Evening star., 1937-08-04

bill, Uhlch at best has only luke
1Cdrnl support OF labor, is nom
dudit'ng action in House. The
House Labor Committee unerpect-
edly deferred consideration ueSter-
day pending Arrival OF amendments
from Whlte House. Senate ayIthor-
tied firing OF minimum rage not
to erceed 30 cents an hour and
Do1k ueek OF not less than 20
hours.
By the Associated Press.
The House Labor Committee voted
today to substitute the Senates wage
hour bill for the House measure II
agreed however, to incorporate in
the Senate legislation amendments
previously approved.
Committee members said the action
was designed to expedite recon1men-
dation Of the bill to the House.
Only three members. Representa-
tiveS said, voted against substitution
of the Senate bill. They were Repre-
sentatives Griswold, Democrat. of In
diana; LambertSon. Republican. OF
Kansas, and Hartley, Republican, Of
New Jersey.
One committee member said the pro-
posed amendment to permit a Labor
Standards Board to fix minimum
wages as high as 10 cents an hour and
work week as short as 35 hours vas
not put into the Senate bill immedi-
ately.
The bill, as passed by the Senate,
provided that the board could fix no
wage higher than 40 cents en- hour
and no work week shorter than 40
hours.
Previously the House committee
had put the 70-cent 35-hour amend
ment into the House bill for which
the Senate bill was substituted.
To Finish Work Today.
Two other House committee amend
ments quickly added to the Senate
measure would make the bill applicable
to local retailers and prohibit ship
ment in interstate commerce of i'm
ported goods produced under standards
below those approved by the board.
A third would provide for appoint-
ment of administrators in each of the
48 States.
Representatives said the committee
then began consideration of amend
menLs proposed by William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor and indorsed IN principle by
President Roosevelt.
The committee planned, it vas
learned, to complete consideration Of
the legislation today. This would clear
the way for the House Rules Com
mittee to give the measure the right
Of way to the floor early next week
President Roosevelt made known
yesterday that he favors changes pro-
posed in behalf Of union labor.
The Chief Executive told his press
conference that Congress should not
provide for the lowering Of prevailing
wage rates in any locality.
He approved suggested provision
that the proposed labor standards
board could not interfere with col
lective bargaining agreements.
Amendments embodying these and
other changes, indorsed in principle
by Mr.. Roosevelt, were delivered to
Chairman Norton late yesterday by
William Green, head of The American
Federation of Labor
Deliberations Halted.
Green said the most important re-
vision has designed to safeguard COL
lective bargaining"
The other changes sought by the
federation would
Prohibit shipment of prison-made
goods in interstate commerce, already
partially banned by existing law
Eliminate a section placing wage
hour provisions of the Walsh-Healey
Government contracts act under the
boards supervision.
Strike out provision authorizing
the board to require labelling of all
commodities covered by the bill.