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vesting Of such lands grown to crops
for sale. 1t was rejected A to 28
after stiff fight.
The only other amendment adopted,
aside from Clark's, was one by La
Toilette. 1t would authorize the Sec
retary of Agriculture to make use of
producer associations formed under
the Capper- -Volstead act in allotting
funds to carry out the policy of ex-
panding foreign and domestic mar
kets and disposing of surpluses.
Accused as Indefinite.
Vandenberg made one of the last
speeches against the bill. Arguing
for recommital because of what he
said were its broad, underlined terms,
last sessions S4,880, 100000 work-re-
lief bill, he asserted was "illumin-
ated by electricity compared with
this bill"
After the Senate has disposed Of the
independent Offices bill, it plans to take
up the neutrality bill, which has been
reported from the Foreign Relations
Committee, merely extending the eX-
isting neutrality act for another year,
with some amendments. The meas
ure is expected to lead to considerable
debate. An effort will be made to
limit its operation to two months, on
the theory that within such period
| a permanent neutrality bill could be
worked out. There is need for haste
now because the existing act expires
February 90. Also number of impor-
tant amendments will be offered.
With the prospect of early DISPOSE
ton of the farm relief bill and the
neutrality bill by Congress, leaders on
Capitol Hill last night were hopeful
that the plan for an adjournment not
later than May would be carried out.
The soldiers bonus is out Of the way.
The principal measure remaining for
consideration is the expected admins
tration tax bill. That will take time.
Tax bills always do. Many amend
ments doubtless will be proposed.
However. there remain two and half
months before May l arrives and the
leaders insist hat it should be and
would be possible to complete the work
of the session in that period and ad-
journ.
Appropriation Bill to Fore.
The Senate is expected to take up
tomorrow the independent Offices ap-
propriation bill and to tack on to that
measure an appropriation to pay the
soldiers bonus and another to provide
for the payment Of benefits to the
farmers under the measure which has
Just passed the Senate.
Although these proposed appropria-
tions, together exceeding $2,o00,OO0,-
600. offer an opportunity to the in
flationists in the Senate to make
fight for additional currency, Senator
Thomas of Oklahoma, leader of the
inflationist bloc, said last night that
he did not intend to offer an 1nf1a-
tionary amendment He added that
he knew of no other Senator who would
do so. 1t is the purpose OF Senator
Thomas to wait until the administra-
ton sends in a tax bill and then to
propose an amendment proposing new
currency to meet the expenditures Of
the Government. The administra-
tion's plan is to limit the tax bill, 1t
is said, to raising about $500,000, 900
to be used for the payment of farm
benefits.
With the political campaign coming
on, members of both the House and
Senate are anxious to get back home.
It is realized that the campaign is
likely to be hot one, and there are
political fences to be repaired and
strengthened.
The unknown quantity in the situ-
alton today continues to be the Su-
preme Court. If that tribunal over
throws the Tennessee Valley Author
ity. the Guffey coal act and other
New Deal measures at an early date.
the effort to bring about an early ad-
journment of Congress may be frus-
trated. Substitute legislation may be
sought of Congress by the President,
| which would conform with the
opinions of the court.