Evening star., 1947-06-29
Batch Of Fund Bills
Pending as Congress
Enters Final Month
By the kssoeiated Press

The Republican-oominated Con-
gress rolls into the final month of
the session this week with most
of its work done but some of Presi-
dent Truman's major domestic pro-
posals are slated for the pigeonhole.
The calendar remains crowded.
But, aside from a big batch of ap-
preparation bills awaiting final pas
sage, the Republican high command
has ticketed only a few major meas
ures for passage.
Only one of the dozen bills which
gives the Government departments
and agencies their funds for the
new fiscal year starting Tuesday
has been passed finally and sent
to the President. The bureaus will
he authorized to continue on their
present appropriations until the new
funds are provided.
On other matters with a June 80
deadline, Congress has done bet
ter. 1t has sent to the President
a bill continuing rent control until
March / but providing that land
lords may raise rents up to IS per
cent if tenants agree in return for
a lease. Mr.. Truman Is expected
to sign it tomorrow.
RFC and CCC Bills Passed.
It also has passed bills continuing
for another year the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. and the Com
modify Credit Corp. which other
wise would die at midnight tomor-
row.
It expects to pass tomorrow a
resolution continuing the President S
authority to control the export and
import of certain scarce items from
June 30 to July IS pending further
study.
This much more of Mr. Trumans
program appears likely to win ap-
provaI before the session ends
July 26:
l. Unihcation of the Army and
Navy.
2. Renewal of Government sup
port prices for wool.
3. A new link in the presidential
chain of succession, putting the
House Speaker in line for the White
House directly behind the Vice Pres
1dent.
May Boost Minimum Wage.
Congress also expects to pass a
bill permitting veterans to cash
their terminal leave bonds tmmedi-
ately. Administration officials have
opposed it.
Tentatively, Congressional leaders
are planning to rush through boost
in the legal minimum wage, raising
the floor from 40 to perhaps so
cents an hour.
In the doubtful category is a pro-
posal to resurrect the $4,000, ,000, 900
income tax bill, cutting levies next
January /. Mr.. Truman vetoed the
tax cut which Republicans planned
for July /.
Behind the administration lies a
major defeat-passage Of ths Taft
Hartley labor bill over President
Truman's veto.
Training Bill Faces Delay.
Ahead lie others:
There appears scant chance this
year for passage of the bill for uni
versal military training.
Shouldered aside are other meas
ures such as the national health
insurance plan, the st. Lawrence
Seaway, a long-range housing plan,
and admission of 100000 of Europe S
displaced persons.
Still alive, but with little likeli-
hood of approval this year, is a bill
to provide for military cooperation
and Standardization of arms among
the countries of the Western
Hemisphere.
The Republican Congress has
written record of achievement that
commends itself to every real Amer
lean" declared the House Republi-
can floor leader, Representative Hal
leck, of Indiana, in a statement.
at is in the homestretch of one of
the most productive sessions in
history