Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-02-14 | Page 2 | Committees Join Bonus Opposition

COMMITTEES JOIN Senate Finance House Way Wayan an and Means Groups Back Secretary Mellon v WASHINGTON S i INGTON Feb 14 Asso- Asso Associated elated Press Press The The chairman ol oj house and senate committees which l I deal with revenue raising legislation joined Secretary Mellon leUon today in op op- position to the veterans' veterans loan Jan com corn promise Chairman Smoot of or the senate finance committee agreed with wit h Chairman Hawley of the house ways and means committee that the government government gov gov- ov- ov emment would have to raise false taxes or float loat a bond issue to meet the cost of the bill Hawley said he favored aid to vet vet- erans He added however hoever it seemed the benefit to veterans under the Bacharach compromise estimated to cost coot from to 1700 would do more harm to the thc Country than it would good to ex- ex service men Smoot warned the government al already already al- al ready faced a deficit at the end of the fiscal year ear much more than he predicted several months ago when he placed it at Supporters of the veterans veterans' loan compromise appeared however to be beholding beholding beholding holding firm finn in tho the face taco o of the op op- op position