Evening star., 1935-05-02
Resolution Eliminating Price
Fixing Approved in Com.
mittee 13 to d.
PLAN ALSO EXCLUDES
INTRA.STATE BUSINESS
Harrison Expected to Ask Action
as Soon as Bonus Bill Has
Been Disposed Of.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Clark resolution, providing for
extension of the N. r. A. until April !,
1886. with provision that there shall
be no price-f1xing and that intra-
state business shall not be included in
its operation, was favorably reported
TO the Senate today by the Senate
Finance Committee.
The vote in committee was 13 to 4.
The resolution was reported in the
same form that 1t was introduced in
the Senate late yesterday by Senator
Clark. Democrat. of Missouri, who
originated the proposal as a substi-
tute for the administration bill re-
vising the N. R. A. law and extending
its operation for two years from next
June Is, when the N. r. A. is due to
die unless given further life by Con-
greSs.
Vote on Resolution.
The vote on the Joint resolution in
committee was as follows:
For-Harrison of Mississippi, George
Of Georgia. Walsh Of Massachusetts,
Bailey of North Carolina, Clark Of
Missouri, Lonergan of Connecticut,
Gerry of Rhode Island, Guffy of
Pennsylvania. Democrats: Keyes of
New Hampshire, Couzens of Michi-
gan, Metcalf of Rhode Island, Hast
ings of Delaware and Capper of
Kansas, Republicans-l3.
Against-Barkley of Kentucky, Co.'S
tigan Of Colorado, Black of Alabama,
Democrats; La Toilette of Wisconsin,
ProgreSSive-4.
Present-King of Utah, Connally
of Texas, Gore of Oklahoma, Demo
Gratis.
Senator Byrd of Virginia, Democrat,
was the only member of the commit
tee not accounted for. He voted
against the joint resolution in COM
mittee yesterday, however.
II is estimated in some quarters
that the passage of the joint resolu-
ton, limiting all business that may
come under the codes strictly to inter-
state business, may reduce by so per
cent the present extent of the N. r. A.
and its codes.
The committees action cleared the
way for consideration of the social Sc
curity program which has been
jammeo up behind N. r. A. and the
bonus.
To Follow Bonus Bill.
1t is expected that Senator Harrison
of Mississippi chairman of the
Finance Committee, will ask to have
the N. r. A. joint resolution taken
I'D as soon as the soldiers bonus bill
has been disposed of by the Upper
House. The bonus bill was made the
unfinished business of the Senate late
yesterday, following the side-tracking
of the Costigan-Wagner anti-lpching
bill. Debate on the bonus bill was
begun in the Senate today.
When the Senate shall have acted
upon the N. r. A. joint resolution, 1t
will 20 to the House. That body may
draft different legislation. perhaps in
line with the Presidents bill extend
ing the N. r. A. for two years. In
that case the whole thing might be
thrown into conference. If a new bill
should emerge from conference, how
ever, providing for a two-year extern
sion of the N. r. A, the conference
report might have great difficulty
getting through the Senate. Time Is
the essence in this case. for unless
Congress acts before June Is, the
N. r. A. will expire.
Veto Is Not Expected.
The chairman of the Finance Com
mittee. Senator Harrison, intimated
that he would not go forward with the
Joint resolution proposal unless he had
some assurances from the House
leaders and from the White House
they would fall in with it, before he
took the proposal to President Roose-
velt last week. 1t is generally under
stood that the President will not veto
such a Joint resolution If it is pre-
sented to him although he prefers the
two-year extension Of the N. r. A,
which he has recommended.
The text of the joint resolution re-
ported to the Senate today follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled, that section 2 Co OF title
I of the national industrial recov-
ery act Is amended by striking out
"at the expiration of two years after
the date of enactment of this act
and inserting in lieu thereof "on
April /, 1886"
Sec. q (A) In the application OF
title of such act after the date of
enactment of this joint resolution
and until April /. 1886, the following
provisions shall apply:
ID No price fixing shall be per.
mitted or sanctioned under the pro-
visions for the regulation Of prices un-
der governmental control may be in
cluded in codes for those mineral
natural resource industries in which
prices are now fixed pursuant to the
provisions of any code and which the
President finds to be so affected with
a public interest that such regulation
Is necessary and proper in the public
~ No code OF fair competition
shall be applicable to any person
whose business is wholly intrastate.
Section 3. The President shall re-
view or cause to be reviewed for
compliance with the requirements
of this joint resolution every code
In effect on the date this joint
resolution takes effect. In order to
afford reasonable opportunity for
such review, such codes are hereby
continued in effect Subject TO can
or modification pursuant to
the provisions of this joint resolu-
tion) for a period of 80 days after
June Is, 1885. unless previously re-
viewed and superseded; but no such
code shall continue in effect after the