Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-03-18 | Page 6 | GOP to Push Tax Slash despite Military Plans

Ir GOP to Push Tax Slash Despite Military Plans A V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 18 UP UP- UP two Thirty-two Republican sen senators tors Decided Thursday to togo go ahead with the Ithe income tax cutting b bill ll despite possible boosts boosts' to military e p n- n Chairman Millikin Colorado laid aid aid the G GO GOP 0 P conference decided without objection to push for pas pas- sage of ot a red n nb b bill U. U l Se Senate ate debate on begins on th the measure Thursday Millikin sai saihe SaId he hopes llopes it can be concluded this thi I week President Trum Truman n asked congress congress con con- gless gress Wednesday for tor or a universal military training training- law and temporary temporary tempo tempo- revival of the draft drat Millikin n n. n I said the Republicans Republican decided the present budget surplus is big enough to taKe talie care cafe of or any military mili- mili tary Jary spending required He said they also believe that Ui tile the s surplus will provide a good good- sized payment on the the- national debt The Republicans agreed Millikin Mill Milli kin said to oppose all major Amendments amend meats to the tax cutting bill but He listed these as 1 A Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic substitute te to cut only 1 1 4 2 a Democratic ro- ro toi to restore the excess profits tax and 3 a move to wipe out the oleomargarine tax n n. n I He Ie said the conference took no position on the merits of ot the oleo tax But he said an amendment to wipe it out would be opposed on the gr ground und that this action is isn n not t proper in the present bill blU Sen en George Ga ranking Democrat on the senate enate finance c committee Joined ci th the Republicans in In forecasting easy senate passage of or the tax 1 bill