Evening star., 1933-06-12
Prospects for Adjournment
Today Dim-Session May
Last Till Thursday.
VETERANS, REGROUPING,
AND INDUSTRY BILLS PEND
McNary Seeks to Have Presidents
Order Disapproved Through.
Joint Resolution.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

WIN Inree major issues Still to be
fought out, congressional leaders today
sought to expedite completion of the
administrations legislative program and
bring about early adjournment of the
special session of Congress.
While. President Roosevelt and ad-
ministration leaders in the Senate and
House are anxious for adjournment by
tonight, it was frankly admitted on
Capitol Hill that the prospects for such
an adjournment were dim
The more optimistic members Of the
Senate fixed tomorrow as the probable
date of adjournment, while others did
not look for adjournment before
Thursday
Three Major Problems.
The three major problems confront
ing Congress were settlement of the
controversy over veterans compensa-
works and industry control bill, and the
Presidents executive order OF Satur-
day for the reorganization of the Gov
ernment service.
So far as the reorganization order is
concerned, there seemed little that Con-
greSs could. do. Under the authority
given the President in the economy act,
the executive order goes into effect go
days after being submitted to Congress,
unless Congress should FIX an earlier
date.
Senator McNary Republican leader
of the Senate, said he was investigating
to determine whether it would be pos
sible to attack any part of the execu-
tive order through a joint resolution OF
Congress, disapproving 1t.
Even If this could be done, a presi-
Dental veto would block this with
drawal of authority from the President
and could be overriden only by two
thirds vote of both houses.
Substitute Plan Attacked.
The fight over the veterans compen-
sation centered in the Senate in an
effort by Senators Cutting of New Mex
leo and Steiwer Of Oregon to send the
independent Offices appropriation bill to
conference with the Senate conferees
instructed to support an amendment to
the House compromise proposal written
into; the bill Saturday
Both Cutting and Stefwer are Repub-
licans. They will be joined by con-
siderable number of the Republican
Senators In their attack on, the compro-
nized as President Roosevelt'S substitute
for the so-called Connally amendment
relating to veterans compensation.
How many Democrats will join with
them is question, Democratic leaders
insisted they would be. able to muster
sufficient votes. to turn down the Cut
ting -Steiwer motion and also to accept
finally the Presidents substitute for the
Connally amendment.
The public works and industry bill
conference report has been approved by
the House. 1t will be subjected to at
tacks in the Senate, however. when
Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mis-
sissippi calls it up. The conferees
modified the Borah amendment pro-
vidirg against any price fixing or
agreements in restraint of trade in the
codes to be set up for industry; the La
Toilette amendment, making income
tax returns public records, and the
Clark amendment, fevying normal in
come taxes on the interest paid on all
Federal, State and municipal bonds in
the future. ,s eI x AK
Clark Amendment Killed.
The Borah amendment was made. In
aocuous in conference. The La Toilette
amendment was changed SO as to leave
It to the President, If he saw 1f1t, to
make public income tax returns. The
Clark amendment was stricken out.
The Treasury Department, it was re-
1ealed today, became greatly exercised
,ver the Clark amendment when it was
adopted Friday. Senate leaders were
If it became law there was
langer that the sale of eight or nine
hundred million dollars of Government
securities, of which delivery Is to be
made next Thursday. would be invali-
lated. Those securities the Treasury
had sold after advertising
hey would be tax-exempt.
All three of these Senators, Borah of !
idaho, La Toilette of Wisconsin and
Clark of Missouri. are expected to make
'igorous protests against the conference
eport.
The Senate today held the key to the |
adjournment problem. In the mean
inae the House was marking time. |
There was practically nothing for the |
House to do until it hears from the !
Senate on the Independent Offices bill.
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