Evening star., 1933-05-11
Agreement May Speed Bill
to Congress Tomorrow,
Senator Says.
ROOSEVELT EXPECTED
TO GET DRAFT TODAY
Byrns Believes Giant Jobs Program
Will "Obviate Necessity for
30-Hour-Week Law.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Wagner, Democrat, OF New
York, said today that virtual agree
ment had been reached on the public
works program bill, to which will be
added provisions for a measure OF in
dustrial control, and that the bill prob
ably would be presented to the President
later in the day, with the possibility OF
submission to Congress tomorrow.
He told newspaper men the industrial
control section provides for voluntary
agreements by industry on production
hours Of labor, wages, and has au-
thority for Government control to force
recalcitrant minorities into line.
The agreements would be approved
by a Government agency and anti
trust laws would be set aside to permit
certain industrial combinations.
The New Yorker was one of group
who conferred yesterday at the Wnite
House on the measure and was named
on a committee to reach agreement on
conflicting ideas.
He said the finishing touches were
to be put on the sweeping proposal at
a meeting in his Office today.
Taxes Contemplated.
II was understood that tax Is con-
tomplated to raise funds for the s5'SOo'-
O00 900 public works section OF the DILL
but there was no indication what form
the levy would take.
Senator Wagner went to the Wnlte
House this morning as one OF a group
to confer with the President on the
pending home loan bill.
In the tentative form the measure
has taken, the Reconstruction FINANCE
CORPORATION would act as a fiscal agency
in handling the funds for the puonc,
works. The President is given oroao
powers over the building programs ano
this probably would be delegated TO an
administrator.
to raise 5000, ,000. 900. This amount Is
expected to finance the bond issue oy
providing for interest payments ana
sinking fund to amortlze the ponos.
Representative Byrns, the Democratlc
leader. expressed the view to reporters
that the new measure would "obviate
the necessity for action at this session
on the 30-hour -work-week bill"
He pointed out the Wagner proposal
takes care of problems involved In the
work week measure. including minimum
wage and shorter hour questions.
He reiterated opposition to the modl-
fied measure reported by the House
Labor Committee providing for a ban
ON imports which did not come under
the terms of the ort-work-week legls-
lation. He said this would tie the hands
of the President in the Economic Con-
ference.
Would Provide Loans.
Senator Wagner said the section re-
lating to industries would provide fol
loans to private industry from tht
Reconstruction Corporation. 1ndustr!
has long sought this privilege.
Under the public works section M
specific projects would be named In the
measure, but Wagner was certain
naval building program would be In
cluded :,
Data gathered in recent years woule
enable the President quickly to selec'
projects on which men could be en-
ployed within short time.
IF the bill is vigorously administered.
Wagner said, Il am confident 1t vii
make huge dent in the prevailing IN
employment
Byrns said the program would include
either $3.50 100000 or S350,000, 900 fol
highways and s32 2.0Oo, 900 for naval con.
struction, the latter to be the first par1
of a three-year building schedule.
He was not yet informed as to the
form of taxation.
indications are" he said, that the
measure will be completed today and
ready for submission tomorrow to Con-
gress."
In its formal report, the House Labor
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