Show NEXT CONGRESS TO FACE BEER SALE TAX BILLS Treasury May Urge Levy in View of Mounting Deficits Dr fly FresO Presa I W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Nov 16 The 16 The outgoing outgoing out out- going congress apparently will have I another opportunity to vote to-vote vote on both botha I Ia a manufacturers' manufacturers sales tax and beer be before it passes into history on March 4 4 Congressional leaders close to the administration have indicated they will not be surprised if the treasury recommends a a sales levy in view of the mounting deficit and the failure of new taxes to produce expected revenue Also a ballot on modification of the hc act to legalize beer for revenue purposes has been predicted by jy most of the leaders lenders of both parties In n view of the wet strength displayed in the general elections REJECTED SALES TAX The present congress rejected the sales tax and beer last spring and the he attitude on those issues of the nearl nearly lame ducks resulting from rom the primary and general elec lions ions still is unknown to the party leaders Wet organizations contend sufficient gains have been made Inthe in inthe inthe the present congress since adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment last July to make immediate modification of the act pos pOSe sible Dry Dry- groups hold the opposite view Prohibitionists in congress led by Senator Borah of Idaho are prepared to oppose vigorously any attempt to legalize beer Representative Raincy of Illinois Democratic floor leader doubts that sufficient wet strength has been gained to overcome this op Ope position Raincy said yesterday lY that this Is is a dry congress He predicted both beer and repeal of the eighteenth amendment would pass in the new congress congress' with case adding that a special session for tor that purpose should be called early after the inauguration of President-elect President Roosevelt REVENUE FALLS SHORT snORT Already surveying tax possibilities Chairman Collier of the house ways and means committee that drafts drafts- tax legislation said the revenue bill enacted last spring pring has fallen far short of the yield estimated estimated es- es by Secretary Mills for this fiscal year to meet an anticipated deficit of The deficit for the fir first t four months of the fisc fiscal ll year was placed by the treasury around Senator Reed of Pennsylvania administration spokesman has predicted first returns returns re reo re- re turns from the income taxes next March 15 will be surprisingly 10 low Chairman Mead of the house post postoffice postoffice office committee said the increased postage rates not only will fall fail to produce produce pro pro- duce the estimated by the treasur treasury but have actually reduced the volume of mail mall to such an extent ex cx- tent the total return will be less than at the lower postage rat rate The cent 1 federal gasoline asoline tax lax will expire June 30 unless congress acts Collier ColHer said that it was was' bearing the best returns of all the n new w miscellaneous miscellaneous mis mis- taxes and probably would be continued |