Evening star., 1935-05-28
ADMINISTRATION REVIEWS FIGHT
TO ATTAIN NEW DEAL DETECTIVES;
SIBLEY PLEADS FOR n. r. A. WAGE
Court Decisions
Hazard Future
OF the Ne,o Deal
Democratic Congress
ThrOws Up Sponge
on Pending Bills.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


legislation-for the time being.
The leaders in both House and
Senate admitted there was no use
going ahead with the enactment
of more New Deal measures until
they had been studied in the light
of the decisions of the Supreme
Court declaring the N. r. A. and
the Lemke- Frazier farm mortgage
act unconstitutional.
Included in the list of New Deal
bills thus temporarily delayed were
the joint resolution extending the
N. r. A.. the amendments pro-
posed to the A. A. A, the economic
security bill, the administration
banking bill and the railroad bill.
Confusion Everywhere.
The utmost confusion of ideas
reigned at the Capitol and the un-
certainty Of the congressional lead
ers went beyond the legislation
now in the making. 1t extended
to the New Deal laws already en-
acted. Democratic Congressman
as well as Republican were in
clined to the view that the A. A.
A.. with its processing taxes, would
not stand the test of conStitu-
tionality.
Furthermore, it was pointed out
that II the administrations plan
to boost prices and wages in in
dustry fails, then the converse Of
the proposition. to boost farm
prices through the A. A. A., would
leave a lopsided economic situa-
ton.
There was even talk of the pos
sibility of court attack on the
huge work-relief act on the the
ory that Congress has delegated
powers to the President in that act
without properly defining them.
Amendment Is Discussed.
A constitutional amendment.
making it possible for the Federal
Government to have greater con-
troll over business. including intra-
state business. was suggested as a
feniedy. The difficulty about such
a proposition WAS the time that
would be required to get it ratified.
In adjourning the House imme-
diately after it met, Speaker Byrns
shut OF the possibility of Repub.
lican speeches in that body at
tacking the New Deal. Minority
Leader Smell clamored for recog-
milton. The Speaker turned a deaf
ear, however, and recognized the
acting Democratic floor leader,
Representative Taylor of Colorado.
Taylor first asked unanimous con-
sent that when the House ad-
journed it adjourn until Friday and
that whenfi 1t adjourned Friday it
should not meet again until
Monday.
Unable to obtain recognition or
to win the right to speak for five
minutes, Smell objected. Taylor
pressed then a motion to adjourn
Immediately. On a division. 10l
voted AYE" and 40 no" A roll
call was demanded and the House
ther adjourned at the conclusion
of the call until tomorrow.
Senate Debates Ruling.
While debate was shut of in the
House by quick adjournment. dis
cusSion OF the courts decision
burst out in the Senate with little
delay.
Senator Lewis of Illinois. the
Democratic whip. started the ball
rolling when he declared there had
been no disposition on the part of
any high administration official to
dispute the decision of the Su-
preme Court.
Senator Robinson. the majority
leader, told the Senate that in his
opinion the decision had been such
as to impair and embarrass" the
administration of the N. r. A., but
not to destroy it.
1T is entirely practical" said
Robinson. ito revise the statute so
1t will conform to that decision.
The present Speaker, however, does
not see how it will be possible to
regulate and control, through Con-
gress, maximum hours of labor and
minimum wages"
Senator Black Of Alabama,
author Of the 30-hour work week
bill. promptly disagreed with Rob-
tnson.
Having read the opinion of
the Supreme Court" said Senator
Black. II believe that it will be i'm
possible to revive the N. r. A. It
Is my belief that the court has
clearly said that it is impossible to
delegate power in such a way as
to permit any group of business
men to legislate.
Il do believe that Congress has
the right to protect the workers of
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