Evening star., 1935-03-24

Inc Dill now goes 10 conference
with the House, and out of conference
it is expected to emerge in a form
that will be satisfactory to the Presi-
dent and then become law.
The passage of the work relief bill
breaks the log jam in the Senate.
However none Of the other major
bills in the Presidents program are
Economic security. the N. R A. bank
ing and other measures have still to
be put into final form
Two measures of general impor-
tance on the Senate calendar are the
House bill for the repeal of the pink
slip" publicity clause Of the income
tax law and the Black 3O-hour work
week bill.
Filibuster Prevented.
In order TO expedite the passage OF
the work relief bill, threatened yes
terday by fllibuSter. Senator Carter
Glass of Virginia, chairman of the
Appropriations Committee accepted a
silver amendment" offered by Sena-
tor Thomas of Oklahoma. This
amendment was, in modified form,
similar to the amendment which the
Oklahoma Senator offered to the Sem
ate Friday, and on which he talked
for six hours.
When Senator Thomas sought
again to discuss his original amend
ment yesterday, Senator Robinson Of
Arkansas. Democratic leader. cut of
debate by moving to lay the Thomas
amendment on the table The mo-
ton to lay on the table prevailed by
a vote of 40 to 33. This reused re-
sentiment. however, and for a time it
looked as though the passage of the
bill might be delayed until tomorrow
or later. Senator Thomas and his
friends were appeased, however. when
his amendment, with some changes,
was accepted
The Thomas silver rider is eXnected
10 De stricken from the bill in CON-
ference. When it was adopted. how.
ever, Senator Thomas gave up his in.
tention of presenting the Patman
soldiers bonus bill as an amendment
to the work relief bill.
Administration leaders heaved a
sigh OF relief when the work relief bill
nnally passed the Senate. 1t has been
storm center for weeks. At one
time the Senate by a vote of A to 43
wrote into the measure the McCarran
prevailing wage amendment. backed
by organized labor and strenuously
opposed by the President, who said ne
would veto the bill if it came to him
with that amendment. The bill was
recommitted and kept before the Ap-
preparations Committee until the ad-
ministration had lined up enough
Senators to be sure the McCarran
amendment would be beaten. A SUBJ
stitute offered by Senator Russell of
Georgia for the McCarran amendment
finally prevailed.
PAIRING Effort Fails.
lop $2000.000, 600 or more from the
total appropriation, Senator Adams OF
Colorado sponsoring an amendment
for that purpose. In the end, how
ever this pairing amendment was de-
feated
With the work relief bill out of the
way, the Senate is expected to turn
its attention first to the House bill for
the repeal of the pink slip" publicity
feature of the income tax law, after it
has acted on the Treasury and Post
Office appropriation bill, the unfin-
IShed business. This measure has
been reported favorably by the Senate
Committee on Finance. 1t is likely to
lead to debate, but is expected to be
passed. Senator CouzenS of Michigan
and other Senators threaten to offer
tax-levying amendments. They will
be resisted by Senator Harrison Of
Mississippi, in charge of the bill as
chairman OF the Finance Committee.
Administration leaders are ponder
ing the question whether it would be
better to have the Senate pass the
Pstman soldiers bonus bill, on the
theory that a presidential veto of that
measure would be easier to sustain
than a veto of compromise" bonus
bill, or even the so-called Vinson bill,
which was backed by the American
Legion. If it is decided to 60 ahead
with the Patman bill, the administra-
ton forces doubtless could get the
bill through, send it to the President
and then sustain the veto in the
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