Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-05
"Stopgap' Action to Lead
Way in Separate Bill,
Leaders on Capitol Hill
Indicate.
TAX POWER DISCUSSED
IN ONG-TIME PROGRAM
Skeleton Set-Up Expected to Be
Based Upon Clark Nine Month
Extension Plan, With Provi-
sion for Voluntary Codes In
sisted Upon by House Chiefs.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt's 'Stopgap' leg.
islation continuing N R A in skeleton
form is likely TO be followed by othel
N. R. A. legislation before Congress!
RdiournS.
Speaker BvrnS clearly implied a.
much at a press conference TODAY. HI
did not indicate. however. what line
such legislation would take
Democratic leaders of the Senate
also expressed a similar view.
1t developed also that the Presi-
dents proposal of yesterday for con-
tinuation of the n. r A may bt
divided legislatiyely The immediate
effort of the President and Congress
slonal leaders is TO have the N r A
extension resolution enacted into law
by June l6 the date of the expiration
OF the original national industrial
recovery act In order to do so. any
thing controversial and likely to lead
to delay is expected to be omitted
from the resolution.
Separate Sill Expected
For that reason the proposal oi
the President that only concerns liv-
ing VI to the N Z. A. code standards
would be given Government contracts
may be written into separa'e bill
according to Chairman Harrison of
the Senate Finance Committee
While the congressional leaders
expressed the opinion today thai the
President had 1ot vet revealed all his
plans relating TO the N. r. A ONE
of them quite definitely secuted the
idea that a drive would be made for
a constitutional amendment to D,tad-
en- the control n Congress over hours
and wages of labor and over pISineSs
practices.
Speaker BvrnS frankly said re saw
no prospect for such a constitutional
amendment. He said the President
had not mentioned such a proposed
amendment. In his position on a
constitutional amendment. the Speak
er was backed up by several Demo-
cratic Senators.
President Awaits Results.
The President was represented as
having assumed position of watchfu!
waiting Through the abbreviated
N. r. A. set-up. it was said, he in
tends to find out whether there is
widespread wage cutting and a return
to longer hours of labor. He will learn
too, whether there is return to child
labor, prohibited under the N. r. A.
codes. And, in addition, he will keep
tab on chiselers and unfair business
practices. All such information will be
available when further legislation is
sought. if it is. Such information
may also be valuable IN the 1896
national campaign
Whether the President will go for
ward with the issue he made at his
press conference last Friday is likely
to depend on developments. The re-
action Of the country so far in favor
OF added Federal powers. now barred
by the decision of the Supreme Court
IN the N. R. A. case. has not been as
vigorously in support of the President
as was expected
This fact seems to have been re-
f1ected in comments AT the Capitol to-
cay regarding possible constitutional
amendment.
Issue May Be Revived.
However, if recovery in this country
should be retarded, if wages should
decline and should disastrous price
cutting follow in the wake of the ST.
preme Court decision, the issue might
be revived. But today it did not ap-
pear that the President was so likely
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