Evening star., 1939-02-25
No oAnti-Monopo|y
Bill 10 Be Offered
Al This Session
Borkley Statement Part
Of New Deal Effort to
Quiet Business Feurs
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
The administration effort to quiet
business fears and encourage private
investment gained impetus today
from a statement by Majority Leader
Barkley of the Senate that he had
received word that no general anti
monopoly legislation would be Of
fered at this session of Congress.
Senator Barkley told reporters he
had received this information from
Chairman OMahoney of the special
committee of legislators and Gov
ernment officials appointed to inves-
tigate monopoly and other economic
subjects.
The Senate leader added, how
ever that the committee would ask
additional funds-probably at least
as much as the s500,0OO appropriated
for it last year-to continue its in
vestigations.
The Barkley announcement was
one of several apparent indications
that the crop of new laws turned
out at the present session of Con-
gress might be comparatively small
Hopkins Joins In.
Another was the statement of Sec
retary Of Commerce Hopkins, in an
address last night at Des Moines.
Iowa, that, with the emphasis
shifted from reform to recovery, this
administration is now determined to
promote that recovery with all the
vlgor and power at its command"
Speaking privately. several Sem
ators said the desire of many Demo-
Gratis for party peace would tend
to: hold the sessions output of new
laws to a minimum. Saying con-
tinued Democratic strife would i'm
pair the party's chances in the presi-
dental campaign next year, they
predicted congressional leaders
would avoid dissension by compro-
mise or complete elimination of
some measures.
A survey of pending bills indi-
Gated to some veteran lawmakers
that, aside from regular appropria-
ton measures, less than a dozen
important proposals were likely to
be acted on before the session ended.
These include measures to
strengthen the Army and Navy.
modify the Wagner Labor Relations
Act, revise the neutrality law, set up
a new system of relief and public
works, attack the railroad problem.
expand the social security program
and privide for reorganization of
Federal agencies.
June Is Quitting Date Sought.
The survey was made yesterday bv
Senator Barkley in a conference
with committee chairmen, who in
Clude both supporters and critics of
the administration.
Despite previous predictions that
the session might continue into the
summer, Senator Barkley said after
the conference that June Is would
be desirable" adjournment date.
He said the study showed most i'm
portant measures, including virtually
all those recommended by President
Roosevelt, would be ready for House
or Senate action next month. The
Senate would settle down to a steady
pace next week, he predicted, when
it begins consideration of the $685.
100000 Army expansion bill, already
approved by the House This will be
passed by midweek, the majority
leader predicted.
The Senate program for next week
also calls for action on a bill to tax
the salaries of State and Federal
employees and stream pollution legis-
lation.
The conference followed by a week
. meeting of House Democrats,
called by party leaders in an effort to
restore harmony between admins
tration and administration fac
tions.
While conferees said there was no
talk of party differences at the
Barkley meeting. it came at a time
when Senate Democrats generally
were discussing party peace pros
poets.