Show HOUSE MAJORITY CERTAIN OF FULL STRENGTH TO COMBAT COMB T SNIPING EFFORTS OF MINORITY w S 4 k 5 v T 1 4 I f L A As s 4 2 r AAk A n n. n With liquor taxation and monetary questions tax lax exemptions and arid a pure foods and drugs bill tc for attention t t o congress will wilI assemble in Washington Wednesday Shortly after Vice President John N. N Garner Gamer left lets leb his gavel fall rail In th the senate and Speaker Henry T. T Rainey right d does docs cs likewise in Iri the Ute house the liquor tax x issue will come como up tip A budgetary debate awaits the budget message President Franklin D. D Roosevelt Silver Tax I Issues ues Greatest Concern to Leaders Lead Lead- ers at Coming Congress WASHINGTON Jan 1 UP UP MaJority Majority leaders of or the house faced the coming session of or co congress gress today certain of or full party strength which would overwhelm all aU sniping efforts of or the minority Only the silver sliver and tax issues issue worried the leaders as each train and plane brought back the full membership of ot for the first session under the Norris lame Iame duck amendment Minority Leader Sn Snell ll and his chief chIe lieutenant Representative Treadway CR R Mass indicated that the minorIty minor minor- ity ty of would not alte attempt pt any concerted concerted concerted con con- stand during the session Such Snell in a statement said that Republicans would go along with the president in n any ony recovery legislation where the proposition s seems ms fair tair Looks Looka b to Elections Realizing that the 1932 platform of the Republican party faced full tull repudiation In the election of last of-last last November November November No No- vember the house minority was facing facing fac- fac ing ng the significant session in ion tIon that it provided a period in which only individual utterances would count So varied were the Republican can attitudes that Treadway ranking minority member of the house ways and means committee agreed that next Novembers November's elections would depend depend depend de de- de- de pend in their result wholly on the personal appeal of ot the individual candidate can can- and the candidates candidate's personal reaction reaction reaction re re- re- re action to p phases of the re recovery overy pro pro- gram The house majority with Democrats Demo Demo- crots lined up is certain according to Speaker Rainey and House Howe Majority I Leader deader Byrns to remain solidly behind behind belind be- be hind lind any proposals of 01 the president To Insure such concerted action Byrns and Rainey planned to change the he rule by which hitherto members mem- mem bers ers hove have been able to bring up a abill abill bill to force majority action on such proposals Talk Silver reconciliation action favored favored favored fa fa- fa- fa by Rainey was wak the subject t of conferences among returning members members mem mem- bers today Rainey however has warned house honse silver proponents that while he favors action the he support of the administration must be forthcoming if 11 it is to receive receive re xe- favorable action In addition differences between house ways and means subcommittee members and Acting Se Secretary of Treasury over pro proposals s stor for tor closing tax law loopholes by which the wealthy evade tax payments pay pay- merits ments is bound to cause awe debate Mor Mor-I has tu as held that the subcommittees subcommittee's 1 tees tee's proposals to save would only save half hail that much and would hurt business in its effort to move upward from the depression Expressing the attitude of the mInority minority mi ml- Snell said sai We believe that It is the function of ot the minority party to tender constructive constructive constructive con con- criticism end and when the opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op comes to do that we will not be backward in stating our oUt position position tion Uon to the country We deeply appreciate ap the obligation resting upon members of congress at this trying time and we expect to meet them in ir true American fashion and do at all the best besl times what we think is for interests of 01 all the American people |