The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-09
HOUSE Is in OPEN
REVOLT ON ECONOMY

:, CONTINUED from papa onel
sages asking for specific legisla-
ton he has exercised little pres
sure on Capitol Hill for several
weeks and as a result both houses
have shown signs of getting out
of hand.
The president conferred with
Senator Robinson, DEM, Ark,
majority leader, who said after
ward that he was confident o.
maintaining the administration
schedule which calls for adjourn
ment between May and May
Is. The president went over the
whole senatorial legislative situa-
ton with Robinson. f.
Later in the day Mr.. Roosevelt
called in Rep. Jas. P. Buchanan.
DEM, Texas, chairman of the ap-
preparations committee, and othef
house and senate leaders and lad
down the law to them on veterans
and federal employees legislation.
The senate bolted the admlnlstra-
ton to vote extensive additional
benefits for veterans and to order
full restoration of the Is per cent
federal employe pay cut. The IN
dependent offices bill, which cay
ries appropriations for the vetef-
ans and the government workers,
now is pigeon holed in the house
appropriations committee.
1t was sent there instead of TO
conference with the senate be-
cause The administration wanted
to delay house consideration Of
the senate amendments, which
threaten to upset the budget. The
president has made it clear that
he wants to hold his budget
schedule. Some Informed persons
believe that he would veto the in
dependent offices bill if it reached
him in the form in which it passed
the senate. But some sort of in
dependent appropriations bill must
be passed at this session, and un-
less the veterans and employees. is
sues can be settled quickly, the
h ance of adjournment on
schedule are slim.
The president told the congress
men yesterday that the bill was
not acceptable to him.
There were indications that the
president had agreed to abandon
his plan to ask congress for war
dessA legislation, in exchange for
assurance that the rest of his
program would be put through
before mid-May. Appropriation
bills, the reciprocal tariff measure
and laws designed to relieve finap-
cially-embarrassed municipalities
will be given senate right of way,
Robinson indicated. The st. Law
renee waterway treaty will be
voted on next Wednesday which
will leave the way clear for faster
action on other bills than has
been possible thus far. -.,l
The senate now plans to leave
to the house the privilege of tax
ing first action on the stock mar
ket regulation legislation which
President Roosevelt insists must
be passed. Committees of both
houses are holding hearings on
the drastic Fletcher-Rayburn bill,
with indications that it will be
modified considerably before be-
ing reported to either house.
Senator, Fletcher, DEM, Fla,
sponsor of the bill in the senate
suggested liberalization of mar
gin provisions, modification of the
registration. section. exemption of
municipal and railroad securities,
and authorization of further ex-
emptions by the federal trade
commission, and revision of the
over-the-counter restrictions.
E. Burd Grub, head of the
New York curb exchange, sug-
gested yesterday that all, stock .ex-
changes be licensed by the gov
eminent instead of being put un-
der federal trade commission ju-
risdiction as provided in the bill.
Under the White House spur,
the house passed the 1921, 000.-
600 war department supply bill,
and the ways and means commit
tee started hearings on the tariff
bill.
The senate finance committee
starts hearings Monday on the
tax revision bill with a three-day
limit.
While the presidential legisla-
ton was being speeded, the trou-
plesome world court issue bobbed
up on the senate side. Chairman
Plttman, DEM, New, of the for,
!elgn relations committee said
pref hearings would be held on
March % on world court adher-
ence. 1t was indicated however,
mat no court legislation would be
allowed to reach the floor.
On the house side the coinage
committee agreed to meet Satur-.
gay TO vote on reporting a silver
plll. such a bill might slow up
tne administration. program in.
t OF the strength of the silver
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