, 1935-08-19
F. D. CALLS ON
CONGRESS TO
SPEED Up WORK
Must Bills Yet F a c e
Solons Before They
Can Go Home Late
In Week
Copyright, 1885, by tP))

NO0EJAA8A 1890 ~ VIZ
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1e.-After a
conference with President Roose-
welt, democratic leaders In congress
plunged Monday into a final legis-
lative drive Of tremendous sco-B.
Their aim was to obtain action on
all or most Of an IL point legislative
program, including compromises on
the S250,000, 900 tax bill and the
utilities measure. and then adjourn
by Saturday night.
Although the program was con-
sidered subject to change as the
eIeventh-hour situation developed
further, authoritative sources stress
I'd these measures as those on which
action will be sought especially.
Much Work Remains
Tie utilities bill, the tax measure,
the Guffey coal sterilization bill,
the ban against damage suits
against the government because OF
its gold policy; alcohol control;
Tennessee valley authority act
amendments, q bill to impose NRA
labor standards on firms which
contract with the government; riv-
ers and harbors legislation; the
third deficiency bill: the oil regu-
lation measure to ratify state COM
pacts made at Dallas; railroad re-
organization legislation.
After the conference, In which
the leaders sat with the president
until late Sunday night, Senator
Robinson, majority leader in his
branch, declared he believed "the
work Of the session will be COM
pleted this week"
TIE leaders did not publicly an
nounce the ll-point program, and
the authoritative sources who dis
closed It emphasized that 1t might
be subject to later change, through
addition or subtraction.
It was said that during the con-
Aerence, the president expressed
8fong feeling in favor Of the utility
bill clause calling for mandatory
abolition OF unnecessary" holding
companies by 1912. This Is the
provision which was passed by the
senate and rejected by the house
and which was led TO q long dead
lock in senate-houSe conference.
Congressional leaders. 1t was said.
informed the president that 1t
would be impossible to get this
provision through congress- Where
upon 1t was decided that Senator
Barley D-Ky) would seek Mon
day to get the conferees to agree
on q compromise and failing that,
Rep. Rayburn D-Tex) would Of
fer a motion In the house to in
struct that chambers conferees to
accept the compromise.
Paves Court Fights
The compromise, though not fully
outlined. was said TO direct the fed
eral power commission TO decide
which companies should be elimin-
ated, but would leave wide avenues
through which the companies could
carry to the courts their fight
against dissolution.
AS for the tax measure which the
senate and house adopted in very
different form in response TO Presi-
dent RooSevelt's call for 'distribu-
ton Of wealth. a compromise on
several points also was indicated.
For instance, the senate voted TO
increase surtaxes on individual in
comes over $1,000. 900: the house
made its boosts start at incomes
over $4,000. The president, 1t was
said. indicated that he favored a
100000 figure. He also vas de-
clared to favor some kind Of in
heritance tax. The senate voted
new, high levies on in~heritances;
the house favored, instead. in
creases In the present estate taxes.
A compromise on graduated taxes
on corporation incomes also was
under discussion. The house. turn
ing down the administration re-
commentator for a widely gradu-
ated tax in accordance with the
size OF income. voted merely for a
percent graduation. ranging from
13A to i4A percent. The senate
passed q 3 percent range. from
l2is to l5h. Legislative leaders now
talk OF a compromise Of 2 percent.