The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-16
e around $50, 900 900 toward balancing

around $50, 900 toward balancing
the budget next year.
The senate, however, passed an
amendment limiting the cuts in the
pay of service disabled World War
and Spanish American war veterans
to Is per cent.
Immediately, Roosevelt told the
house that acceptance would mean in
sistence by him upon additional taxes
The house sent delegation. discuss
ed, debated and voted. The presi-
dents compromise won but not until
it had been decisively beaten once in
the senate. At one time it looked as
though the session would close June 10
but the veterans row went far into
the ensuing week.
The house, which stood back of the
administration throughout, rallied to
his support after Roosevelt had agreed
to still further liberalization OF the
original terms be extended to the
house.
In offering a compromise and
shelving the tax threat, he saw a.
round 500, 000, 900 taken from the say
ings he had counted upon.
The congress had just voted addi-
tional levies Of approximately $685.
900 1000.
Public Works Program
This was to finance the $1,000, 900,
600 In bonds for the public works
program. It was decided to raise q
portion by capital stock tax on COR
poration valuation, an increase Of u
per cent in the cent gasoline tax, a
5 per cent tax on corporation divi-
dends and amendments to close loop
holes in existing laws.
Muscle Shoals legislation was only
q minor incident in the session just
concluded, although it had remained
= major unsettled problem to the
succession of congresses since the war.
The president made 1t known early
that he liked the ideas of Senator
George Norris of Nebraska for gov
eminent operation and ownership of
the Alabama power site. He added to
these his own plans for the develop
ment Of the Tennessee valley, contem-
plating the completion of Cover Creek
Dam on Clinch River at a cost of
$34, 0O0, 900.
The public works project Is depend
ed upon to return 100000 men to
work by fall. One Of its first disburse-
ments will be $500, 900 900 to the states
in highway funds.
Another direct blow at joblessness
was the Wagner-Peyser bill establish
ing federal coordinator with power
to force railroad economies. This
statute repealed the law for govern
ment collection Of excess profits from
the carriers. It placed railroad hold
ing companies under the Jurisdiction
Of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. The coordinator will have au-
thority to force the elimination Of un-
necessary service.
In the closing minutes, Roosevelt
laid the first Of his government reor-
ganization orders before the congress
to save about $425, 100000. The orders
become effective within 60 days unless
disapproved by both houses The leg
islators went home without any serious
attempts at a veto. In the shuttle,
the prohibition bureau virtually dis
appears and the shipping board IS
abolished.
The house approved the bill to al
low the president to name q ron-resi-
dent Governor Of Hawaii but It was
caught in the press Of the last hours.
Senate Proved Stubborn
The senate proved bit stubborn
over the measure to give the chief ex-
ecutive power to embargo arms ship
ments to belligerent nations. The
house passed that bill also, as 1t did
the st. Lawrence waterways resolu-
ton to allocate electric power to New
York state. That suggestion went to
a committee and was sleeping peace
fully at adjournment.
The president repeated section Of
the Democratic platform almost word
for word in asking legalization Of beer
Before April was over, the measure
relaxing the Volstead laws was await
ing the chief executives signature.
Almost equal dispatch attended the
liberalization Of the restrictions on
medicinal liquor.
Roosevelt did not call directly for
Ratification Of repeal Of the 18th
amendment during the congress but
he mentioned that additional taxes
would be repealed II revenue from
liquor was available for treasury bene-
fit +,
Only few days before the sessions
end, Secretary Ickes put forward q
plan for federal control Of the petrol
leum industry. It got to committees
and no further.
| Throughout the session, there were
tremors on the bill at the rumor the
president intended to ask authority to
deal with war debts and also to lower
tariffs. Neither proposal passed the
formative stage-f they got that far