Evening star., 1934-04-25
A. A. A. PROPOSAL
!. THREATENS DELAY
Congress May Act on Ex-
tended Licensing Pro-
visions of Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Extension of the licensing provisions
of the agricultural adjustment act tc
make them apply to al, marketing
agreements will be sought by the ad-
IniniStration a. this session of Con-
gress.
This was disclosed today as Senate
Democratic leaders announced an am
bilious legislative program for the re.
mainder of the session. Observers fell
that. followed, it would toll the knell
in any early adjournment.
The entire Congress, however, was
far rom abandoning all hope for a
quick getaway Predictions ranged
from May 20 into the mont-5 of high
tempers lures here.
Speaker Rainey stood fast today by
his May 20 prediction He listed only
the Stock Market control bill, anti
crime legislation and extension OF the
temporary bank deposit guarantee as
the only must measures.
List of Robinson.
Robinson of Arkansas, the Senate
Democratic leader, after a session with
his Steering and Policy Committee
put out a list like this:
Reciprocal tariff, stock market reg
ulation. corporation and municipal
bankruptcy relief. Communications
Commission. amendments to the A A.
A. act. pure food and drugs regula-
tions. loans to private industry, R. F
fiy,onHinC Qnd
the Wagner Labor Board bill.
Chairman Smith of the Senate Ag-
sriculture Committee said the A. A. A
-changes, yet to be put in the fern OF
"a bill. would call for extension of the
licensing provisions with the idea OF
forcing minorities into marketing
agreements by denying licenses TO OBJ
-jectors.
The existing law permits licenses
for dealers in the basic commodities
specified in the act, but not tc those
marketing other products.
With a view to consolidating their
position, a Democratic party confer
ence was called by Robinson for Mon
day night to discuss the reciprocal
tariff and some other legislation
NlIlCIl Ilc uiu llOI SpCIIy.
Tariff Bill Oppesiti
1T is recognized he conceded. that
the bill authorizing the President to
enter into reciprocal tariff arrange
ments is strongly contested meas
ure"
House and Senate leaders have
begun wedding out the legislative
program. after a visit to the White
House yesterday. At that time Speaker
Rainey and House Leader Byrns
thought three measures might be
enough.
The conference between the Presi-
dent and the two House chieftains
brought questions as they left as to
whether there had been any discussion
OF administration dissatisfaction with
the leadership of Rainey and Byrns.
Rainey took a pipe from his mouth
and sale:
give me job. He replied there was
no necessity for that because he
wanted me where I am"
The two said they reached an un-
derstanding with the President for
a renewed endeavor to quickly con-
clude the administration program.
White House officials were silent
about their visit, permitting Rainey
and Byrns to speak for themselves.
They sought the conference
Despite the several upsets in at
tempting to put through an admin
istration program with a majority of
almost 200, Rainey and Byrns ap-
parently were told by the President
to go ahead and fight it out with
his support for the remainder Of the
session.