U.S. BUDGET PLANS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 88, 7 January 1933, Page 11

U.S. BUDGET PLANS

Taxpayers Must Shoulder a Heavier Load EXPENDITURE CUTS ALSO (By Telegraph.—Press A«*n.— Copyright.) (Received Jan. 6, 10 p.m.) New York, Jan. 6. A programme to balance the Budget during the present session of Congress was agreed upon on Thursday night at a conference between the Presidentelect, Mr. F. D. Roosevelt, and the Democratic Congressional leaders. It calls for increased income taxes in addition to a proposed beer levy and extended gasoline taxes. The plan also takes Into account a prospective cut in expenditures of 100 million dollars below the 480 million dollar slice in last year's expenditures provided by the Hoover Budget. With this programme It is believed that an extra session of Congress in the spring will be unnecessary. PROHIBITION REPEAL Vote by Senate Committee FOUR-TO-ONE MAJORITY Wasliiugtou, Jan. 5. The Senate Judiciary Sub-Committee charged with the study of the repeal of Prohibition proposals, voted on Thursday in favour of a resolution for the repeal of controverted amendment. Acting with unprecedented speed, the committee, headed by Senator Blaine, of Wisconsin, agreed to report the repeal resolution for submission to the State Legislatures with protection for “dry” States and authorisation for Congress to legislate against the return of the saloon. The vote was in effect four to one, with the sub-committee agreeing unanimously to approve the resolution, but Senator Borah reserving the right to oppose it on the floor. The other members of the committee were Senators Blaine, Herbert, Walsh, and Dill. It w-as the first time since National Prohibition became effective, thirteen years ago this month, that a Senate committee had voted favourably for repeal. The resolution will be formally reported to the full Judiciary Committee which is overwhelmingly in favour of repeal, though there is a wide division of sentiment over the proposal to give Congress the right to legislate against the return of the saloon. Senator Walsh reserved the right to oppose the proposal to submit the proposed amendment to the Legislatures instead of State conventions as called for by both party platforms. Senator Blaine announced that he would oppose the section giving Congress the power to legislate against the return of the saloon.