The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-28
AAA MEASURE
GOES BACK To
COMMITTEE /
Congressional Leaders Act to
ForeStaII AnnuIment of So
CiaI Security Program
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Service

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President Roosevelt's Congress
sional leaders, after conference
with Department of Agriculture
officials, today decided to rewrite
the Administration new AAA
bill to bring it within the rules
laid down by the Supreme Court
In it's sensational Blue Eagle de-
cision.
The bill, now under debate in
the Senate, will be recommitted
to the Agriculture Committee for
complete revision. This announce
ment was made by Senator Robin
son of Arkansas, Democratic
leader of the Senate, after con-
ference with House and Senate
agriculture leaders, Secretary Of
Agriculture Wallace, AAA Admin
istrator Chester c. Davis, and
Seth Thomas, solicitor of the
Agriculture Department.
Other Bills Affected
The Administration leaders did
rot discuss the effect of the
Supreme Courts decision on the
Wagner Labor Disputes Bill, the
Wheeler-Rayburn utility holding
corporation bill, or the social Sc
curity bill. These questions were
left for future decision.
The action of the conference
was plain intimation of fears
that the new AAA would be held
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court if enacted in its present
form.
Senator Robinson conceded
this. He said it appeared that
Congress would have to lay down
standards to be set up for IL
censing" producers of farm pro-
ducts and the whole AAA rule
limited strictly to interstate COM
merce. He said:
"A tentative conclusion was
reached that the bill should be
recOmmitted so that the amend
mentS Ito the AAA act) may be
given further study and such
changes i'm them may be made
as are essential to make the bill
conform to the principles of the
Supreme Courts decision affect
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ut is thought that several
days will be required to do this
work. The bill probably will be
ready for report to the Senate
and further action taken on it
there within two weeks"
Representative Jones CD of
Texas, chairman, called the House
Agricultural Committee to con-
slider whether the licensing and
marketing provisions of the new
AAA bill were unconstitutional.
He admitted the whole AAA pro-
gram may be affected by the NRA
decision.
Illegally Seen Possible
Senator Robinson said it might
be possible that marketing agree
ments, authorized under the bill,
were UNI constitutional, adding:
81 don't think these market.
ing agreements fall under the
same rule as codes, strictly
speaking, but there is that pos
sibility.
"The question might be raised
that these agreements affect
wages Ind hours of labor. The
court did say Enthusiastically that
Congress has no power to regu-
late hours and wages in intra-
state commerce"
Wagner Bill Hard Hit
The Wagner labor disputes bill
rested in the House. following its
passage by the Senate. Since it
would set up a national board
with power to fix wages and hours
of labor. it was faced with the
threat of being held unconstitu-
tional if enacted in its present
form. It would apply generally to
all workers and hence appeared to
fall under the Supreme Court ban
on Government efforts to regulate
hours and wages in interstate in
duStrieS.
The social security bill, still
pending in the Senate. was threat
ened by the courts decree against
coercive legislation. It would force
States to participate in old-age
pensions and employment inSur-
ance. Unless States participated
in the Federal plan they would be
denied Federal aid, although the
aid came from taxes generally i'm
posed and generally collected.
The utility holding company
bill would wipe out many holding
corporations, thus affecting pri-
vate investments. While the
courts sensational decisions did
not apply directly to this measure,
the tone of the courts findings
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