi-
dent Truman's program, said he
expected House conferees to put
up stiff fight for their own bill
which still would be a record
breaker-but Chairman George of
the Senate Finance Committee be-
lieves its figures can be held
through final passage.
George Adamant
Chairman George told a re-
porter that he had no desire for
Congress to remain in session until
President Truman acts on the
revenue bill, and Senator Hoey,
Democrat, North Carolina, another
Finance Committee member said
he felt the same way, explaining
that should Mr.. Truman veto the
bill he could take the responsibility
for so doing.
At the same time, Senator
O'Mahoney, Democrat of Wyo-
ming said in a statement yeSter-
day he would favor cuts in mill
tary spending now that Congress
has decided not to raise enough
taxes to balance the budget.
The Wyoming senator is chair
man of a Senate-House conference
on the big military spending bill
for the current fiscal year, which
started work today.
The tax bill and the military
money bill are two of the major
measures Congress must act or
before it can quit this year. Some
of the lawmakers now are talking
about an October 13 adjournment
but many of them see no posi-
bility of going home before Oc-
tober 20.
Many Differences In Bills.
Senator George, who will head
Senate conferees on the tax bill.
indicated he was in a strong posi-
ton to insist on most of the Sen
ate's provisions. He told news
men the floor votes on all i'm
portant issues were "gratifyingly
Overwhelming" in favor of the
committees position.
The Senate and House versions
differ in many respects. The
House bill would make greater in
creases in the taxes which both
individuals and corporations must
pay.
Senator OMahoney said he ex-
poets the Armed Services confer
ees to eliminate the Senate in
crease for air power. He said no
detailed budget estimate has been
made on that project and "lt may
be wiser, therefore. to await the
next session of Congress.
Pentagon officials have told the
senators formal request for the
SIS billion item would come to the
Capitol either this fall or winter.
Senator Lodge, Republican OF
Massachusetts,, said he and Sen
ator Bridges, Republican of New
Hampshire, ranking Republican on
the Senate Appropriation Com
mite would introduce today res
olution to create a joint commit
tee to work with both the House
and Senate on military expendi-
lures.
Field for Economics.
I'm nutshell" Mr.. Lodge said
in a statement, this proposal
seeks to give the Appropriations
Committee real staff to ex-
ercise continuous 365-day-per-
year supervision over all expendi-
lures incidental to rearmament.
"It is obvious" Senator Lodge
said, "that our biggest expendi-
lures are those incurred on ac-
count of rearmament. If, there
fore, any substantial economies
are to be effected over the next
five years, they must be effected
in that field. Any effective day
to-day or detailed supervision is
beyond the capacity of the indi-
vidual members of the House ano
Senate"
The resolution calls for a group
of experts representing the public
and directly responsible to the
legislative branch. 1t would be
charged with supervision of ex-
penditures and with challenging
every request for funds from the
executive branch.