The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-10
5 WEEKS GRIND
IN sight FOR
ASSEMBLY MEN.
Appropriations Bill Hear
ing May Start by Next
Wednesday
The Times-Ncws Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, March 1O.-The
general assembly will last at least
five more weeks, even if Governor
J. c. B. Ehringhaus is able to
smooth out all present differences
of opinion and the members get
down to work in a spirit of har-
monious cooperation, according
to most observers here.
AS a result of the governors
message to the general assembly,
asking it to defer action on any
of the more important legislation
until he has had an opportunity to
appear before it in joint session,
it is now certain that the house
will not start work on the appro-
priation bill Friday. as it had
planned. While Governor Ehring-
haus has not said yet when he
would address the general assem-
bly,. current belief is that he will
probably not do so until Monday
night. March -. 1t may then be
possible for the house to start con-
sideration Of the appropriations
bill Tuesday or Wednesday.
Even if the house is able to
start work on the appropriations
bill as committee of the whole
on Tuesday, it is agreed that there
is little chance for it to complete
consideration of the bill before
Friday, even with night sessions.
1t may take even longer. But with
harmony prevailing, it might finish
it by Friday night.
In that event. the bill would go
on the calendar in the senate Mon
day night following, and be taken
up in the committee of the whole
there Tuesday. March q. 1t is
agreed that there is little chance
for the senate to finish with the
appropriations bill before the fol-
lowing Friday. even should there
be no great divergence of opinion
between the senate and house. 1t
will then take several days to Sc
cure the concurrence of the house
in whatever senate amendments
are added, even if the bill is not
sent to conference. So there is
little chance for final enactment
of the appropriations bill before
Tuesday, March %, many here
agree.
; While the senate is working on
the appropriations bill, the house
can start work on the revenue bill.
But indications are that it will
take the house just as long, if not
longer to act on the revenue bill
than on the appropriations bill.
SO there is not much chance that
it can or will finish with that bill
until Friday. March "a. Should it
finish it's consideration OF the
money bill by that date, it could
not come up for action in the SEN
ate until Tuesday, March %, ac-
cording to present indications.
Even should the revenue bill
reach the senate by Tuesday,
March 28. 1t is. agreed that the
senate will spend at least that
week on the bill and hence make
1t impossible to send it back to
the house for concurrence in the
senate amendments before April
3. The chances are that the house
and senate will haggle over the
various amendments for at least
that week. thus. making adjourn
ment very unlikely before April 8.
Should much difference of opin-
ion develop between the house
and senate on either of these ma
jor bills and conference commit
tees be appointed, there would be
little likelihood of final adjourn
ment before April Is, it is gem
erally agreed.