Show I Levy I fi Proposal Brings Threat of of Fight Astern estern Congressmen Organize Group to Blo Block k Suggested T Tax x on Sheep and Cattle By Associated Pre Press WASHINGTON March 13 Reports 13 Reports that an excise tax livestock would be proposed as part of the administrations administration's c tax bill today caused western congressmen to anize e opposition Spokesmen for the westerners said L r had no definite information that a livestock tax was pro- pro but considered the report substantial enough toan to ton an n orga organized l Zed protest a at once The report was that a tax of 20 cents a hundredweight upon dressed me meats ts would be bo proposed a as a levy upon packing houses The western group named Representatives Representatives Rep Rep- Robinson D. D Utah Greever D. D Wyo Ayers D. D Mont Ferguson D. D Okla and Coffee CD D. D Neb as a. a committee to appear before the house ways and means sub subcommittee committe considerIng considering consider consider- ing lug tax legislation to oppose any ny such proposal r t. t Such a tax would be a direct one upon the tho consumer consumer Robinson said It It would raise the price of meat meata a and d injure cattle and sheep pro pro- Any tax of ot that sort upon a Ii perishable commodity such as meat necessarily would be passed on to the consumer and In this case it would hit poor people primarily Tax Bill Will Win Get GetRight GetRight GetRight Right of Way W WASHINGTON March 13 CUP UP- UP Speaker Joseph W. W Byrns said today that hat the administration tax bill would be given legislative right-of- right I way ay In an an effort to obtain adjournment adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment of congress by May 1 Byrns' Byrns announcement came after a a. White House conference with President Roosevelt He said he was h hopeful that controversy controversy con con- over the tax measure in committee would bo be worked out so 80 that the bill bUl could be placed before the house for action in two weeks Indications had been however that the measure would not be ready for the tho house hoUe much before April 1 1 Meanwhile house tax experts Informally informally in In- formally agreed that the presidents president's proposed corporate surplus tax should yield regardless I of revisions Byrns Byrne said tho the president told him that he ho would send up his message t to congress outlining rell relief f needs during the next fiscal year within the next few tew days I I eanno cannot see any obstacles to toMay toMay toMay May 1 adjournment except possibly th the e impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge Halsted L. L flitter Ritter of Florida Byrns Byrns' said |