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Congress
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President, was tied up in hostile
Committee on Rules.
Two Farm Bills.
After futile week, during which
Southern Democrats engaged in a
leisurely filibuster against the anti
lynching bill in the Senate and the
House resolved itself into a free-for-all
debating society. the administration
leaders hope to get down to brass tacks.
A farm bill-in fact two farm bills
are in sight. One will be introduced
in the Senate and the other in the
House. Majority Leader Rayburn Of
the House said yesterday he hoped the
farm bill would be introduced in the
House tomorrow and taken up for
consideration under special rule
Wednesday. He expects a thorough
debate of the measure, and its passage.
Administration leaders on the Senate
side are figuring on taking up the farm
bill on Tuesday, provided it is reported
to the Senate tomorrow. This will
put an end to the anti-lynching bill
f1libuster, for opponents Of the bill
are entirely willing to have that fight
ended for the time being, and support
ers of the farm legislation will join
with them in voting to take up the
crop control bill.
The almost unprecedented spectacle
OF committee of the Senate and a
committee OF the House working all
day Saturday and on Sunday to get
bill ready for report to their respec-
tive Houses is indicative that the
administration still has considerable
influence on Capitol Hill, notwith-
standing the talk of revolt which has
been going the rounds.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
after talking yesterday with Vice
President Garner at the Capitol. ex-
pressed the opinion that the farm bill
was coming along all right.
Methods Bot. .nx.
Chairman Smith Of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, saying he had
asked his committee to keep going all
day and all night if necessary.
chuckled: If I can 60 fox hunting
until 3 o'clock in the morning this
committee can certainly put in as
much work for the people"
While Senate Majority Leader
Barkley and House Majority Leader
Rayburn talked hopefully of getting
the farm bill ready by tomorrow,
members Of the committee on aeri-
culture were more dubious-except
Senator Smith, Senator Norris of
Nebraska doubted that the Senate
committee would be able to report on
time. Chairman Jones of the House
committee would make no predictions,
Differences over compulsory" and
voluntary" methods of crop control
stirred both committees. Also the
proposal for a referendum to the farm
ers themselves before any control plan
was adopted was questioned on its
constitutionality.
So far as the wages and hours bill
is concerned. the machinery has al
ready been put in motion for dischare-
ing the Rules Committee from further
consideration of the measure, so As to
bring it directly before the House.
Chairman Norton of the Labor Com
mittee has obtained more than half
the necessary signatures to a petition
for discharge. A majority OF the
House must sign the petition to make
it stand up. Mr. Rayburn said yester-
day ne believed the wages and hours
bill would go through finally before
the end of the special session. John L.
Lewis and his various labor organiza.
tions have declared for its immediate
passage
Smell Takes a Shot.
While the administration leaders
were adamant in their stand against
immediate tax legislation, Repre-
sentative Smell. Republican leader of
the House. and Representative Tread
way of Massachusetts,. ranking Re-
publican member Of the Ways and
Means Committee. turned their guns
on tax revision delay.
THE first week of the extraordinary
session." said Mr.. Snell has passed
with no action by the administration
leadership to restore business conf
dence. The crippling tax on undis-
tributed profits is largely responsible
for our spreading unemployment. I'm
mediate repeal of this disastrous tax
is the most urgent problem before the
Nation today.
Thus far repeal has been blocked
by President Roosevelt, who still seeks
to maintain the undistributed profits
tax in principle with some adjust
ment Of rates. If the tax is unsound
and destructive, as experience has
demonstrated, why not repeal it at
once and get it out Of the way? It