Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER
From
CONGRESSMAN WIN. F. ALLEN

r FEDERAL HOUSING BILI-The
!, Administration housing bill recon.
mended by the president at the spe-
! cial session in November last. Is now
J law. Both Houses Of Congress an
! proved the joint conference commit
tee report on the bill.
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WAGES AND HOURS. - Chances
that a wage and hour bill will be
passed at this session of Congress
are very bright Chairman Norton
of the House Committee on Labor
believes the bill will be revised and
should be finished by the last of
March. The president is still very
anxious for the enactment OF such
legislation at this session.
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EQUAL RIGHTS. - The Senate
Committee on Judiciary will hear a
Amendment declaring "men and wo-
men shall have equal rights through
out the United States and every place
subject to its jurisdiction" and that
Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate
Legislation" While the Nineteenth
Amendment TO the Constitution pro-
vides equal suffrage for women, it
does not go far enough and so the
new amendment is proposed.
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HIGHWAYS.-President Roosevelt |
recently recommended that the Fed /
eral aid to states for highways be cut /
down to S125. 100000 annually. House
Committee on Roads has been hear
ing debates on bill continuing pres
ent federal program of S21S.OO0. 900
annually. The arguments against
curtailment of federal aid is that IL
would disrupt state plans. affect
safety. retard farm-to-market trans
port, curtail road construction gen.
orally. cause diversion of gasoline
and registration fees away from
highway use and menace wartime
communications.
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UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
The Federal Trade Commission will
he given more power to control I'M
fair trade practices by an amend
ment to the Federal Trade Commits
sion Act. that has been passed by
both Houses of Congress. The
gives the commission
more power over certain practices
such as misleading advertisement of
food, drugs and other such products.
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CREDIT BASIS.-A plan to put
the cOuntry's existing money supply
TO work on a credit basis. is being
studied and devised by President
He believes this is a
better method than one of borrowing
and spending by the government in
order to create more money. Small
home building will be the chief outlet
in the lending program.
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WIDOW PENSIONS.-Under bill
favorably reported to the House by
the Committee on Pensions, widows
and orphans of World War veterans
would receive pensions based on SER
vice of veterans. regardless of whez 4
Their they are disabled or not. Eligi-
bility of a widow would depend on
marriage to the veteran before 1871;
il chiIdless the marriage must have
been by July 3. 1881. Veteran must
have served at least 80 days between
April 6. 1917. and July 2. 1921. and
II the time of the signing of the arm
stice. he must have been in uniform.
4 widow would receive S22 a month
md Sc a month for the first child
With 81 a month for other children
lnder 16 years Of age.
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14,9OS UNEMPLOYMENT BENE- v
benefit checks y
otaling SI5O,3S7. .4S were sent to a. n
I0s eligible unemployed workers in b
o states during the first five days of n
,enefit payments. e
RAILR AID RETIREMENT Ii
D-Approximately $4,000. 900 a 4
month was being paid in pensions p,
nd annuities to 1858 former rail- -
oad workers in November, 1887, un- +.
Ter the Railroad Retirement Act. l.
Total payments under the 1885 and n
937 Railroad Retirement Act were -
nore than $33.0O0,OOO up to Novem- 6;
,er 80, 1887. n
SOCIAL SECURITY. - Approxi- u
nately 500. 900 men, women and chill NJ
rem received public assistance at :.
ONE time during the past fiscal year NJ
n states cooperating under the So ol
ial Security act. The analysis indi- W
ates that the Social Security pro- u
ram is taking over. to significant I'll
egree, obligations formerly borne in
v relief agencies. and in some in eG
tances is complementing other dI
orms of public aid to hold homes ne
1gether and protect the integrity Of pc
amily life. W
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IIFP SAYING WORK III