The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-12
Legislation Passed Which
Is Favorable TO the
Administration
BY VIM. L. SHERRllL
Associate Editor

Continuation OF monetary powers
Authorization OF modified work re-
lief program to be carried out with
$l,755, 500, 900 for 1910 fiscal year
Liberalization OF Social Security
act payments and postponement o.
l per cent rise in payroll taxes tc
1913 appropriation approx
mately two billion dollars for ma
ton defense program.
Appropriation of $6l, 100000 fol
purchase by IVA Of private utility
properties.
Legislation Denied to
the Administration
Revision OF Neutrality act TO lif'
arms embargo. Three billion dol
lar lending program. Eight hundred
million dollar uSHA- slum clear.
ance program. Amendments t.
Walsh Healey, Wage and Hour act
Legislation Designed
to Aid Business
Revenue act OF 1889, repeating
the undistributed profits tax anc
giving savings to corporations ac'
customed to keep a large share
of their earnings as surplus. Chand
Ter act to permit voluntary finan'
cial reorganization Of railroads. In
crease of maximum mortgage in
suFanee OF FILA from three billior
- Fotr h;IIiNn Jo1Iare
Postponed Until Next Session
General railroad relief legisla
ton. Amendment of Wagner-Labol
Relations act.
Investigations Launched
By Congress
wPA inquiry. National Labor Re
lations Board inquiry. Dies com
mittee investigating un-Americar
activities continued. Banking ant
monetary policy inquiry author
lied.
Despite what the papers have Il
say about the independence of tn,
Seventy-sixth Congress anc
its Check to the President" anc
"its smashing of New Deal legis
lation," we will not be surprised i
the folks back home have quite ;
bit to say TO our Representatives
elected by about 100000 votes whit
without rhyme or reason" buckeC
the representative OF the people
elected by a majority of 27 million
votes.
Mr.. Roosevelt will take to tn,
country in October in an effort t.
rail- yvoters behind his shelved leg
islation. Senator Barkiey is conf
dent that most OF the president
measures will be passed in the mex
session of congress. A grass root
campaign is now in the making de
signed to bring pressure to bea
on legislators who left the new des
camp. Public sentiment is to b.
tested regarding this boosted revolt
Despite the fact that the politica
Righteousness which seemed to in
spire the Hatch Bill was only ski
deep that the measure itsel
was a significant move in giganti
chess game that most OF thos
whe-veted fer the bill did so beeees
they wished to throw obstacles il
the path of any fhird-term ambi
tions which Mr.. Roosevelt nigh
entertain The passage of thi
bill is without doubt a step in tn
right direction.
Take a look at the heart of til
bill:
1t is unlawful for any person EN-
ployed in the executive branch G
the federal government, or agenc
or department, TO use his official au
thority to interfere with a nations
election or affect its result. N
such official or employee may tax
any active part in political manage
ment or in political campaigns. Thei
civil rights to vote and speak re
main to them.
1t is unlawful for any person en-
ployed in any capacity by any ager
cy Of the federal government to be
long to any political party or oil
ganization which advocates the ol
erthrow Of constitutional govern
ment in the United States.
It is unlawful for any person !
a federal administrative position |
use his authority 10 affect the elet
ton or nomination Of presidents
or congressional candidates.
II is unlawful for any person d
rectly or indirectly, 10 promise pull
lie work, pay or other benefit as
reward for political activity or SUI
port. Or TO deprive or threaten
deprive any person OF such benef
as penalty.
II is unlawful for any person
solicit or receive any political col
tribution from persons benefittir
from funds appropriated by conf
ress for work relief or relief pu
poses.
Postmaster General James A. Fs
, ley has slated thirty-five distit
: guished Americans for postal in
! mortality" A Negro has been s.
! lected as one Of this number. The
= likenesses are TO be engraved {
United States postage stamps. IT