Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-13 | Page 1 | Senate Body Calls Mills to Hearings

I SENATE BODY CALLS CA MILLS TO HEARINGS Secretary of Treasury Again Summoned Before Fi Finance Finance Fi Fi- nance Committee SHIRKING DUTY CHARGED Attitude on New Tax Proposals Propos Propos- als Brings Bourbon Attack B By Associated Press Pren WASHINGTON April 13 Secre 13 Secre Secretary tary of Treasury Mills today was summoned to appear again before the senate finance committee after Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic members charged he was shirking shirking shirking shirk shirk- ing responsibility In refusing to submit submit submit sub sub- mit a complete new tax program as asan asan asan an administration substitute for the house bill bilk Chairman Smoot of the committee asked Mills to appear tomorrow Secretary Mills l communicated with the senate finance committee considering considering considering consid consid- ering the new revenue bill and indicated indicated indi indi- that no fresh recommendations would be forthcoming from his de department de- de Senator Harrison D. D Miss charged this was an evasion of responsibility but Majority Leader Watson smoothed over the situation by saying the senate wanted to write its own tax bill anyway Progress toward an agreement betwee between between be be- tween twee the administration and the house on an effective economy plan was indicated today b by submission of ofa a modified White House recommendation recommendation dation regarding reductions In Jn the federal payroll The new overtures from the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House came cam just before the house economy committee reported for its s second ond conference with President Hoover on c conflicting methods of trimming expenditures by some INVESTIGATION DEFERRED The senate stock market investigation Investigation tion lion has been laid over until next Monday The Thc topic was revived in another quarter however when Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- George L. L Harrison of the Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral oral Reserve bank of New York told tolda a house subcommittee that bankers had sought to curb speculation during the days das of booming markets He said private corporations should blamed be-blamed for or the 1929 crash Bonus hear hearings ns were resumed in inthe inthe the house Proponents of the proposed issuance of or in new currency currency cur cur- rency were heard by the ways and means committee The senate was considering the in interior In In-I tenor department appropriations bill It appeared the bill would be pared by more than Chairman Norris of the senate judiciary judiciary judiciary judi judi- ciary committee said he would lead a floor fi fight ht against confirmation of Judge James H. H Wilkerson's nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion to the federal circuit bench Speaker Speake Garner indicated Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic approval of or the bill guaranteeing federal reserve de de- de- de posits Joseph E E. former general manager of or the U U. S S. Lines opposed transfer of the lines to the Dollar- Dollar Dawson interests and the Mercantile Marine in testimony before the house merchant marine committee