The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-06
R|CHBERG AIDS
IN FRAMING
POLICIES
Brain TruSters' Left Out of
Picture; Doughton Hopes
For Vote Tomorrow
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
international News Service

BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
international News Service
Underlying principles of reso-
tuition continuing skeletonized
MIRA until next April l were
agreed upon today at conference
of Democratic Congressional lead
erS and Administration legal eX-
perts.
Difficulties in putting the meas
ure into language immune from
court attack, however, delayed &C.
ton by the House Ways and
Means Committee.
Richberg at Farley
Participating in the conference
were Senator Harrison CD of
Mississippi, chairman Of the Sen
ate Finance Committee; Chairman
Doughton CD of North Carolina,
and other members of the House
Ways and Means Committee;
Stanley Reed, Solicitor General,
and Donald R. Richberg, acting
MIRA head.
While Chairman Doughton re-
fused to make a statement, an
other participant said an agree
ment had been reached upon the
principles of an NRA resolution.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee, which must set into motion
machinery to meet the June Is
deadline on MIRA, was forced to
postpone it's scheduled meeting.
Members, however, were held sub
ject to call.
Experts Draft Measure
The resolution, a revision of the
Clark resolution which already
has passed the Senate. was being
drafted by legal experts.
It was expected to provide for
maintenance of skeleton MIRA
as fact-finding body, as out
lined by President Roosevelt, but
eliminating all provisions affect
ing involuntary codes.
Representative Doughton still
had hopes of reporting the resolu-
ton to the House today so that it
can be passed tomorrow.
Republican members Of the
Ways and Means Committee, who
had been called to a session, were |
forced to cool their heels in the
Capitol corridors hiwle the con-
ferees completed their work.
Permanent Law in Doubt
Meantime, confusion continued
over whether there will be more
than the stop-gap measure at the
present session. While Senator
Robinson, Democratic Senate
leader, predicted that there will
be no other permanent legislation,
other members of Congress, who
have conferred with the Presi-
dent, were confident that real
NRA plan" will be devised.
Republican m m bers Of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee were considering drafting
a substitute for the NRA after
Representative Smell of New York,
party leader, accused President |
Roosevelt of Lying down" on
MIRA.
Representative Smell asserted
that the Administration at a
crucial time lis throwing up it's
hands and saying unless it can
do everything it's own way, re-
CARELESS of the law or Consti-
tuition, it will have nothing to do
with it and is willing to scrap it
all-the good with the bad"
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"brain trusters" to rubber-Stamp
a bill in the light of the Supreme
Courts ruling, the Administration
leaders are determined to write
the legislation themselves.
It's essential provisions were out
lined as follows: Continuation of
MIRA until April /, elimination Of
all language providing for COM
pulSory and imposed codes, elimi-
nation of all language held uncon-
Stitutional by the Supreme Court
and authorization of supervision
Of voluntary codes.
Use Taxing Power
House leaders said the proposals
mentioned for later permanent
legislation include use of the
Governments power over the
mails and it's taxing power to
force conditions of minimum
wages and maximum hours on in
duStry.
Chairman O'Connor CD of
N. Y, of the House Rules Commit
tee said:
There will be legislation af-
fecting industry III interstate
commerce enacted before Con-
greSs adjOurns. It will be sub
Stantial and will require OBJ
ServaMce of the law"
President Roosevelt will confer
with Chairman Rayburn CD of
Texas, of the House Interstate
Commerce Committee on means
of continuing the Petroleum
Administrative Board to super
wise state compactS on oil pro-
duction. And Joseph H. Choate,
FACA administrator, is preparing
amendments to the pending
liquor tax bill which would per-
init continuance of a modified
Alcohol Control Administration.
FALL KILLS CHILD
Injuries suffered three weeks
ago in fall from a wall at the