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Show CwDOlp Tax IIATIOH'S CHIEF-WOULD CHIEF-WOULD REDUCE HIGHWAY FUI.D Federal Buying Spur, Housing Proposed by President WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (AP) President Roosevelt coupled today renewed advocacy advoca-cy of tax revision as soon at congress is ready with three other, moves designed to aid business. listed at a press conference ta ' reply te ajuesttons they were: A message U eongresa Monday . a means sf stimulating private ' financing of a big bousing program, pro-gram, A wirings te esngrwa Ta inlay neeeninending curtailment of SJS-smal SJS-smal federal ooKtrtoatioBS to state read building. This stash recently recent-ly was suggested by Seeretary . Morgan than to help baiadra the ' ti salary's bodge. A ssttes- to aii a ni insert hsaaa , argtng faster spending et a sjnar-W sjnar-W at s biilWa, dollars anllabla . lr ko7tsg soppitas ka the ruses' lag asenlhe sf tha fiscal year. How soon tax revbnoa might be "ready" was not Immediately apparent, ap-parent, however. Chairman Vinson (D, Ky.) of a house tax subcommittee subcom-mittee said today he would have no objection to bringing legislation easing business tax burdens before the special session If it eould be completed In time. Working Hard" But ha said he eould not fix a probably date on which a measure might be ready, adding ' "we Just are working as hard and fast as we can." While the White House discussed business aids, congressional committees com-mittees tslksd of dollar stabilisation stabilisa-tion and foreign marketing as adjuncts ad-juncts to pending "ever-no nasi granary" measures to aid agriculture. agricul-ture. The senate agriculture committee suggested a single federal agency to adjust and regulate the currency, adding the dollar was buying toe little now. Chairman Jones D.. Tsxas) af the houss farm committee announcing 18-to-T approval by his group of a crop control bill said its most important im-portant feature was a sup ta widen markets and broaden distribution of agricultural products. Ths bill would require the agriculture secretary sec-retary to use 1100,000,000 from tariff tar-iff revenues In disposing af (arm products here and expanding markets mar-kets abroad for surpluses. Senate Resumes Debate - Both committees disclosed their views while the senate resumed discussion dis-cussion of its farm measure. In that debate, Senator Burke D, Neb.) suggested Russia Iscked anything any-thing worse than a provision fining fin-ing farmers S100 for failing to make reports in connection with marketing market-ing quotas. Senator Vandenberg 1R Mlch.i called the sams provision pro-vision unfair and Senator Pope (D, Idaho), coauthor of the legislation, said he would join in asking modification modi-fication of it. The house, which held Its first Thanksgiving day session in the memory of oldest lawmakers, waa in adjournment until Monday. A factor threatening to prevent tax revision at the special session I was demsnd for a senste vote on ths controversisl sntllynching bills I Senstor Vsn Nuys P, Ind.), eo-' eo-' author of the sntllynching proposal, 1 said today he would insist that the I (Continual mi P.m Two) (Column On l QUICK REVISION OF TAXES URGED f Continued from P On senate stick to its agreement to take it up immediately after voting on the crop control program. An agreement agree-ment on that point was approved formally in August. The likelihood of prolonged anti-lynching anti-lynching debate caused some of the -de emething-for-buwn s ' Uik in congress to veer toward the possibility possi-bility of giving tax revision the right-of-way at the regular session convening in January. From Chairman Harrison (D., Miss ) came a reiteration that his senate finance committee would act promptly on any tax revision proposed pro-posed in the house, where revenue legislation must originate. Leaders Confer He raid he had conferred with Chairman Doughton and other members of the house ways and means committee, which Is studying study-ing possible tax changes. The house group. Harrison said, "is working as expeditiously as It can." Senator Barkley. the Democratic leader, repeatedly has insisted that tax legislation should await the regular reg-ular session because of insufficient time to consider it thoroughly at the special session. Tk 4kueaf-w)ki0jk kwlfc SAedenC to hold a 15-minute session on Thanksgiving day, recessed until Monday, when It will take up a less drastic farm bill. |