Evening star., 1934-02-11
CONGRESS SESSION
MAYBEPR0L0NGED
Early Adjournment Likely to
Be Stalled by Heavy
Calendar.
RY a. GOULD LINCOLN.

journment has been preolcteo' may
find it necessary to remain in Wash
hagton until Summertime.
This is becoming increasingly more
probable as items in the administra-
tion's program are revealed and as
measures not yet included in that
program, but with which the admin
istration is in sympathy, are ad-
vanced.
Messages Not Disposed Of.
President Roosevelt has sent two
special messages to the Congress
within the last week The first dealt
with sugar and second with stock
exchange regulation. Both of these
matters have still to be dealt with
by both houses of Congress, and
both are likely to lead to considerable
controversy.
The report still persists that the
President will call on Congress for
tariff and foreign trade legislation,
despite the fact some of the Demo-
cratic leaders on Capitol Hill are ad-
verse to having this subject brought
up at the present session OF Con-
gress.
There has been talk, too, OF a
message from the President dealing
with the debts owed this country by
foreign nations, growing out of the
World War and postwar loans.
Unfinished Business.
Other matters which are either be-
fore Congress for consideration or ex-
pected to come before the Congress
are:
Amendment of the revenue laws
for which a bill is already reported
to the House by the Ways and
Means Committee.
Amendment of the banking act of
1893, particularly with reference to
the deposit insurance feature Of the
law.
Amendment of the securities act.
The annual supply bills, none of
which have yet been finally passed
and sent to the President for his ap-
proval.
Insurance against unemployment,
for which a bill has been introduced
by Senator Wagner of New York. The
President has expressed his sympathy
for this proposal, although he has not
yet passed upon the details Of the
measure.
Farm Legislation Likely.
Government guaranty of the prin-
cipal of the 100000 home loan
bonds authorized.
Legislation relating to communities
taonS systems.
In addition there is put forward the
suggestion that some additional legis-
lation will be needed to take care Of
the agricultural situation, particularly
il some Of the measures of relief and
designed to curtail surplus crop pro-
duction are discarded.
Legislation which would prohibit
members of political national COM
mittees from practicing before Gov
eminent departments, and perhaps
limiting the activities before the de-
partments of members of Congress, is
already under consideration by con-
gressional committees.
Furthermore, President Roosevelt's
cancellation of the contracts under
which the airmail has been carried
may require some legislation. The
duty of transmitting the airmail has
been placed upon the Army for the
present. What is to be done for a
permanent service remains to be de-
termined
Speaker Rainey said yesterday: 81
don't know when We'll get out of here
now. If the President keeps sending
o1 &c
Ike we may be here indefinitely" He
was mot 50 enthusiastic" about the
administrations recommendation fol-
legislation on sugar quotas.
The Senate has a special task OF
its own-the treaty with Canada pro-
viding for the st. Lawrence waterway
For that the President has asked rat
lhcation in a special message to the
Upper House.
Plan 10 Adjourn in April
Either some Of these measures
perhaps many OF them-will have to
be postponed until Congress meets
next year or in special session later
IN the present year, if the President
should see fit to call one, or the Con-
gress Is likely to be on the job here
much longer than was originally
planned. Administration leaders have
talked of an adjournment in April
and certainly not later than the mid
de Of May
The President stifl has with him
strong and overwhelming majorities
IN both houses. However, some of the
measures now put forward are be-
ginning to rouse antagonism.
Among the first real contests hl
the Senate will be that over the
treatment OF the war veterans. The
administration has sought to mini
mize this fight by making severa
concessions looking to more liberia
treatment Of the veterans Undoubt.
edly it has eased the situation. But
when the whole matter Is thrown into
the Senate, as Is now planned by the
headers, determined effort will bt
made by proponents of still more hb-
eral treatment of the veterans tC
amend the Independent Offices ap.
preparation bill, going beyond the
limits laid down by the administra.
tion forces. Included in this meas
ure. TOO, are the proposals for partia,
restoration Of the pay of Government
ncsAers. now cut Is per cent.
Eaa Bih 10 Bring Debate.
The tax bin will be passed through
0ie House promptly. But tax legisla.
Ion almost invariably leads to ex.
tended debate IN the Senate, where
3 VIII be subject to amendment.
The sugar bill, by which quotas fol
domestic production and for sugar
prodeced in Cuba and the Philippines
avs SET up, will be seriously opposed
b members Of Congress from sugar.
producing States. Outside of Senator
Cosbigan of Colorado and Senator
honas Of Utah, practically all o.
TIE Senators from these States are
posed TO the quotas proposed to be
s9eabiiShed, holding that American
ggag production should not be cur.
tt1ed FOR the benefit Of Cuban ane
Ih4ippane producers. There is a sus.
ppton that the measure is designed
eventually 10 put an end to thu
American Sugar-producing industry