Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14

frank to say that they hope
they will not have to wrestle
with the problem Of legiSlating
a solution of the railroad con-
troversy. The threatened strike
has been postponed until July
30 and the President has said
he will send a labor-manage-
ment committee report to Con-
gress on July % with recon-
mendations designed to dis
pose of the issues"
IF he does, Senate Leader
Mansfield said. 'it will be given
quick consideration"
The same cannot be said for
other measures. Even the tax
cutting bill, which had such
a high priority earlier in the
session. faces delay because of
the civil rights battle.
Chairman Mills Of the House
Ways and Means Committee
will call the committee togeth-
er tomorrow to start final work
on the measure. He recessed
sessions before the July 4 holi-
day so that tentative decisions
could be drafted into legislative
language, and last week told
administration leaders the
drafting was going along well
Two major decisions confront
the Ways and Means Commit
tee in readying the tax bill
for House consideration. One
is whether to accede to the
Presidents request for repea,
Of the dividend credit of 4 pei
cent and $50 exclusive which
was once rejected by a commit.
i tee vote Of IA to IL. The second
Is the schedule Of tax rate
; and how much to cut individual
and corporation taxes.
Chairman Mills hopes to hav
the bill on the House floor i
early August. But when tn
measure reaches the Senate
long delay is in prospect.
Many Would Testify
senator Byrd, Democrat 0
Virginia, VIII not begin Senat
Finance Committee hearings Of
the bill until after the Hous
acts. Many witnesses have re
quested an opportunity to testif.
on the bill and these hearing
could be delayed If the civi
rights issue comes to the foo
during that time.
The White Houses preoccu
lpation with civil rights has lei
many to believe that the tax
cutting measure has lost its to-
priority. Some business leader
have become disturbed abou
these reports and called tn
White House itself to find on
about the situation.
They are being told that tn
tax bill has top priority wit
u.s." One White House spokes
man said the administratio
considers 1t just as imperativ
and as important" as when tn
President sent his message
Congress last January, and "w
are going to slug for it."
Nor has the admlnistratio
given UP hope on several othe
measures. With congresSionS
Headers committed to a year
long session, II necessary,
pass civil rights Legislation
there is a good likelihood, &C
! cording to administration lead
: ers, for other parts of the Presi
+. dents program 10 be approved
One of these on which actio
, is expected without great diff
: Guilty is the Senate-passed bi
which would authorize a 10
: year, $840 million program c
: aid to States for mental re
J tardation facilities and con
struction Of mental health ia
cilities.
Another is the bill raisin
J military pay by sl.l billio
which has passed the Hous,
Senator Mansfield said he ex
pected this measure will be re
} ported out of committee With
the next two weeks and plar
to take 1t soon thereafter.
There are other bills whic
! might get considered in til
event the session runs as Ion
as 1t seems that 1t will. BIZ
one leader, surveying the wor
5 ahead, including the foreig
aid authorization and apprc
! priation bills. wryly CON
: mented:
Il just get tired thinking {
J what we have TO do"