The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-13

Congress seems to think
more Of the Roosevelt brand
of leadership today than it
did two weeks ago.
It has discovered that no matter
how much its pride is hurt by firm
direction from the White House,
anything is better than fioundering
along with no direction.
Pulled and torn a dozen different
ways on the intricate question of
stock market regulation, the senate
wants to know whether the "just as
good" substitute its banking and
currency committee has devised
during the Presidents absence will
pass muster.
Pounded numerically with de-
mands for more inflationary legisla-
ton. both houses of congress are
hoping the President will find some
way for them to satisfy the clamor
ing voters at home without storing
up future financial grief for them
selves. The Roosevelt bag of tricks
has yielded up many pleasing ex-
pedients in the past and they hope
it holds few more.
Want No More VetOes
Furthermore, congress would like
to know exactly how the President
feels about taxes. The house is on
record for a $3.50 1000, 900 levy. The
senate has raised the ante to $780,
10000.
1t has inserted dynamite into the
bill by voting cents pound tax
on cocoanut oil brought from the
Philippines in spite of the terms of
act. The leaders don't know whether
the President will veto the tax bill
if it goes through in this form or
not. They don't want to get
snarled up with any more veto
messages.
Within the next few days Pres
ident Roosevelt must make up his
mind and announce decisions on the
following additional matters:
What to do about the omnibus
silver bill reported by the senate
agriculture committee, which the
senate will pass unless Roosevelt
finds a way of stopping it. The
treasury'S renewed drive to find
out who is specializing in silver may
give a cleW to administration
thought on the subject.
What to do about the Mcleod
Brown bills proposing that the gov
eminent pay off depositors in closed
banks. House leaders, finding that
hackers of the plan were going to
secure signatures enough to force
vote on the floor, Unanswered Tor a
time by having modified bill re-
ported from committee. This gives
the house rules committee jurisdic-
ton unless another petition is cir
culated and seven days must elapSe
before this is done.
What About the Air Mail?
What method of extending gov
eminent loans to industry is most
advisable? Three plans are pending
before an indecisive committee, ad-
vocated by as many experts
What to do for the relief of bank
rupt municipalities? A new $780,
O00000 loan plan was lying on the
Presidents desk when he reached 1t.
How to solve, finally, the complex
air mail situation.t
He will have to make up his mind
whether he would rather have con-
gress get out of town quickly and
stop campaigning from the capital
or stay here long enough to pass
some OF the measures he or some Of
his aids have advocated. On this
list are the bills for unemployment
insurance, regulation of communi-
cations, regulation of bus and in
land waterway transportation, es-
tablishment of a permanent labor
board. extending public construc-
ton. extending licensing provisions
of NRA.
Ana. Of course. the problem OF
how to sustain and enforce NRA
principles is always with him.