Evening star., 1932-06-03
Speaker Plans to Bring Up
Measure on Tuesday if
Party Approves.
ARMY HOUSING PROGRAM
INSERTED BY COMMITTEE
Senate Tax ON Gasoline to Have
No Effect on Levy to Provide
Sinking Fund.
By the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee today favorably reported the
81 300 100000 Garner relief program
Immediately thereafter the Demo-
cratic leadership called the party mem
bers to caucus at pm. to consider
what action to take on the measure.
Speaker Garner said he planned to
bring the measure up for consideration
in the House Tuesday, provided the
Democratic caucus approves.
Garner said the fact that the Senate
revenue bill included a one-cent-a-gal
lon tax on gasoline would not, in his
opinion, have any effect on the one
quarter of a cent a gallon his relief
measure proposes.
Separate Sinking Fund.
TT proposes simply a separate sink
ing fund to pay for the things it would
authorize I don't see any connection
between the two taxes"
The committee voted to insert in the
bill the five-Gay work week in order
to increase employment and the James
housing program.
1t struck cut 80 river and harbor
projects which Secretary Hurley yeSter-
day testified were old and not needed.
This reduced the total of the measure
by more than sl00,000000.
Acting Chairman Rainey announced
the measure was approved, IA to y, py
strictly party vote. The entire men,
bership of IS Democrats and 10 Repub-
licans, was not present.
Funds Left Unchanged.
The 100000. 900 direct relief fund
and the $1,000. 100000 increase in the
borrowing authority of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation were left un-
touched.
The committee also did not change
the levy Of one-fourtn OF one cent
gallon on gasoline to meet the interest
and sinking fund requirements on bonds
to be issued under existing law to meet
the public building program.
Meanwhile an advisory council to act
with the President in administering
whatever relief measures are enacted
by Congress was proposed by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
When Congress has done its part"
it said. upon the Executive will fall re-
The emergency is so acute that the
Chief Executive will need the counsel
of representatives from various groups.
Labor suggests an advisory council
through which the President could have
regular and dependable information, so
that developing problems could be met
quickly.
Should Be Bipartisan.
~ -;
partisan, small, but representative of
the important groups
Hearings on the 50 300 000, 900 meas
ure were completed yesterday with
presentation of the administrations op-
position to the billion-dolla Federal
construction plan it contains
Although relief bill presenting Pres
ident Hoover's ideas, limited to $780,,
600, 900 expansion of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporations borrowing power
with 100000 900 relief loan fund, has
been presented to the House, 1t Is not
expected to be taken up.
Senate relief plans remained in abey-
ance today as the Banking Committee,
which has charge Of the legislation. re-
opened its investigation Of the New
York Stock Exchange.
The $4,000, 100000 Democratic relief
program was urged in radio address
last night by Senator Wagner, Demo-
crat, of New York. who submitted it on
behalf of the Democratic Committee of
Senators, as one which would create a
demand for merchandise. employment
and credit and help check price defla-
tion.
The key to recovery lies in intelli-
gent investment" he said over the Ma
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