Evening star., 1937-11-27
NEW DEAL MAPS
AIDS TO BUSINESS
Roosevelt Conferences En-
couraging, but Laws Await
Regular Session.
Hy the Associated Press.

Business received some gratifying
mods. especially on taxes. from the
administration this week, but there
was little promise of special legislative
relief at this brief congressional ses-
sion.
President Roosevelt reiterated a de-
sire to ease tax burdens whenever
Congress was ready. A House Ways
and Means Subcommittee. however,
was not yet ready with a revision bill.
Senate Leader Barkley consequently
termed hopes of a new tax law before
January ridiculous"
Coupled with tax modification were
other administration proposals to halt
the industrial recession" They were
expressed chiefly in presidential con-
ferences with utility executives and
proposal to encourage private capi-
tai to enter big-scale housing con-
struction. Difficulties Of varying de-
gree appeared to lay ahead of both.
Calendar Overcrowded.
Ahead of new housing legislation,
which Mr.. Roosevelt will request in a
message Monday, was a legislative
calendar already overcrowded for the
three weeks remaining before the
Christmas holidays.
Debate over complex bills to con-
troll farm crops. foundation stone Of
the special session program pro-
gressed slowly in the Senate and was
not even scheduled to begin in the
House until Monday.
The filibuster-provoking anti-lynch-
ing bill was next on the Senates list,
ahead of Government reorganiza-
tion Southern Democrats stubbornly
bl,cked House consideration Of the
administration wage-hour bill, while
regional planning, fourth measure
named in the special session call, was
not yet out of committee.
Work also needed to be done in be-
half of housing promotion in the nom
legislative field of seeking to reduce
labor and supply costs. Labor has
been pointedly cold to suggestions
that hourly wage rates be cut in re-
turn for a guarantee of year-round
employment. Building material men
were reported to have told the ad-
ministration that their attitude would
depend on labor's final stand.
Utility Peace Talks.
Closely related to success of the
housing program was one of the ma ajor
announcements to come from President
Roosevelt's peace talks with utility
leaders. Floyd L. Carlisle, chairman OF
the Consolidated Edison Co., and the
Niagara Hudson Power Co., projected
$112,000,O00 in new construction
spending. But 500, ,00O, 900 of that was
allotted by Mr.. Carlisle for expansion
in areas yet to be developed by Federal
housing activities.
After Southern fishing vacation
Mr.. Roosevelt expects to renew his
utility conferences on valuation, rate
making and potential construction out
lays exceeding $1,000, 0,000,0 900. The
f1rst discussions with MIR. Carlisle and
Wendell L. Willkie, president of Com
monwealth & Southern Corp, brought
evidences of conciliating a five-year-
old feud over Government competition
with private power interests.
Utility executives maintaining Wash
ington ofices, however, said the in
vestment market for utility securities
and application of the utility holding
company law directing this dissolution
of some holding companies not geo.
graphically integrated probably would
be important influences on. the ulti-
mate volume Of construction