The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-26
STATE LEGISLATION
NEEDED TO SUPPORT
MOVE BY CONGRESS
Most Assemblies Adjourning
Within Two Weeks Cannot
Adopt Laws In Harmony
WORK RELIEF STILL FROZEN
Republicans to Act Within Day
or Two to Force Work Bill
From Committee

Washington, Feb. 26.-@-With
the Roosevelt $4,880, O0o, 900 work and
relief program still frozen In . senate
committee, anxiety arose Tuesday
among hackers OF q second huge adj
ininistration project-the social se-
curity bill.
They feared that. with the stream
Of legislation through congress slowed
almost to halt, the plan to have
states quickly adopt security laws In
harmony with the federal government
might be endangered.
Many state legislatures are now In
session but a large proportion are due
10 adjourn within two weeks, some Of
them not to meet again In regular
session for two years. Thus, unless
congress quickly passed tho security
bill for unemployment insurance, old
age pensions and other social bene-
fits. the plan to have the states and
federal government work hand IN
hand on the project would face ser1-
Gus delays. its hackers feared.
Republicans 70 Act
Senate Republican Independents
said they would move in . day Or
two to force relief bill out Of the
appropriations committee II admins
tration forces showed no disposition to
act on the deadlocked 1850 O00 900
work program.
Chairman Glass D-Va.) q the
committee. meanwhile, told interview
ers he was ready to proceed ct any
time" but suggested nothing could
be done at least until President Roo
sevelt returned to the capital tho
latter part Of tho week.
The a, 900 900 measure vas sent
back to committee last week On mo-
ton Of Democratic leaders after
President Roosevelt informed them.
he would veto the bill If it contained
the McCarran amendment requiring
payment on public works Of prevail
ing private wages to 100000 EN-.
ployables on relief rolls.
As the plan Of the independents
developed. Secretary Ickes predidted
tho administration plan eventually
would Be passed by congress without
the prevailing wage amendment. The
only reason given newsmen for tho
forecast WAS that there is q verr
great demand for . public works ~
lief BILL"
Figures on Unemploymeno
Meanwhile the government made
public figures On the extent Of tho
unemployment problem. The ESTE
mate was that l0.830.O00 persons were
out Of work In December. This New
Deal estimate was half Z million leso
than the figures issued by the Ameris
can Federation Of Labor fog the same
month.
The total number Of persons 81 the
country available for employment was
figured at 50,426,OOO. This indicated
a little more than one out Of every
five Of these were jobless.
However. a federal reserve board
report said factory employment and
payrolls increased somewhat between
the middle Of December and the mid
die Of January. although . decline is
usual at this season."
Auto Employment Increased
AT automobile factories" it said,
The volume Of employment increased
further by large amount and there
were substantial increases ct steel
mills, foundries and wooden mills
The board said. moreover. that In
dustrial production in January reach
ed 80 per cent Of the l923-25 average,
the highest level attained In any
January since 1890.
The part Of the report dealing with
construction activities was less CHEEKY.
There was prolonged argument in
the senate Monday as to who has
been responsible for delaying passage
Of the big work relief bill. Resent
ment at being blamed by Roosevelt
leaders for Killing the measure was
evidenced by some Of the senators
who raised the wage requirements
against the presidents wishes.
Senators Black (D-Ala) and Wheel
er (D-Mont.) went on record with .
joint declaration that II the bill Is
not passed It will not be the respon-
sibility Of those who voted for the
prevailing wage amendment"