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Show j Jvc Comment By James W. Douthat WASHINGTON The most important news thus far in this session of Congress is continuance of the "back home" revolt against the $71.8 billion budget. If the revolt loses steam, Congress may falter in its economy efforts if the "back home" demands for economy econ-omy keep up, there's a good chance for real accomplishment. accomplish-ment. The fight to cut the budget will continue until June 30 usual Tnnpressional deadline for completion of action on appropriation ap-propriation bills. Congressional savings thus far chiefly In the House are placed at $1,141,000,000. Economy bloc leaders hope to cut the budget bud-get by at least $3 billion. An avalanche of letters to senators sen-ators and representatives protesting protest-ing against huge expenditures-demanding expenditures-demanding relief from onerous taxes protesting radical New-Fair New-Fair Deal measures also has acted as a brake on some other legislation. The revolt against reckless expenditures ex-penditures has astonished members mem-bers of Congress it has given conservatives new heart it has restrained the "welfare state" advocates and the politi-cal politi-cal big spenders. President Eisenhower's letter recommending that Congress cut spending authorizations back by $1,858,000,000 Is regarded by economy eco-nomy bloc leaders as a victory but they also say it is not enough. TAX REDUCTION Democratic Democra-tic House leaders predict passage of a tax cut bill effective next Jan. 1 but Sen. Byrd, chairman chair-man of the Senate Finance Committee, Com-mittee, doubts that budget cuts will support it. Some Democratic leaders, convinced con-vinced that the Elsenhower administration ad-ministration will recommend a tax cut next January, want to push a "Democratic Bill" to deprive de-prive the Administration of poll-tical poll-tical advantage. Outcome of political Jockeying Is uncertain but there is agreement that there is widespread wide-spread demand among the people peo-ple to cut taxes. WELFARE FUNDS Disclosures Disclos-ures of union labor racketeering and misuse and looting of welfare wel-fare and pension funds of unions un-ions is causing mounting pressure pres-sure for Congressional action this session. The danger is this, some conservatives con-servatives say, is that ineffective ineffect-ive and incomplete legislation will be passed permitting members of Congress to assure constituents trfat they have met the issue, although the legisla- tlon really does not cure union labor abuses. Pressure will continue for measures to put unions under anti-trust laws to abolish compulsory unionism to give states authority to act in labor matters. 1 |