The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-20
Amendment to Prohibit Sale to
Children Under rs Years
Of Age Beaten
ECONOMY BILL IS SIGNED
Agriculture Committee in House
Approves Administration
Farm Bin


prevail.
The report was approved By vote
Of 1886 after less than m hours
debate.
The con1erees agreed to retain the
senate amendment permitting wine
and fruit juices Of the same alcoholic
content, and rejected the Borah
amendment to prohibit sale Of the
beverages to children under 10 years
Of age.
Opponents Of the Borah amend
ment have insisted the matter Of such
regulation should properly Be LEFT to
the states.
The conference agreement was
reached In less than two hours, after
representatives Of various wine inter-
ests had been consulted about the Dos
sibility Of making wine Of that a.
coholic content.
House II Adjourned
The house adjoured shortly after
Z o'clock-preventing any chance OF
final action before Tuesday.
In adopting the 81 percentage, the
conferees threw out the senate
amendment limiting the alcoholic
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toxicating.
Farm Legisla4iso Next
President Roosevelt Monday sionod
into law the economy bill empoWlR4ng
him to slash veterans compensation
and government salaries.
president.
With this weapon, he intends 10
lop off about $500, 900. 900 from 1sds1al
expenses.
He has his aides busy preparing ths
new schedule Of salaries and veter-
ans allowances and expects TO put
these into effect before tho next pay
day comes along on April !.
A minimum saving Of 42o0 100000
through reduced veterans' compensa-
lions and 500, 900 900 In lowered SAL
aries is contemplated In the admin
istration moves to get the budget bal
anced within q year. Another hum
dred million or more In savings = ex-
pected from reorganization and abo-
lition Of government agencies.
This Is the second Of the enaer-
gency measures to Be signed By the
president.
Orders BY the president himself are
required to make most Of the reduc-
lions authorised in the economy bill.
However. in preparation for the
bills enactment, the veterans ad-
ministration last week ordered it,
field stations to discontinue awards
In veterans cases. It also suspended
all admissions to veterans homes and
hospitals except those Of an emer-
gency nature.
To Cut OF Thousands
Under the bill, the president has
the power to fix new regulations and
new limits Of eligibility for pensions.
compensation, etc. This clause win
remove thousands from the rolls and
will prevent the addition Of thou
sands more.
Except for men permanently dis
abled. hospital and domiciliary care
will be limited to those whose all
nents were actually caused BY war
service. Pensions for Civil war o.
previous service viii be cut 10 Per
cent flat. Only those emergency Of
ficers who saw service and were In
jured during the actual World war
period will Be allowed further re-
tirement pay.
All provisions Of existing law UNI
der which ailments are presumed q
Be Of war origin II developed within
30 many years after the war. are now
out.
In addition the president Il author
lied, after investigation Of the cost
Of living. to cut Ill federal salaries
except those fixed by the Constitu-
tion to take up the farm legislatiou,
which was approved by its agriculture
committee.
With the budset-balancing hills
disposed Of. the house was IN posi-
ton to take up the farm legislation
- soon - approved by It's agricul-
ture committee. That COMMITTEES Was
called to meet this afteynoon and
Representative ByEns, majority LEAD.
er, pCedicted house passage q the
bill By Tuesday night.
However, . host Of amendments
were IN sight which thyeatened =
slow down the agricultural "a pro-
gram. Some Of these amondmonto
would add new cropg 70 thooo dool9>
mated 70 receive benefits vhllo otheg3
would ctrtail the broad powers -.
vested In the SECRETARY q agxicnltuxo.
While the house waited Tor tl1o HI
consideration Was given 70 . meoM3o
extending the bensfits q tle onn1e.
oency banking ct 70 hanks outn11o
tn 1e0erAl reserve system. ohaie.
man 0teagall of the houoo bonn1ne
committee said noooevolt Waneo1 e
paaood - coon g poaglhle.
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