Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1937, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1937. s A_S - - TILITIES INQUIRY HERE IS PROMISED Commission Quiz to Be Held When January Session Opens, Dirksen Says. A thorough investigation of the Pub- lie Utilities Commission here will be held as soon as Congress meets next January, according to a statement to- day by Representative Dirksen, Re- publican, of Ilinois. The statement followed charges made in the House yesterday by Representative Pierce, Democrat, of Oregon that public utili- ties in Washington were not ade- quately taxed. Dirksen said “this speech confirms the sentiment I have entertained for considerable time that the utilities situation in Washington should be investigated, and along with it there .8hould be a thorough-going investiga- tion of the Public Utilities Commis- sion. “Pursuant to two bills I introduced in this Congress relating to one-man street cars and to street car fares in the District, a subcommittee of the House District Compmittee is under- taking hearings on this subject. These bills and the hearings on them will bring out the whole utility situation, “In intend to go back and explore the whole set-up, beginning with the merger of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. and the Capital Traction Co. in 1933. Since the Potomac Elec- tric Power Co. is controlled by the Washington Railway & Electric Co., which, in turn, is controlled by the - North American Co., a holding com- pany, the subcommittee will have an opportunity to explore this whole situ- ation. “I intend to gather additional data | during the Summer and Fall and be | prepared to go into this subject fully when Congress reconvenes.’ Tax Bill (Continued From First Page.) live in adjoining States and work in ‘Washington King further pointed out the House ‘would not consider the income tax. In addition to new tax levies that would raise more than the city’s im- pending $7.000,000 deficit, the measure | contains the authority so urgently needed by the Commissioners to bor- row from the Treasury until local reve- nues begin to flow in to the tax col- lectors later in the fiscal year. Heaviest opposition is expected to | eenter on the luxury sales tax and the | heavy new real estate tax, which would | require property owners to pay $2.50 per hundred on their land and $1.50 | per hundred on their homes or other | buildings. Sales Levy and Land Tax. The House bill contained a busi- ness privilege tax of three-fifths of 1 per cent on the gross receipts of all busn-’ ness concerns and professional groups, and an increase from $1.50 to $1,70 in the real estate tax rate on land and | improvements. The Sgnats’ Commit- | tee eliminated these and substituted the sales levy and land tax. There is considerable doubt whether the Senate will approve either the sales | tax or the land levy. Senator Bridges, Republican, of New Hampshire, has made known his op- position to the land tax. He also favors some changes in the sales tax. Senator Capper of Kansas, ranking minority member of the District Com- mittee also will fight the salaes tax. Real Emergency Presented. While Senators differ, however, on | how the taxes should be raised, Dis- trict officials are gratified over the ehange in the legislative situation which makes it possible to pass the biil 1n some form. They have im- pressed on Congress during the past week that the city will face a serious financial situation in August unless the borrowing authority is granted. ‘They are concerned also over the fact that failure of new tax legislation would compel them to put the entire deficit on real estate and tangible personal property, which would mean raising the rate from $1.50 to $2.10 per hundred. Aside from the local tax features, there will be some controversy over the amendment to the Federal anti- trust laws, added as a rider to the District measure in committee. Spon- sored by Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland, the rider is intended to sanction State laws which permit manufacturers of trade-marked com- modiiies to make contracts with dealers, fixing a minimum resale price. Senator King has filed a minority report against the Tydings proposal and will fight it on the floor. Clothes and Food Exempt. ‘The luxury sales tax in its present form exempts medicines, clothing and food, except meals served in restau- rants. On all other articles, includ- ing tickets of admission to places of entertainment, it calls for a 2 per cent sales tax. As reported from committee, the bill was somewhat indefinite as to how the tax would be collected on low-priced articles, on which 2 per cent of the sale price would be less than a penny. Several Senators said yesterday they intend to seek more information on this phase of the measure before it s acted on. The land tax, which has met with strong 6pposition from local organ- {zations and individual taxpayers, ‘would place $4,800,000 of the $7,000,000 deficit on property owners, who, it has been pointed out, already pay a large part of the local tax yleld. The sales tax is estimated to raise the remain- ing $2,500,000 toward the current deficit. The bill also includes an inheri- tance tax, to yield $800,000 more for La Follette Also to Be! | leader. | Washington. He said some time ago. the city's general revenue fund, and & new tax on motor vehicles by weight, which would raise $750,000 for the special highway improvement fund. This is the same fund into which the present gasoline tax goes. The Senate Committee struck out House provisions raising the tax on net premiums of insurance companies, and the chain store tax. It also re- duced the high schedule of inheritance rates the House had adopted. leation gots sowee, Don't suffor nosdlonly . . . st PILE.FOE teday for Pesults. At Pooples Dreg Steres or [ Where 7 Perished in Flames Wreckage of car in which seven persons burned to death last night near Priest Bridge, Md. The auto, rammed by a truck, turned over and caught fire. the impact, were entangled in the wreckage. The trailer-truck pictured after the crash. (See Story, Page A-1.) The passengers, thrown in a heap by —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. BARKLEY 0 SAL WITH ROOSEVELT Guest on Yacht Over Week End. With Senate Leader Barkley and Senator La Follette, Progressive, of Wisconsin as his companions, Presi- dent Roosevelt will leave tonight to spend the week end aboard the yacht Potomac. He expects to return late Sunday afternoon. It is understood Mr. Roosevelt will Ro over the legislative program in the Senate with the new Democratic The President, when reminded that Congress is planning to adjourn as quickly as possible, said he has no plans regarding a vacation away from he hoped to be able to spemd the entire month of September at Hyde Park, N. Y. When asked today if he would be able to go to Hyde Park earlier. now that the court bill fight is virtually over, Mr. Roosevelt de- clared he was unable to say at this time. Announces Cruise Plans. In announcing that he would take the week-end cruise, Mr. Roosevelt said there was only one thing that would make him change his plans, and that was if there was an unexpected turn in the Sino-Japanese dispute. The President had with him in his office during his press conference to- day former Senator Simmons of North Carolina. Mr. Roosevelt opened his conference by pointing to the aging former Senator and saying, “Some of you older members of the press will recall Senator Simmons and will be glad to welcome him.” Greeted With Applause. An outburst of handclapping fol- lowed. The veteran North Carolina politician, who at one time was Democratic leader of the Senate and chairman of the Finance Committee, feebly arose and bowed acknowledge- ment. It was said that Senator Sim- mons’ call at the White House was a purely personal one. Among the President’s callers this morning were Senator Burke of Ne- braska, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor; Jesse Jones, chairman of the Recon- struction Finance Corp; Senator Adams of Colorado, Representative Dies of Texas and Postmaster Gen- eral Farley. STREET DANCES LATER New Ellipse Schedule, Starting Monday, Is 8 to 11 P.M. ‘Washingtonians apparently do not like their street dancing too early— they prefer to wait until the moon gets higher—so the National Capital parks officials have decided to move back this program an hour. Under the, Federal theater project of the Works Progress Administration, in co-operation with the National Capital parks, street dancing is held on the Ellipse roads south of the White House. The new schedule, starting will be from 9 to 11 p.m. EXPECTS DEATH BY ’43 Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir- ginia, predicted on the Senate floor | yesterday that he will be dead by 1943. 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