Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-21 | Page 1 | Roosevelt's Tax Program Puzzles Congress Chiefs

Roosevelt's Tax Taxi i t Program Puzzles Congress Chiefs Democratic tic Legisla Legislators to rs Seek Clarification 1 J of Question Whether Legislation Is Wanted Now Nov or Later x I By Associated Press V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON June 21 Democratic 21 legislators t as to whether President Roosevelt would like his pr propos propos- pos pos- I lf 3 for new taxes on the wealthy to be enacted now or later indicated today they were planning to ask him liim about it it If th the program should be postponed until next session it Would be thrown Into 1936 a 1936 a a campaign campaign cam cam- year Some confidants of ot the president already have indicated he heis is ready to press his plan through the presidential campaign thus making it a major issue 1 t But there was much confusion In congress as to whether the White WhiteHouse House would prefer Immediate passage passage and Democratic leaders apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap were divided as to the practicability practicability o of obtaining action this session on a InI In In- 1 I Deludes ludes ludes such major proposals as hI high high- hI h- h fr r taxes on large incomes both in In- In J and corporate and heavy levIes levies on Inheritances 4 J There was no Immediate denial of ofa ofa a report that the president soon would send a letter to Chairman H Harrison CD D D. Miss of ot the senate finance committee informing him that the new program was not necessarily necessarily for immediate lion tt Sooner or Later rt After Arter conferring with Charles Mi- Mi publicity director for tor the Democratic national committee Speaker Byrns issued a statement Continued d on Paso Par Two l- l fr- fr lI I TAX PROPOSAL PUZZLES SOLONS Continued from rue rare One Ond n. n laying the Lb presidential message was 9 3 practical chart chatt for tor a Ii tax bill that congress will have to enact sooner or later to meet emergency I 1 have no doubt he said that when the matter comes directly before before belore be be- fore lore congress for tor action that the national legislature will follow the presidents president's lead Though tho the senate finance committee com corn rejected Y yesterday a move by Senator La Follette t Wis to attach tach a series of at wider distributIon distribution distribution tion of ot wealth taxes to a bill extending extending ex ex- tending In nuisance ce taxes La Follette was planning to otter offer his plan from the floor Ioor possibly possibly pos pos- sibly next week I ILA I ITa LA Ta Follette tte has the tho de dents dent's tax tax tax- message meSSage and the the lun amendments amend nd- nd ments were his idea of ot how Mr Roosevelt's general suggestions should be carried out However he was waa not optimistic of at immediate success believing the senate would want to study the matter further His tax plan will be supported by Senator Long D. D La who expressed expressed ex ex- pressed skepticism about the tho presidents president's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's message and said he wanted to put the new deal crowd on the spot Consult President Ch Chairman Doughton D. D N. N C. C of the house ways way and means committee commit commit- tee indicated he would consult the president as to whether r immediate action is desired before calling the committee to a discussion of its I course Advocates of immediate payment of ot the soldiers soldiers' bonus renewed their drive after reading the tho presidents president's message An American Legion statement statement state state- ment asserted the Roosevelt program program program pro pro- gram was similar to one suggested by Secretary when the treasury head said new taxes would be necessary if It the bonus were paid The legion said there is no reason reason now why bonus payment should not be approved