Show I Congress Billion Dollar Defense Tax Bill Passed 1 W WASHINGTON June 22 UP RIn R- R PIn j I In an extraordinary burst of ac activity activity ac- ac congress sent a appropriations appropriations propria bills totaling almost and a a. a defense defense defense de de- de- de tax measure to the White Whitehouse Whitehouse house Saturday virtually clearing clearing clearing clear clear- ing its calendar for a weeks week's recess recess recess re re- re- re cess fo fo- the Republican national convention The only item remaining on the leaderships leadership's list of things- things to-be-done to before the recess was wasa a deficiency bill carrying for training workers for national defense in in- in Quick final action j on this was in prospect The senate completed congressional congressional action on the tax measure which raises the national debt limit from to lowers personal income tax tc exemptions and raises various anous income and excise levies to produce a new federal reve revenue n u e of approximately Excise tax increases will become become become be be- come effective immediately upon the presidents president's signing the bill Income tax changes will effect returns on 1940 earnings and will be payable March 15 1941 The appropriations measures pas passed ed were A supplemental emergency defense defense defense de de- de- de measure last of those recommended thus far by dent Roosevelt totaling 1768 A relief bill amounting to a and ii d including funds for noncombatant training training training train train- ing of the civilian conservation corps An appropriation for the labor department and security agencies agencies agencies agen agen- cies amounting to The defense bill carries funds for lor new army planes Rolls Royce motors to be built by the Ford Motor company and for unspecified numbers of tanks guns ammunition and supplies Funds also were included to start work on 68 new fighting ships for the navy and to permit the federal bureau of investigation investigation tion to 0 expand its force by agents to combat spies and saba- saba |