The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-18
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s-The
Congress which convenes Jan. 3 has
caused banks and industry 70 move
toward a defensive coalition with
the Administration. But political
ssraws indicate Congress will be less
radical in action than business
leaders have believed.
A survey Of issues confronting the
74th Congress suggests that on
most controversial legislation Pres
ident Roosevelt will be able to pre-
vent either the House or Senate
from boiling TO comparatively rad
zeal programs.
In whatever form Mr.. Roosevelt
finally submits his legislative pro-
gram. it will fall into five general
classifications:
l. Regular appropriation bills and
other routine legislation.
2. Emergency spending bills.
3. Social security, industrial. labor
and financial policies.
A. Taxation.
5. National defense.
Revision of NRA Studied
The regular appropriations are
supply bills for the departments of
government and the agencies de-
veloped before emergency organiza-
tons were created to combat de-
preston.
Revision Of NRA and other indus
trial legislation, spending, social
security and banking legislation will
create the most controversy this
winter. Embraced by these general
clasSifications are bills to be spon-
sored by the Administration and
programs which powerful groups in
and out of Congress will try to
compel Mr.. Roosevelt to accept.
Spending includes initiation, houS-
ing, unemployment relief. the vet
Grams bonCs, continuation of the
Civilian Conservation Camps and a
variety of policies which require
financing from the Treasury
The decision of Mr.. Roosevelt and
Congress on spending, for instance,
will determine when and how the
budget shall be balanced. That de-
cision will inform the Administra-
ton how much it must continue to
borrow to meet its deficit. When
the probable volume of new Govern
ment borrowing is known, the Ad-
ministration will know the extent
to which it must obtain control over
banks to insure a source of supply
for the money it needs to finance
emergency expenditures.
Business Fears Congress
Legislation dealing with social
security, industry. labor and finance
will consist largely of rules and con-
ditions under which the people
shall live and work. Most of the
spending involved in these latter
policies will be done from private
funds.
Banking and industrial proposals
that business cooperate with the
New Deal in future recovery efforts
are generally interpreted as move
to obtain White House aid against
an unpredictable Congress. Bust
ness leaders feared the new Con-
gress, including an unusually large
delegation Of freshmen members,
might bolt the Administration to
devise a more radical New Deal of
its own.
Mr.. Roosevelt,16 days before Con-
gress meets. appears to be fairly Sc
cure against serious Congressional
trouble except on the issue Of pay
ing the veterans bonus. Every
President who tried to impose
economy on the veterans has been
defeated on Capitol Hill Mr.. Roose-
welt probably will be able to find a
compromise which will turn Con-
greSS away from the $2,200,000, 900
outright imitation involved in pay
ing the bonus. But he scarcely can
hope to dispose of the issue with
out giving some ground.
Succeeding stories on the Con-
greSSiOnal program will discuss the
various issues in detail.)