Evening star., 1938-06-13

Senate Leader Barkley told reporters
after a conference with President
Roosevelt today that Congress would
adjourn Wednesday without enacting
"any new" railroad legislation.
Since we expect to adjourn not
later than Wednesday night we do not
contemplate that there will be any
new railroad legislation this session."
Senator Barkley said.
The Democratic leader said spe-
cthcally that bill to liberalize Recon.
struction Corp. loans to railroads was
not on the program to be completed
before adjournment.
That measure once was reported to
the Senate by its Banking Committee,
but was sent back to committee when
the railroads proposed a IS per cent
wage cut.
The White House conference was
attended by Vice President Garner,
Speaker Bankhead and House Majority
Leader Rayburn.
wage Dill IS hcy.
Abandonment of rail legislation
would leave enactment of wage-hour
legislation as the key to adjournment.
The Misunderstanding bill and the
second deficiency bill also must be
passed.
In asserting Congress would adjourn
by Wednesday night, Mr.. Barkley
said this could be done Unless there
Is q hook-up We don't foresee."
This would complete the session be-
fore the President leaves Thursday
to attend the wedding of his son John
and Ann Clark this week end ut Ma
hant, Mass.
Opposition Of railroad unions to the
r. F. c. lending bill has kept 1t in the
Senate committee. Although Mr..
Barkley said no effort would be made
to pass the measure, informed Sen
ators said they understood the Rail-
way Labor Executives Association
would meet tomorrow to reconsider
their opposition.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee reported favorably this
morning q bill to create separate
system Of unemployment compensa-
tion for railroad workers.
Wage Bill Up Tomorrow.
Informed persons said that If this
legislation could be enacted the
brotherhoods probably would with
draw their opposition to the lending
bill.
The wage-hour bill will come before
the House tomorrow under q rule re.
quiring that it lay over for one day.
Members were expected to take little
time to discuss the merits Of the
compromise, formally approved Sum
day by II Senators and Representa-
tives participating In 95-degree heat.
Lewis Satisfied.
The administration probably will
seek to include $500,00C in the def
ciency bill to finance operation of the
wage-hour law, Senator Thomas,
Democrat, Of Utah, said.
Mr.. Thomas, chairman Of the Sen.
ate House committee which approved
the legislation yesterday, estimated
that amount would be needed to op-
crate wage-hour division in the De-
partment Of Labor until Congress
meets again in January.
John l.. Lewis, c. !. O. leader, ex-
pressed satisfaction today with the
compromise draft Of the bill.
We'll take it as 1t is," Mr.. Lewis
told newsmen.
William Green, A. F. Of L. presi.
dent, was out Of Washington.
Sloan Statement.
A statement by Alfred p. Sloan.
chairman Of the board Of General Mo-
tors Corp, that the bill might create
further unemployment" brought the
comment from Senator Ellender, Dem.
ocrat, Of Louisiana that Mr.. Sloan
must not have read the bill. Mr..
Sloan expressed his views In q state.
ment last night.
Mr.. Sipan's complaint against the
extension Of Federal bureaucracy" Is
not justified, Senator Ellender said.
He asserted that the creation Of
industrial boards would give employers,
employees and the public equal repre-
sentation In fixing wage minima and
hour maxima.
These questions will be settled
by those involved and not by . Fed
eral bureau" Senator Ellender de-
clared. THAT was our object in re-
drafting the legislation"
In the Senate, some Southerners
wanting . lower wage scale for their
region considered the compromise un-
satisfactory, but there appeared to be
no united movement to start a fili.
buster against the bill. As q result,