Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
Senate-House
Unit 10 Resume
DC. Tax Study
Bill Would Ruise
$12 Million via
New Levies, U. S. Sum
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS

viii resume executive sessions
at 1890 am. tomorrow on the
proposed District tax bill de-
signed to meet the city's finan-
cial crisis.
Members Of the fiscal subcom-
mittees Of the two District Com
mittees will gather in the SEN
ate District quarters in the Cap
Iitol to begin sitting various pro-
lposals in the big revenue mea-
sure. They may begin actual
writing Of the legislation.
When the task can be finished
sufficiently to present a revised
bill for action by both full Dis
Itrict Committees was uncertain
AS proposed by the District
Commissioners, the m easure
would raise $40 million q year In
new local taxes and increase the
authorized annual Federal pay
ment from $40 million to $22
million.
Tax Changes Proposed
1t would boost taxes on per-
sonal income. liquor, wine and
beer, lower the exemption or
food sold for on-premises con.
sumption and establish the Q pei
cent sales tar. on admissions ant
local telephone calls.
Handling Of District narcotic
cases will be aired before a House
Ways and Means subcommittee
lat II am. tomorrow.
U. S. Attorney Leo A. Rover
metropolitan Police Chief Robert
| v. Murray, and several of his
officers will testify before the
unit headed by Representative
Boggs. Democrat. Of Louisiana.
AS author Of the so-callec
Boggs narcotic act, the chair
man plans to question Mr.. Rover
on the extent to which the man.
datory sentence provision of the
act is effective in courts here.
During an earlier hearing De.
Icember is on operation Of tina,
law here. Mr.. Boggs said he was
not yet satisfied with the testi-
mony before his committee by
several witnesses on that point
The national law calls for man.
datory sentences. while the Dis
ltrict code has o proviso calling
for indeterminate sentences.
Auditorium Unit to Meet
The Washington Civic Audi
forum Commission will meet al
10 pm. tomorrow with members
of both House and Senate Dis
ltrict Committees in the Senate
units hearing room for a report
on the commissions progress to
date.
| The commission will hold a
closed session tomorrow morn
ing at 1900 ! street NV. to re-
Iceive a preliminary report from
planners who have been working
on the project.
The commission will hold an
open meeting at 8:15 pm. Tues
day in the Coolidge Auditorium
Iof the Library of Congress to
explain to the public what has
been accomplished so far in
planning the project. 1t Is in
tended to include an auditorium,
cultural center and mass COM
munications section.
Bills to appropriate 100000
for expenses of the commission
are pending before the House
Appropriations Committee.
Legislation to transfer domes-
tic relations cases from U. S
District Court to the Municipal
Court may be sent to conference
between House and Senate this
week.
One Session Held
The bill. originally passed by
the Senate. amended by the
House and sent back to the Sen
ate, will be considered by the
Senate versions, both measures
committee early this week.
boom mittee Chairman
Morse. Democrat Of Oregon. said
he wanted his group to make q
careful study of differences be.
tween the House and Senate
versions before asking the Sen.
ate and House for the confer
ence.
| AS a preliminary step the Sen
ate District committee staff helc
a meeting yesterday to discus:
such differences. At the session
were William P. Gulledge. Dis.
trict committee counsel; CHIEF
Judge Leonard P, Walsh Of MUM.
cipal Court. and Assistant Cor.
poration Counsel Irving Bryan
The meeting was called by Mr.
Gulledge.
Later. it was understood, CHIEF
Judge Bolitha J. Laws, who was
out Of the city yesterday. will be
invited to participate in an in.
formal conference on the matter
While there are several differ.
ences between the House anc
Senate visions, both measure.
would take marital cases out OF
the District Court with its over.
crowded docket, and turn them
over to Municipal Court whose
docket is current.
Farley to Discuss
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