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tor Byrd was counting heavily
as an ally. said separately that
he wants to canvass the situation
thoroughly before he decides
what steps to take.
This statement represented an
apparent change in views by the
Georgia Senator since President
Eisenhower last Wednesday de-
nounced the income tax cut as
reaching some kind of heights
in fiscal responsibility"
Previously Senator George had
said that he considered the pro-
posal ''unWise and unfortunate
at this time.
Five G. o. p. Votes for Cut.
Last night Mr.. Eisenhower,
noting the five Republican votes
for the cut, said that "if three
of them had stuck with me we'd
have beat it right there"
But he told newsmen while
visiting at Gettysburg. Pa, that
"the very closeness" of the House
vote encouraged him to believe
the Senate will kill the proposal,
Sponsors of the $40 income tax
cut made clear. however, they
will have lost only one round if
the Senate committee knocks
out that section. They said most
Senate Democrats, aided by
some Republicans, might restore
the provision despite reported
opposition by at least four Dem
ocratS.
Even if the Senate failed to
keep it in, the issue might be
fought over at length by House
Senate conferees, they added.
The closeness of the House
votes made members wary about
predicting what will happen to
the bill in the Senate. Many
agreed that a Presidential veto
OF any extension bill retaining
the $40 tax cut plan probably
could not be over-ridden by a
| tWo-thirdS vote in either branch.
Vets Would Pose Problem.
But they likewise observed
that a veto of the three-part
bill would pose an acute prob
lem for the administration. This
would be to get Congressional
approval of separate bills to ex-
tend the So per cent corporate
income tax and the exciSes
which otherwise would decrease
April l on liquor. beer and wine.
cigarettes. gasoline. automobiles,
automotive parts and accessories,
and diesel fuel.
The Treasury hopes to retain
about $2.8 billion by continuing
those rates for another year.
The $40 individual income tax
proposal would cost the Treas
ury between $2.1 and $2.3 bill
lion in a full year.
G. o. P. Lines Hold.
House Republicans took COM
fort from the way their lines
held in the showdown votes yes
terday. They lost only five mem
bers who voted against trying to
kill the $40 tax cut section by
returning it to the Ways and
Means Committee, Those Repub-
licans who sided with 205 Demo-
Gratis against recommittal were
Representatives Pillion, Radwan,
and Fine of New York, Fulton of
Pennsylvania and Mrs. Rogers
of Massachusetts,.
OF the 16 Democrats who voted
with l89 Republicans for the re-
commital motion, seven were
Virginians. They were Repre-
sentatives Smith. Tuck, Robson,
Gary, Hardy. Harrison and Alb
bitt. The others were Represent
atives Dies. Gentry, Fisher and
Marshall. all of Texas, Colmer
and Smith of Mississippi, Jones
and Chatham of North Carolina,
and Bennett of Florida.
2 Democrats Oppose.
The 242 to ITS vote for the bill
itself showed that Mr.. Gentry
and Mr., Bennett were the only
Democrats against it, along with
173 Republicans There We're 22l
Democrats and 81 Republicans
for the bill on final passage.
The wind-up of debate on the
bin and the motion to eliminate
the $40 tax cut section was brief
and bitter. Before Mr.. Rayburn
spoke, Republican Leader Martin
told the. House he wanted to
make crystal clear" that Presi-
dent Eisenhower opposed a tax
cut at this time because of the
condition Of the Federal budget
and deficit.
Mr.. Martin held up numerous
clippings and declared that prac-
tically all major newspapers in
all parts of the country opposed
the $40 tax cut idea. And, he
commented, it seemed unlikely
that "all the newspapers could
be wrong"
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