Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-03-24
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The House, by a huge majority
acted to limit use of the Federal
injunctiye power in labor disputes
and to void the "yellow dog" con-
tract. 1t passed the Norris-La
Guardia anti-injunction bill, 363 TO
13, emulating the Senate's over
whelming rs to 5 Endorsement of
a week ago, and leaving only a set
Element of minor differences be-
tween the houses before it goes to
the White House. The House vote
came after seven hours of debate,
which eliminating years of con-
troversy, disclosed only two spokes-
men in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Beck, Republican of Pennsylvania,
and Blanton, Democrat from Texas.
100000
President Hoover has taken the
position that the best remaining
means of slicing Federal expenses
is for Congress to help cut down
or suspend duties and functions of
various Government branches. In
stating this at his bi-weekly press
conference, President Hoover said
the administration officials were
cooperating with the Special Econ
omy Committee of the House in a
general drive to cut down expenses
and bring about further economies
so as to make the budget balance.
100000
Democratic leaders in Congress
Immediately attacked the Presi-
dents statement as an "effort to
assume credit in advance" for any
reduction in Federal expenditures
which the Garner-Byrnes commit
tee on economy may be able to eff
feet. They were annoyed at what
Mr.. Hoover said and at his way of
saying it. There have been many
public arguments this session over
the Democratic charges that the
administration is not cooperating
in cutting down government costs.
100000
A constitutional amendment en-
towering Congress ITO stabilize
prices in time of war" and to elm
mate profiteering was recommend
ed in a report by the War Policies
Commission transmitted to Con-
gress by President Hoover. The
commission also favored enactment
a law providing for the recap
ture thru taxation of 50 per cent
corporation and Individual war;
profits in excess of averaged
profit made by the corporation or
Individual for the three years inn
.mediately preceding a war. One
member of a commission of twelve
and filed a minority re-
port.
100000
The first step in carrying out
recommendations Of the War
Policies Commission was taken in
he Senate thru adoption, without +.
iebate, of a resolution asking the
Treasury to study plans for recap
war profits. The report of
commission, transmitted to the
recommended that excess /,
var profits be taxed 95 per cent.
Senator V~andenburg, Republican of
Michigan, Immediately introduced,
or himself and three other Sena- !
iors, who are members of the COM
mission, a resolution asking for
he treasury study. It was called
Up shortly before adjournment and |
passed Immediately. II
100000 II
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt {
# New York has dictatated to |
Washington his desire to have New
FORK among the first TO ratify the /
lame duck" constitutional amend
nent. His executive office at AL
any telephoned the State Depart 7
nent. The Virginia Legislature al '
eady has ratified in advance OF t
of word from the State De-
'artment. Such action is believed
0 be legal. AT least it is not for the c
Department to question it, i
'fficials said. /
100000 {
In the appeals to the hoarders,
most loudly sounded was the pa
riotic note. Emphasis was laid
pom the duty of showing today a {
'ublic spirit like that displayed {
the war. Men should now
ut their boarded dollars to work {
or the return of prosperity, just
s in 1917 they bought Liberty s
'onds and sent their sons to the G
ront. All this is proper enough
nd ought to have a certain effect, '
ut does not seem 10 reach the real r
eeds of the case. People have been n
oarding money largely because h
1ey doubted the solvency of banks. o
nd in ten years between 1912