Evening star., 1938-01-31
YIELDS
T0HOUS|NCPLAN
"Prevai|ing Wage Amend.
ment" in Latter Measure
May Evoke Clash.
BACKGROUND

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Legislation for housing program
,D1s one of four major "n,usts" of
special session last fail, but only
after bitter fight and considerable
returiting did it get as far as con-
ference committees. Four weeks
of flibustering ouer anti-lynching
bill has prerented Senate from, re-
cetring and acting upon conference
report earlier this pinter.
BY the Associated Press.
The Senate dropped the four-week
hlibuster against the anti-lynching
bill temporarily today to consider the
administrations housing legislation.
Despite general approval of OBJ
jectives of the housing bill. Senators
disagreed over its wage provisions.
The bill, as originally passed by the
Senate. requires payment of prevail
ing wages" fixed by the Labor Depart
ment on Government-insured con-
struction projects. This section was
removed by a committee appointed to
reconcile House and Senate measures.
Fights to Reinstate Amendment.
Senator Lodge, Republican. Of Mas
sachusetts. author of the prevailing
wage amendment, led an attempt to
reinstate it. Federal housing officials
opposed the provision. declaring it
would destroy effectiveness of the
housing program. because prevailing
wage standards might be So high as
to discourage privately-nnanced con-
struction.
The House has approved the COM
promise bill. designed to hasten the
now of private capital into home con-
struction. 1t would cut the down
payment on low-cost houses to 10
per cent and would reduce interest
and service charges on Government
Insured projects. Ffhf T
Consideration of the housing bill
gave Southern Senators . rest from
their orations against the anti-lynch-
ing measure, which nevertheless re-
mained the unfinished business Of
the Senate.
A showdown vote was expected
later this week on laying aside the
anti-lynching bill to. permit debate
on other major legislation. South
erners expressed confidence they
could sidetrack the measure.
Naval and other appropriations bills
are awaiting Senate action, as is the
administrator Government reor-
ganization measure.
The House resumed consideration
of the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill, while its Military and
Naval Committees studied legisla-
ton to carry out the Presidents in
creased defense program.
Committee agreement was near on
the administration farm bill, which
probably can be considered by the
House before 1t takes up tax revision
proposals.
Tax Revision Program Debated.
Representative Treadway, Repub-
lican, Of Massachusetts, said in a radio
speech last night that the tax revision
program would encourage monopoly.
Representative Vinson. Democrat, of
Kentucky, debating the subject with
him, declared the changes would re-
move inequalities in corporate taxation.
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
was considering the nomination of
Robert H. Jackson to be Solicitor Gen.
eral, succeeding Supreme Court Justice
Stanley Reed.
: Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, .
member Of the subcommittee, said he
was studying Mr.. Jackson's recent anti
monopoly speeches to determine
whether his philosophy is such as to
make him prejudicial in the discharge
Of his proposed new duties"
Senator Burke, Democrat, Of Ne
braska said he would like to question
Mr.. jackson, now an Assistant Attor.
ney General, about the addresses.