The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
CONGRESS WILL
 AID BUSINESS
To Relieve BurdensOme Taxes; Reorganization
 Faces Harder Battle
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff CorreSpCndent)

Limited Press Staff Correspcndent)
 Washington, Feb. 28.-(UP)-Con- gress was ready today to relieve business of burdensome taxes quick ly, but headed toward a dispute over government reorganization which threatened to divide the New Deal-Democratc legislative forces still further.
 When government reorganization comes up in the senate today group of Democrats who opposed judiciary reorganization will resume the battle against what they consider to be a centralizatoin of power in the White House.
 The House, reSuming its discus sion of the S125, 100000 interior de- partment appropriation bill, expects to reach the tax bill this week and to pass it in short order. Next up for House consideration will be the emergency naval construction bill, presented to congress as a $500, ,OO0,- 900 measure but conceded now to require $l,O000 100000 or more.
 The supreme court, meeting today to render opinions after two week recess, may rule OH the National La bor Relations Boards authority to withdraw recognition as collective bargaining agent from a labor or ganizatoin found to be company union. Likewise subject to ops sible decision is the Electric Bond and Share company's challenge of the constitutionality of the 1885 pub lie utility holding company act.
 There were reports here as the court reaSsembled on decision day that Associate Justice Benjamin Cardoza, seriously i'll for many weeks may be permanently incapacitted and that MT. Roosevelt soon may have occasion to make a third New Deal nomination to the high bench. Replacement of Cardozo would not strengthen New Deal forces on the court because the stricken associate justice in the vital terms of 1934-35- 36 voted more consistently to up- hold Roosevelt legislation than did any other member of the court.
 Off the floor senate committees this week will be deep in politically potent delyiberatoins.
 l. Bernard M. Baruch, adviser to presidents since Woodrow Wilson en- tered the White House, will appear before the committee investigating unemployment causes.
 3. The senate judiciary commit tee will report on fitness of Assist ant Atty. General Robert H. Jack son to be solicitor general.
 j. The Interstate Commerce con- mittee tomorrow will resume hear ings on the hotly debated Borah-O'- Mahoney bill to license corporations engaging in interstate commerce.
 4. The following day the educa- titu and alabor committe headed by Senator Robert M. LaFollette, D.. Wis, will resume it's investlga- tion of Civil Liberties, with the National Association of Manufac- truers under inquiry.
 5. Vice President Garner will ap- point select committee to investi- gate alleged subverSive and com- munistic activities among maritime labor.
 House of Representatives approval of tax bill modifying the capital gains and corporation surplus levles seems now to be assured by March 2 at the latest. The tax bill VIII so then to the senate where there IS sentiment to ease still further these tax rates against which business has most vigorously protested.
 Sen. James F. Byrnes, D., $. O., will present the gocernment re- bill today but the measure may be laid aside after brief discussion to enable the sen ate to dispose of several appropria- ton bills before undertaking the reorganization debate which may continue through most of March.
 Senate Republican leader Charles L. McNary of Oregon will support bolting Democrats in their effort to modify the bill. The proposals for reorganization made by MT. Roosevelt in January, 1897, all ready have been substantially cur tailed in the senate draft. The bill would establish a new cabinet de- partment of Public Welfare but Congress will not establish the de- partment of Public Works, which MT. Roosevelt also requested.
 Notables as the legislative forces deploy is the presence of Sens. Harry F. Byrd. R., Va, Burton K. Wheeler. D, Mont. Edward R. Burke, D., Neb., and Josiah w. Bailey, D., N. c, among the op- ponents of government reorgani- ration in the form sought by MT. these men bitter in their of judiciary re organ ization which MT. Roosevelt vainly demanded that Congress enact last session.
 If the bill as it now stands is passed" Wheeler said. Congress ought to admit it $ incompetent to legislate and turn all its functions over to the executive branch of the government as has been done in Germany, Italy and Russia"