Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-01

Monitor summarizes major legisla-
ton in these words
Soldiers Bonus-Both houses over
rode presidential veto to provide full
and immediate payment Of adjusted
compensation in redeemable bonds
to World War veterans to cost APP
proximatcly $2CoO,OOo,0OO.
Neutrality Extended existing man.
datory arms embargo law until May
/, 1887, adding ban on war credits.
Soil COnservaton-To take place of
outlawed AAA, provided approxi-
mately $500, 100000 a year to aid farm
ers who cooperate in a broad pro-
gram of soil conservation.
Relief-Give the President an addi-
tional 81 ,425 100000 to carry on vast
program of work relief for the needy
unemployed. New funds also appro-
priated for CCC, IVA, PWA and So
cial Security Boards.
Taxes Enacted new taxes on I'M
distributed corporation profits, on
imported vegetable fats and oils, on
the capital stock of large corpora
tions, and authorized collection of
back processing taxes to add between
500, 100000 and $80O,O0O,O00 in much
needed revenues.
Rural Electrification - Extended
provisions of the Rural Electrified
ton Act by authorizing a 10-year pro-
gram to carry electric power facili-
ties to rural sections.
Commodity Exchanges - Amended
the Grain Futures Act to give the
Federal Government the same wide
authority over commodity exchanges
as it has over securities exchanges.
Chain Stores-Amended Clayton
Antitrust law to forbid discrimina-
tions in price based on quantity in
order to defend Independents against
chain-store practices.
Military Appropriations Nearly
81 1000, 100000 set aside for army and
navy to spend in 1887 in record break
ing peacetime military appropriation.
Flood Control-Authorized expendi-
lures of 1897 100000 for flood control
construction on wide front, to
which local communities are to con-
trkoutd approximately $1OO000OO0.
Also extended flood control opera
tions along the Mississippi
Disaster Relief--Loosened govern
ment credit for rebuilding homes and
industrial plants damaged by March
floods and tornadoes.
Vocational Education-Granted a
200 per cent increase in federal funds
for vocational education.
Labor Relations - Extended and
strengthened Labor Relations Act to
provide greater security for employ
ees in private industry.
Federal Employees Leave-Virtual-
ly RESTORED pre-depressiOn vacation
leave to ali government employees.
Tobacco Compact-Gave consent to
an interstate compact for regulating
production and marketing of tobacco
after the AA was invalidated.
| Government Contracts restricted
award of government contracts to
those firms paying prevailing wages,
maintaining a 40-hour week, forbid
ding child labor and observing sani-
tary and health standards.
Ship Observation-Disclosures 'disguis-
ed subsidies in the form of mail con-
tracts and substituted direct con-
tracts and operating differential SUBJ
sides. Transferred all merchant
marine promotion, subsidy and con-
troll matters a new maritime author
ity to be designated by the President.
Army Airplanes' : Authorized a
2,32O-plane, five-year procurement pro-
gram, but appropriated no money for
them.
Anti-Strike Breaking-Made inter
state transportation of strike4break-
ers to interfert with peaceful picket
ing during any labor controversy a
felony.
EVA Taxes-Authorized PWA to
pay cities and states annual grants
in lieu of taxes on it's housing pro-
jects and allows rents lower than
those necessary for amortization.
other powers:
Ratified the 1886 Naval Limitation
Treaty
Held an impeachment trial and re-
moved from office Federal Judge
Halstead l.. Ritter of Florida
Defeated Measures
Major defeats of the sessions of
the session included:
nflation-FraZier4Le mke initiation
bill for easy refinancing of farm mort
cages.
Coal-A new Guffey bill to author
ize coal operators to fix prices, but
abandoning labor sections of previ-
Gus act ruled unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court.
Housing-The Wagner-Ellenbogen
bill to launch permanent program
Of loans end grants to local authori-
ties for low-cost housing and slum
clearance.
Pure Food and Drugs-The social
ed Tugwell bill to expand the govern
ment's power to prosecute and pun
ish those who adluterate, misbrand
or falsely advertise food drugs or
cosmetics.
Alien Deportation-A group of bills
recommended by the Department of
Labor to speed the deportation of
alien criminals and permit leniency
toward law-abiding aliens, particu7
larly those having citizen relatives.
Other Bills Defeated
Squeezed out also in the last mo-
ment rush was the Pure Food and
Drug Bill which Rexford Guy Tug
well has been pushing ever since he
joine dtbe New Deal, the Wagner
low-cost housing program and i'm
portant alien deportation measures
intended to speed the departure of
criminals but permit more liency to