Evening star., 1932-12-04
MAP
SENATE PROGRAM
Steering Committee to Meet
Again Wednesday to Pro-
mote Speedy Action.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

A program to be followed in dealing
with issues confronting the short ses-
sion, including farm relief, prohibition,
banking legislation and Philippine in
dependence, were gone over at a meet
ing yesterday Of members of the Senate
Democratic Steering and Policy Com
mittee, and will be taken UP again at
general conference of Democratic
Senators Wednesday
Following the meeting Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic
floor leader, said the committee is
anxious to promote as prompt action as
possible on important matters. and that
the Democratic conference on Wednes--
day will be an informal discussion OF
the work of the session.
The Philippine independence bill Is
a special order for December g." said
Senator Robinson. 1T is thought it
may be proceeded with. Also, it is be-
lieved consideration of the Glass bank
Senate, measure having already been
discussed and amended in important
particulars.
Action Due on Repeal.
1.-THE resolution on the calendar, by
Senator Glass, providing for repeal Of
the eighteenth amendment with certain
restrictions, is to be referred to the
Judiciary Committee, with the expec-
tation that measure on the subject
will be reported as son as practicable
and acted on during the present session.
Should the House pass beer tax bill,
as is expected, it is anticipated the
measure will be sent first to the Judici-
ary Committee for consideration in re-
lation to provisions of the Volstead
act, which it may modify. and then be
| passed on to the Finance Committee,
since it has relation also to taxation.
However, it Is not believed that refer
ence to the committees will postpone
consideration of the measure in the
Senate for longer period than is found
necessary to give the subject proper
! deliberation
Farm legislation in the two aspects
relating to market conditions respect
ing agricultural products and farm
mortgage Indebtedness is recognized as
of supreme consequence. Inasmuch as
committees chosen by the principal
farm organizations will meet in Wash
ington in few days to attempt to agree
on the general provisions of bill re-
lating to market prices of farm prod
ucts, action on that subject may not
be attempted until the result of the
conference of the farm organization
committees are made known.
May Be Ready After Holiday.
'It is thought that by the close OF
! the holiday season some proposal deal
I ing with the farm mortgage situation
may be ready to present, if not sooner
| in which event the Democratic confer
ence will be again convened to give that
and related subjects consideration.
THE chairman has been directed by
the Steering Committee to present to
the conference suggestions replating to
program for the session in which it
| is hoped members of the conference
may be able to cooperate"
Senator Robinson also announced
that he had been directed by the Steer
ing Committee to appoint Senator Mil
lard E. Tydings of Maryland to Demo-
cratic vacancy on the Appropriations
Committee, and Senator Bailey of North
Carolina to the Interstate Commerce
Committee.
The Democratic leader said it was
the opinion Of the Steering Commit
tee that the Christmas recess should
be as short as practicable in view of the
amount of work to be done at this ses-
sion.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Ne
vada, who recently visited Gov. Roose-
velt at Warm Springs, indicated be-
| lief yesterday that efforts to meet the
Federal deficit would be one of the pri-
mary tasks of Congress. He expressed
the belief that 1t would have to be
met through economy and a beer tax
declaring it would prove difficult to find
new remunerative sources OF taxation