Evening star., 1938-02-26
WACE-HOUR BILLS
DEATH IS H|NTED
Fight Over Kind of Plan Seen
Shelving Measure for
This Session.
p the Associated Press.

Some congressman said today there
was a possibility that wage-hour
legislation might be abandoned for
this session because of the contro-
versy over what form it should take.
Several members expressed doubt
the House Labor Committee would
reach agreement on any of the four
proposals before it. Other legislators
said that even il this committee
reached agreement, it was doubtful
the measure could be brought from
the House Rules Committee, which
blocked a Senate-approved wage-hour
bill last year.
The bills now under consideration
by the Labor Committee shape up
about as follows: h
ID The Senate approved bill,
stripped Of all exemptions, but re-
tanning provisions to impose 1 mini.
mum wage Of not more than 40 cents
an hour and q maximum work week
not shorter than 40 hours A single
administrator in the Labor DEPART
ment would have power to grant ex-
emptions.
Committee to Study Them.
2) A bill reviving the 1884 N.R,A.
wage standards and differential.
80 The American Federation of
Labor's proposal for a fiat Nation
wide minimum wage of 40 cents an
hour and 40-hour week.
90 A proposal by Representative
Ramspeck, Democrat, of Georgia. to
give the Federal Trade Commission
authority over unfair competition
caused by low wages and long hours
The committee will meet Tuesday
10 discuss the various proposals.
| Mr.. Ramspeck said he believed the
1eoeration's proposal was unconsti-
tutional. He also expressed belief the
revised version of the bill passed by
the Senate would be rejected by the
House because elimination of the ex-
emptions had made it more drastic
Other committee members were
equally critical of the proposal to re-
vive N. r. A. standards.
Two Others Put Aside.
II wage-hour legislation is ahan.
doned, it will join two other nronosals
on PRESIDENT Roosevelts original leeis-
iative program which apparently have
oeen sldetraeked for this session. The
otners are antitrust law revision and
regional planning.
because Attorney General Cum
mings said a great deal of time would
oe required to lay the groundwork for
revision Of the antitrust laws Ho1s.
leaders expressed belief nothing would
oe aofe about that type of legislation
at this session. '
AS 1or regional planning. the House
Rivers and Harbors Committaa has
sneived 1t at least Temporarily in favor
oi legislation for a Great Lakes water
diversion project.
a anotner OF Mr.. Roosevelt's proposals
government reorganization - NAV
come up IN the Senate Monday.
Opposltlon has developed there to
elvlng the President power to make
sweeping changes and consultations
IN existing agencies, ''O''0
among the opponents of the meas
ure are Senators Wheeler Democrat of
Montana: Burke, Democrat, of Ne
oraska; Byrd. Democrat, of Virginia
ano Bailey, Democrat, of North Caro-
una VINO all had major parts in the
defeat last year Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
court reorganization bill.
Neither Senate nor House was in
session today. Several committees
however, were busy.
Inc House Naval Committee con-
tnued hearings on the Nayy EXPANSION
DILL hoping to wind them up Monday
a Joint senate-House COMMITTEES
sought to adjust differences in the
$25o.ooo.0o0 relief deficiency bills
passed by the two bodies.
The Senate cleared the wav vester.
day Tor possible consideration of the
reorganisation bill next week by pass-
ing two appropriation measures-the
81, 400 ,oo0. 900 independent of,ces hin
and q $2s,o0o.0o0 deficiency mesu,re
Before disposing Of the larger one
the Senate restored 81, 1853 600 item
TO- permit the Tennessee valley Au-
thority to start construction Of = s1l2.
100000 dood-control reservoir At 0il.
bertsville, Ky.