Show Congress Takes Chilly View Of Revenue Bureau Revamp W WASHINGTON Jan 15 WV- WV With a day 60 deadline for action Congress took a cool look Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day at President Truman's plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Revenue Revenue Rev Rev- Bureau One senator who had talked with several colleagues said it doesn't seem to have too much support He lie asked to remain anonymous because he is a member memo mem meni- o ber her of the committee that must pass on the plan member Another of the executive executive executive tive expenditures c com committee o m m i t t tee e e Chairman McClellan D D. Ark told a reporter the group probably probably probably ably will decide at a meeting Wednesday when to start hearings hearings hear ings on the proposal It will be one of the first items of business before the committee this session session ses sion sion he lie said The plan can be turned down by a vote ote of a constitutional majority majority ma ma- in either branch branch 49 vote votes s in the Senate or in the House The president proposes t tc to slash the number of internal revenue revenue revenue rev rev- collectors from 64 to 25 and to put them under Civil Service with wider responsibility These appointments are now subject to Senate confirmation Many 1 of the collectors are named by op on recommendation tion of senators House m members e m b e r s said they thought the presidents president's proposal might have rough sledding in their chamber too The plan is the presidents president's first concrete proposal to Congress since the tax scandals broke Unless Unless Unless Un Un- less Congress votes it down the reorganization automatically becomes becomes becomes be be- comes effective 60 days after its presentation Monday 1 |