Evening star., 1934-03-04
PRESIDENT PLANS
NEW RECOVERY AID
Relief Program Revision
Drafted to Succeed C.
W. A. After May.
Continued From First Page.)

both matters Of legislation and poll
tics.
There are signs, however, that the
Congress may have decided to end its
sabbatical year and get back on the
job as its own master. It is be-
ginning to take the initiative on leg
klative matters and to fight back at
some Of the proposals Of the Roose-
velt administration. Already the Sem
ate has kicked over the traces and
amended the independent Offices ap-
preparation bill so as to liberalize ma
terially the compensation for vet
Grams and the pay of Government
workers. In the House there have
been signs of revolt so marked that
the administration leaders there have
shelved the bill with its Senate
amendments temporarily in order to
bring a cooling off" period and to
whip the members into line in view
OF the Presidents opposition to this
attack on his economy act.
Pact Vote to Be Test.
The Senate, too. has not been
willing to go along with the President
In his demand for ratification of the
st. Lawrence waterway treaty with
Canada. The test will come March
IA when a vote on the pact is to be
taken. 1t takes two-thirds vote for
ratification. The treaty Is really q
holdover from the Hoover administra-
ton, when it was negotiated. How
ever, the President has recommended
to the Senate favorable action on the
treaty. Twenty-Five Republicans are
expected to oppose It, II IL Demo-
Gratis Join with them the treaty can
not be ratified. In view of the op-
position to the treaty on the Atlantic
seaboard and in the States of the
Mississippi Valley, ratification seems
impossible, unless some reservations
not yet disclosed are proposed. or the
administration is able to "crack
down" on a number Of Democratic
Senators.
The President opened q Pandora's
box when he sent to the House on
Friday his request for authority to
negotiate reciprocal trade agreements
with foreign nations and to lower or
raise tariff duties over q range Of so
per cent Of the existing rates, with
out any reference to the United
States Tariff Commission or to Con-
gress itself. The Republicans have
welcomed the tariff issue: and some
Of the Democrats In Congress are by
no means pleased with the Presidents
latest demand for Executive authority.
vI1~ - A lA<y
before it can pass. But whatever is
done with it, the measure promises
to lead to q long debate-if not In
the House at least In the Senate
where there are no "gag" rules.
Attacks Due In Senate.
There is . House bill hanging IRE
IN the Senate, giving the War De-
partment the duty Of carrying the
airmails for the Post ONCE Depart
ment while the administration wishes
that service performed by the Army
Air Corps, provided the period is not
more than one year. It passed the
House by Q big vote. almost entirely
along party lines, after q bitter debate
In which the administration was as
sailed for canceling all the airmatl
contracts with the commercial avia.
ton companies without giving . hear
ing and for calling upon the Army to
fly the mails. In this service, or
preparation for It, six Army officers
have been killed. When the matter
comes up in the Senate there will be
more attacks on the administration.
In the meantime the administration
has in preparation permanent meas
ure, looking to new contracts for the
airmail, and it has been expected the
President would send . special mes
sage to Congress asking its approval