Evening star., 1938-06-17
CONGRESS QUITS
AFTERW|ND|NCUP
SPENDING PLANS
Members Rush HomeWard
in Doubt About Call for
Special Session.
RAILS, TAX REVISION,
REORGANIZATION WAIT
Second Deficiency, Many Minor
Bills Carried in Comparatively
Mild Final Session.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
The third session of the Seventy
NTH Congress passed into history last
night as the finishing touches were
placed on President RooSevelt's big
Misunderstanding bill, the second de.
nciency bill and a plethora of minor
bills.
Members Of the Senate and House
hurried away from Washington, un-
certain whether they would be recalled
later in the year to deal with railroad
problems, tax revision and possibly the
Presidents bill for the reorganization
Of the executive agencies of the Gov
ernment. They hoped, at least, that
II a special session is to be held it will
come after the November elections.
The close Of the session was mild in
comparison to the stormy scenes which
have taken place in both House and
Senate during the last five and a half
months. The ways were creased for
adjournment, which had been set for
Wednesday night. A brief filibuster
against the conference report on the
flood control bill forced a delay on
Wednesday, but no effective obstacles
were encountered last night.
The Senate adjourned sine die at
S:23 pm. The House followed suit at
0:08 pm.
Letters from President Roosevelt
to Vice President Garner and to
Speaker Bankhead, congratulating the
Senate and the House upon their work
during the session and expressing the
opinion that progress has been made,
were read in both houses.
As soon as Congress ended Mr..
Roosevelt left for Nahant, Mass,
where John Roosevelt and Anne Clark
are to be married tomorrow.
Lobby Committee Denied Funds.
The Senate Lobby Committee, head
ed by Senator Minton of Indiana, was
denied an additional s12.500 to carry
on further activities, when Senator
Burke of Nebraska, Senator Clark of
Missouri and others filibustered to
death resolution for that purpose in
the closing hours of the session.
Senator Burke charged that Senator
Mlnton wanted the money to make an
objective investigation" of the press
OF the United States. He said that he
would talk all night if necessary to
prevent the passage of the resolution.
AS the discussion closed, Senator Min
ton shouted that his committee still
has funds at its command and the
investigation Of the press may yet be
made this summer.
There was brief furry in the Sen
ate over the Pittman resolution con-
demning the bombing of civilian popu-
lations. In amended form, and omit
ting all reference to sentiments ex-
pressed by the Secretary of State" the
resolution was adopted without a roll
call after a number of Senators had
denounced the bombing of civilians.
Senator Clark said adoption of the
resolution was "hypocritical," since
materials and machines for making
and dropping the bombs were being
sold every day to Japan.
w. P. A. Inquiry Resolution.
The Senate worked itself up. also.
over a resolution providing for an
investigation of political activity by
the Works Progress Administration
and any other agency of the Govern
ment spending Federal money, where
influence was exerted in senatorial
elections, including primary elections.
The resolution, offered by Senator
Tydings of Maryland and nine other
Democratic Senators, originally called
for the appointment of a special COM
mittee Of three to make the investiga-
ton. 1t was amended, however, by
the Committee on Audit and Control,
on the insistence of administration
leaders, so that the inquiry is being
made by the Senate Campaign Investi-
eating Committee headed by Senator
Sheppard of Texas
The Congress adjourned sine die
after having passed all the major
measures on the Presidents must
program, except the reorganization
bill. Outstanding in the list of new
laws are the Crop Control Act and
'ihe wage-hour bill, which will become
law as soon as the President signs it.
Several Measures Sidetracked.
One last slap the Congress took
at the President before adjourning. 1t
passed over his veto the bill main
tanning low rates of interest on farm
loans. Similar action was taken last
year. The President estimated the
retention of these low rates of in
terest would cost the Government
$208, 100000. The House voted We'd
nesday, 244 to 81, to override the veto.
The Senate followed suit yesterday, 81
to 49,
Several measures of controversial
nature were sidetracked in the final
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