The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-01
CONGRESS MAY
EXTEND SESSION
ANOTHER WEEK
Disagreement Over Relief
Forces Delay of Ad-
ournment.
BY RUTH FTNNEY
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, July Dis
agreement as to contents of the re-
lief bill, will prevent adjournment
of congress for another week, at
least.
Relief conferees admitted today
that they will not be able to re-
port measure to senate and house
before Tuesday. Several days of
debate are certain to follow and
leaders have pushed the adjourn
ment date ahead from Wednesday
to Saturday as a result.
II President Hoover does not in
dictate at once that he will sign
the bill, congress probably will re-
main in session to attempt to over
ride his veto.
Conferees now have under con-
sideration an important alteration
in the Wagner bill which would
throw Reconstruction Finance Cor
porstion funds open to all sorts Of
business, for other purposes than
construction.
The proposal would remove all
reconsideration as to nature of
loans by the government, thus
making government money avail
able for paying current expenses
Of any class Of business, for re-
tirement Of bonds and other pur-
poses.
II Would Change Bill
Such an amendment, if adopted,
would change the relief bill from
one designed primarily to lessen I'M
employment, by providing construc-
ton jobs, to one designed for the
further relief of business.
Of the S2,300,O00 it will make
available, only $300,000,O00 set aside
for emergency hunger relief and
the $50,00O,000 for public construc-
ton would be certain of use in re-
lieving human distress.
While loans to self-Hquidating
construction projects may still be
possible, from the remaining
81 500,000,0OO, reconstruction cor
p9ration might, if it sees fit, use
the money for succoring distressed
businesses.
The broad terms of the Garner
relief bill will make it possible for
conferees to report such legislation.
Such change of policy would call
forth considerable debate in both
houses. Senators have already con-
demned a narrower proposal for
construction loans to private bust
ness
Secretary of the Treasury Ogden
Mills is to confer with conferees
today on various methods of finan-
cling the public works bond issue,
Fiscal Year Starts
Meanwhile the fiscal year has be-
gun with four appropriation bills
still unpassed The slender quorum
which has made business possible all
week, melted away when the Demo-
cratic convention began nominating
presidential candidate.
Senator Wesley Jones REP.
Wash) chairman of the senate ap-
preparations committee. who earlier
In the week predicted dire effects if
the economy bill were not enacted
into law before the close of the
fiscal year, expressed no concern
over failure of these companion bills
to become law before the stroke of
midnight. The governments pay
day is not due until July Is.
Three of the four remaining an
preparation bills may be passed to-
day, but that for the war DEPART
ment is still deadlocked on the oues-
ton of retiring 1000 army officers.
An attempt late Thursday to
amend out of the economy act the
clause requiring dismissal of mar
rled persons where husband or wife
also work for the government. was
prevented by objection of Repub
llcan Floor Leader Charles P. NC
Nary.
President Hoover's statement
when he signed the economy bill.
that 1T falls far short of economies
proposed by the cabinet and other
executive officers of the govern
ment,' called forth a sharp rebuke
from Democratic Leader Robinson.
L want the country to know the
executive has not only had full
opportunity to make suggestions to
congress about further economies
but has been specifically invited to
do So said Robinson. The senate
sent Hoover a resolution several
weeks ago, asking him to confer
with his cabinet and recommend
new economies. Hoover has not re-