Evening star., 1937-08-08
CONGRESS LIKELY
T0QU|T BY AUG. q.
Senate Rushes Court Bill
Through and Starts on
Other Measures.
BY ]. A. OLEARY.

BY ]. A. OLEARY.
Adjournment of Congress within
two weeks appeared likely last night
as the Senate rushed through the
judicial reform bill and both branches
prepared to concentrate this week on
remaining major issues.
Still confronting the tired legisIa-
tors are the following important
subjects:
Wase-and-hours bill, likely to come
up In the House Thursday, rewritten
from the form in which it passed
the Senate
Nationwide slum- clearance housing
program. involving $726 ,o00, 900 of
loans and grants for a three-year
period, awaiting action in the House
Banking Committee early this week,
after passing the Senate with amend
ments that may encounter further
opposition
Tax loophole legislation, which still
awaits action by both Houses. and is
due to be reported out, of the House
Ways and Means Committee by
Thursday
Sugar Bill in Senate.
sugar legislation, passed by the
House but awaiting Senate considera-
ton, and involving controversy over
shipments coming in from Hawaii and
Puerto Rico. This is due to be taken
up Wednesday or Thursday.
A final deficiency appropriation bin
10 meet last-minute miscellaneous
money requirements Of the Govern
ment, which probably will emerge from
the House Appropriations Committee
as soon as congressional leaders are
fairly certain of the day of adjourn
ment
Asked yesterday when the session
Is likely to end, Majority Leader Bark
ley said he has been figuring on Au-
/ gust 2l, or as much sooner as the
remaining business can be completed.
/ Although some on Capitol Hill have
entertained lingering hope that. with
speedy action, the gavels might fall
next Saturday night, August IA there
/ appeared little hope for that objective
yesterday, In view Of the schedule OF
committee work mapped out for this
week on the main bills
Wheels Turn Speedily.
II the legislative wheels keep turn
ing as they did Friday and yesterday
however, adjournment should be pos
sible sometime during the week of Au-
gust Is to q.
Even II the House should dispose OF
wage and hours, housing and tax loop
hole bills before the end of this week
there is sufficient controversy in al
least two Of the measures TO require
time in conference, and some debate
when the conference adjustments are
presented for approval.
All indications are that when Con-
/ gresS does quit. it will not attempt
| to recess to some date in the Fall tx
take up farm legislation, but will ad-
1ourn, In that case the lawmaker:
would not reconvene until the regala,
date in January, unless President
Roosevelt should exercise his right tc
call special session earlier
Although the Senate Agriculture
Committee will work after adjourn
ment on the farm problem, leaders
are understood TO feel it would be diff
ficult TO recess now to Fall date ano
be sure legislation would be ready foI
consideration.
To Reassure President,
Senate leaders said privately yes
terday they hoped to give MIR. Roose-
velt definite assurance tomorrow
that general farm legislst stion would be
considered during the first days Of the
January session
A group of Southern House mem
bers, seeking cotton loans. reported
last week the President told them he
could not approve them until there
was promise that production con.
troll legislation would be enacted no,
later than at the start of the next
Congress
Administration spokesmen in the
Senate said they hoped to pass a bill
tomorrow authorizing an agriculture
subcommittee to hold hearing,
throughout the country on the genera
farm bill during the Summer.