The Washington times., 1935-05-25
CLARK HACKERS
: PREPARE FOR
LONG FIGHT
Leaders in House Planning to
Rush TWo-Year Proposal
Through Next Week
International News Service

International News Service
The Administration trial bal
loon compromise" on MIRA extern
sion today failed to satisfy Senate
NRA foes.
AS House leaders planned to
rush a bill based on the Rich
berg plan" through next week, Sen
ate hackers of the Clark 9H2-month
extension resolution girded them
selves for a protracted battle.
The compromise plan, apparent
~ made public on high authority
to get the reaction of Congress
and the country, is designed to
prevent a deadlock which would
doom the NRA on June l6.
The proposal includes accept
ance of the provisions Of the Clark
resolution adopted by the Senate
banning price fixing, provided the
Senate will take Richberg's pro-
posal that MIRA extended to inter-
state commerce and to business
Substantially affecting" inter
state commerce.
Demand More Time
The Administration also was in
kisting upon more than the 80
days allowed by the Senate for re-
vision of codes. While House
leaders planned to pass a two-year
extension resolution. they con-
ceded that some c6mproml
might have to be made with the
Senate. A suggestion was to ex-
tend it until April i, 1887. Sena-
ator Clark said:
1--WE will never agree to any
thing like that over here. IL
they pass it and send it over we
will refuse to send the bill 10
conference"
Senator King D), Of Utah,
said:
"That is just q proposal
which will help the trusts. 40
not believe it will ever be passed
over here"
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas,
Democratic leader of the Senate,
denied there was any agreement
on an NRA compromise, out
Speaker Byrns, of the House
frankly stated there would have
to be concessions made 10 the
Senate to get an NRA extension
bill through.
Await Court Ruling
House leaders plan to finish a
&wo-year extension bill by next
"Wednesday night. They expect
the Supreme Court to decide the
'.sick chicken" NRA case on Mon
day, but if the court decision is
postponed until June 3 the Dill
is expected by leaders to be held
in the Senate so that any neces-
kary revisions can be made.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson. who ap-
oealed for NRA before the House
body, said that Congress cannot
write an intelligent definition OF
Interstate and local commerce un-
till the Supreme Court decided
the Schechter case.
Out of the testimony Of Gen.
eral johnson came the possibility
that the Blue Eagle, which he
created, may fade into the dis
card in q new NRA.
General johnson told the COM
nnittee that under the "Richberg
plan" NRA would not have power
to remove the Blue Eagle. He de-
clared that this was necessary to
make NRA a success. Some mem
bers of the committee urged an
amendment to give NRA this
power.
Raps House Bill
The former MIRA chief also
criticized the House measure as
unsatisfactory. He told the COM
mittee that because of the posi-
bility of NRA being killed alto
Rether, it might be better to pass
a makeshift bill than no bill at all.
General johnson admitted that
MIRA didn't accomplish all that it
set out to accomplish, but he in
sisted that it had started the
nation on the road to recovery.
The general predicted that
MIRA, if killed or limited to 9a
months, will be an issue in the
next presidential election.
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