, 1935-08-21
SOLONS GROW
BALKY DOWN
LAST STRETCH
NRA Standards On All
Firms Dealing With
Government Shelved
BY House Group

WASHINGTON. Aug. q. Up
Congress still Is bent on going home
by Saturday night, but in their
dash toward adjournment legisla-
tors have delivered two jolts to
major parts of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration's program.
Some hours after a senate-house
conference committee had approx
ed a new $500 900 tax bill which
embodied many administra I n
ideas but left out the new Inherit
ance taxes strongly urged by Pres
ident Roosevelt, the house judiciary
committee shelved another piece OF
administration legislation Tuesday
night.
House Pulls Fast One
The committee. by a vote OF IS
TO z, pigeon-holed the walsh meas
IRE to impose NRA standards on all
firms which contract to do busi-
ness with the government.
This bill, which appeared on the
~must" list reported to have been
drawn up at a White House con-
ference Of legislative leaders re-
Gently, has passed the senate, but
unless the judiciary committee re-
considers 1t is lost for this session.
Senator Walsh D-Mass), in
pleading for the bill as one that
would write the human quality"
into government contracts, had told
the committee 1t vas an admins
tration bill" handed TO him per-
sonally by the president"
The bill had been fought by bust
ness representatives VINO called it
'zyrannical."
Chairman Summers O-Tex) Of
the judiciary committee said:
1T Is too important a bill to be
pushed through at so late a date"
While democratic leaders sought
TO avoid filibustering or long fight
ing on the question Of neutrality
legislation aimed at keeping the
United States out Of any war
abroad, hackers Of the Guffey coal
control bill and the Tennessee val
ley authority amendments sought
speedy action in the senate and
house respectively.
The senate, by 81 to 20, had
voted to take up Wednesday the
Guffey bill to set a miniature
NRA" to regulate bituminous coal.
but there were indications that the
neutrality vote might have TO be
squeezed In ahead Of the other
measure.
Leaders did not regard the 81 to
20 decision as a conclusive indica-
ton Of the final outcome on the
Guffey measure. which the presi-
dent insists should not be blocked
BY any doubts Of constitutionality.
Quick Vote Seen
In the house, democratic leaders
arranged for a quick, final vote on
the IVA amendments.
After that the senate must take
q vote on them.
Senate-houSe conferees met again
Wednesday in another attempt to
break the long deadlock on the
utilities clause calling for manda-
tory abolition Of unnecessary" util-
ity holding companies. Authorita-
tive sources said Wednesday that
If that proved impossible, Rep. Ray
burn D-Tex), an administration
supporter, would seek TO have the
house instruct its conferees TO agree
to q compromise put forward by
Senator Barley D-Ky).
Leaders are holding off final
ratification Of the new $3.50, 100000
tax measure to make it the big
finale Of the season. It now pro-
vidcs new graduated corporation in
come taxes. higher capital stock
levies, increased excess profits tax
es, boosted surtax rates on indivi-
dual incomes over $4,000. a new
levy on dividends received by one
corporation from another and in
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