Show CONGRESS DODGES TAX H HV f r I J I j V RAIS I TO I. I PAY BONUS DONUS Roosevelt Asks i ti Two Billions for or Cost of Measure Drive for Inflationary Measures Revived as Anxious House Regards Note and Its Threat to Election V By United Press J WASHINGTON Jan 30 President 30 President Roosevelt asked congress con cone gr gress ss today to provide to pay the soldiers soldiers' bonus V r which it approved over his veto but the legislators tried to toshy to shy away from the job of deciding how the money would be raised The text of the presidents president's request sent to Speaker of th the House Joseph W. W Byrns was vas made public by the speaker while congress indicated it had no intention at present of initiating new v legislation by which the taxpayers would be asked in this poH political campaign year to provide the bonus 9 funds The result was to revive immediately immedi immedi- V at y a drive for inflationary meas- meas r ures urea Alternatives to tax legislation would be to add the tho bonus payments payments pay pay- ments to the public debt now v estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated to be approaching for 1937 or to resort to Inflationary in inflationary inflationary in- in methods V Would Check Cheek Congressional leaders hoped they could check the tho inflationary bu but Representative Wright Patman D. D Texas leader of at Inflation bonus forces served notice he would seek to push through legislation V providing pro for issuance of of- bonus money from the idle gold in the treasury This substitute for a a. direct approprIation appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap to pay off the certificates certificates certificates cates was expected to have significant significant cant support in view of the general opposition to new taxes At the same time congressional leaders of both parties said privately privately they considered the dents dent's unc unexpected request a shrewd political move As they viewed it an appropriation bill bUl for full bonus V costs would put numerous numero members V of both parties who have been fa favoring favoring favoring fa- fa reduced government expenditures ex ex- on n the tho spot No Necessity Seen House Republican Leader Bertrand Bert- Bert Bertt BertI Irand t I rand Snell said he saw no necessity V for tho the request being made at this V Urn time e. e V I think the appropriation should j. j bo be asked next session after the treasury finds out what Its de- de V ncy clincy is Snell said Robert Daughton chairman atthe of at the he wa ways s 's and means committee which Initiates tax legislation said I there were no present plans for new taxes unless tho the administration V proposed them Oppose New Taxes I II am opposed t to any new leW taxes Patman said and will urge wu- wu Continued O on t Page Two tf Column Four V V Vi 2 BILLION ASKED BY ROOSEVELT Continued from Stool Page PAse One ance agal against t the The Th fight fIght- will fight will be a a. battle a-battle r royal yal I dont don't believe the house howe or the senate senate sen sea ate would pass a a bill to raise new taxes this session While there are huge stocks stock of oC gold and silver in the treasury It shouldn't t bo o necessary to o resort t to taxes Speaker Byr Byrns conferred with Edward Taylor acting ting house appropriations ap ap- ap- ap committee chairman today oday after atter re receiving the budget request request- Taylor indicated the tho committee com com- corn com would expedite the appropriation appropriation atlon measure e ure Some Som Some leaders leaders said they had not believed relieved it i necessary for an ap ap- ap appropriation appropriation appropriation to be requested of t congress con- con gress gres in in- view of ot the form form- of the bonus bill U Unusual usual Course Byrns arranged to take the unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual course course of having the presidents dents dent's request read to to to- the 1 house use when it convened Usually budget recommendations go directly to the house appropriations committee The text of at President Roosevelt's letter showed only a formal statement statement statement state state- ment regarding the requested ap appropriation appropriation ap- ap without any It follows It-follows The Speaker of oC the House of ot Representatives Rep Rep- Sir I Sir I have the honor to tra transmit transmit trans trans- mit herewith for the consideration of ot for the purpose of ca carrying carrying car car- out the tho adjusted compensation tion payment act 1936 supplemental tal estimates of appropriations for forthe forthe forthe the veterans' veterans administration fiscal f years 1936 and 1937 and for the treasury department fiscal ye years rs 1936 and 1937 amounting in all to The details of these estimates the necessity and the reasons reasons rea rea- sons Orul for their transmission at this time are set forth in the letter of the acting director of the bureau of the budget transmitted herewith with whose comments and observations observations thereon I concur Respectfully FRANKLIN D. D ROOSEVELT I The attached letter from the Uie budget bureau detailed the tho need for appropriations Not a a. Mandate Mandate- There was general belief that no specific request for tor new revenues 10 o ra raise le the amount or any part of at it It would be forthcoming Doughton and other members member of oC the tho house ways and means committee commit commit- tee said they did not believe the appropriation request amounted to toa a mandate to draft a new tax bill Until or unless a direct request for new revenue com comes s from the treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury or White House the committee commit commit- tee plans to take n no action |