Evening star., 1935-05-19
Delegates Expected From
IS States-House Hear
ings Open Tomorrow.

washington by segment Of business
men and industrialists to save the
N. r. A. neared completion last night
as the House Ways and Means Com
mittee prepared to begin hearings to-
morrow morning on the bill to extend
the life Of the recovery act.
Ward Cheney, chairman Of the
organization which plans to bring be-
! tween 1000 and ], 500 representatives
of business and industry here to Or
ganize what is called the Industry and
Business Committee for N. r. A. Ex-
tension, announced that the meet
ing will be held in Continental Hall
where, O week and a day ago, 4,500
farmers met to save the A. A. A.
A canvass Of committee sentiment
yesterday disclosed that the members
favor a two-year extension, rather
than the 10 months extension as
passed by the Senate. 1t is under
stood the committee also is prepared
to oppose the price-fixing provision
as carried In the Senate bill. It is
expected that the committee vote will
year extension.
Trains Chartered.
Meanwhile, Cheney said, members
of his group would come to the Capt.
tai from at least Is States. He said
special trains already had been char
tered for some of the groups. Biggest
groups to attend the convention will
be from New York City, Buffalo, Al
bany, Cleveland, Pittsburgh. Cincin-
natl, Chicago. Louisville, st. Louis
and Boston, Cheney said.
Victory for the Presidents program
will be the battle cry of the conveners,
who see danger in the Clark resolution
passed by the Senate and extending
the life of N. r. A. only until April,
1896.
Our committee speaks for the small
business man whose life viii he i'm
periled and many of whom VIII be
driven to the wall il the Senate reso-
luton prevails" Cheney said. The
extent to which small business has
been saved by N. r. A. and the extent
to which 1t looks TO N r. A. for a
continued chance to survive seems not
generally known.
I'VE are not bringing a march to
Washington, nor q disorganized. dis
connected collection Of varied inter-
ests."
Compromise Expected.
The situation in both houses of Con-
gress presented serious threat TO
the recovery act as leaders engaged
in battle Of defy-hurling which held
. threat of deferring action beyond
June Is. when the N. r. A. ALL die
automatically unless Congress extends
lbs life. These leaders, however. ad-
compromise to be reached before the
deadlipe.
Intermediates were at work yester-
day to try to see what sort of pre-
Hminary negotiations could be made
One of the go-betweens was s. Clay
Williams, former N. r. A. chief.
Chairman Doughton Of the Ways
, and Means Committee said last night
he expects the House Committee will
complete its consideration of the bill
In about four days and that 1t will
be passed by the House the week fol-
lowing-which would leave at least
two weeks in which the compromise
could be worked out before the N.
r. A. expiration date.
Meanwhile, Senate emissaries got
word across to House members that If
the House attempted to change the
Clark resolution in any important
item there would be delay In refer
ring the bill back to the Senate
Finance Committee, which would pre-
vent action before the deadline date
The reply of Chairman Doughton
and other House leaders was that
the House proposes to take independ-
ent action in passing the bill It con-
siders best, and will not submit to
domination. At the same time these
leaders frankly admitted they In turn
do not propose TO be domineering,
but recognize that conferences should
be held to adjust whatever differences
exist between the House and Senate.
Doughton expressed the attitude of
the House when he said: The Sen
ate has properly exercised its con-
stitutional duty in passing this bill
as they thought 1t should be- That
does not preclude the House from
passing the bill as It sees fit, exer-
cising its constitutional duty. Con-
gress is composed Of two houses.
neither of which has the absolute
say-to become law a measure must
be accepted in identical terms by
both houses"
Donald r. Reichberg, head Of the
N. r. A, Is expected to be the first
witness at the Ways and Means Com
mittee hearing tomorrow.
A majority of both the Senate and
the House are definitely tn favor Of
extension Of the N. R A.-and lead
ers insist the bill will not fail through
undue delay.