The Washington times., 1938-05-09

u. OIL New 1 Ofk, OF the nous
pedite the legislation.
O'Connor proposed a resolution
making it possible for Chairman
Mary I. Norton Cd, New Jersey
of the Labor Committee, to cal
up tbs Norton wage-hours bill be
for May %.
If the bill is not considered
before that time and then goes
to thE Senate for further action,
adjournment may be delayed to
June is at the earliest and per-
haps July l." said O'Connor.
First. a motion by Harrison tt
call up the report was adopted
without dissenting voice. Ther
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
one of the Republican confereeS
announced that he and Senator
Capper (RO Kansas, had signed
the conference report, because
they considered the bill "a ster
forward toward sanity in taxa
ton"
Revision Of the capital gains
and losses levy in existing law
were praised by Vandenberg.
Assured by leaders the general
congressional revolt has been
crushed, temporarily at least, Mr.
Roosevelt was advised that time
and the adjournment bug" were
the greatest threats to his cher.
ished wage-hour program.
Congressional leaders sent word
to a Sun-tanned Chief Executive
that early passage of the huge
spending program is assured. that
final passage of tax bill will be
completed this week and that early
agreement is certain on the naval
expansion bill.
QUARRELS OVER SPAIN
Quarrels among advisers over
shipment of helium to Germany
and the fight to lift the Spanish
arms embargo were embarrassing
questions to be settled.
Unless the President demands
that congressional leaders renew
the fight for the Government re
organization bill, it appeared the
New Deal will center its drive for
passage of national minimum
wage and maximum hours legis
lation.
House leaders we're ready to ad
wise Mr.. Roosevelt that a reorgani
zation bill can be revived and
passed by a margin of at least IS
votes. But they urged that the
Senate take two House reorganiza
ton bills and pass them if the Ad
ministration insists upon action.
275 FOR WAGE BILL
Representative DAILY CD Of
Pennsylvania, secretary of the
House wage-hours bloc, disclosed
that survey showed the Norton
bill will be passed by 75-vote mar
gin shortly after May %.
Our canvass shows that 275
members will vote for the bill
with not more than 100 to 125
against it," said DAILY. Outside
of bltter-end Southern oppoSi-
tion and a few others, the whole
House will support it."
Since the Senate passed a wage
hour bill last year, the difficulty
confronting the Administration
was harmonizing Senate ano
House bills and avoiding a South
ern flllbuSter.
THOMAS EXPECTS DELAY
While Congress would fix min
imum wages and maximum hours
in the House bill. the Senate bill
would delegate this power to q
board. Senator Thomas Cd, o1
Utah, chairman of the Senate
Labor Committee, Indicated that
it would take so much time tt
reach an agreement that adjourn
ment might have to be postponed
until June Is or July l to finally
enact a wage-hour bill.
Mr.. Roosevelt may have to stel
into the fight betweRn the Senate
and House bills, just as he inter
vened in the conference fight ovel
the SIS, 300. .000, 900 tax bill.
While the President has in thu
past demanded a flexible bill, un
der which there can be North
South differentials, the entirt
House fight now is based upon &
bill banning all differentials ant
destroying all flexibility in ordel
to prevent creation of anothe,
bureaucracy.