Show ECONOMIC highlights the present congress has been in session more than six months in that time it has galss passed ed a large number ot of bills more than 90 per cent of 0 an measures mea stires are approved by a unanimous vote as they are ot of only local importance and dont inspire iro arguments and debate but most ot of the really big items on oil the calendar remain to be considered the real work has baa gonei gone on not lot on the floor ot of the house or senate but in the committee rooms where leaders plead threaten argue and sweat the original supreme court bill Is definite deri nitey y dead Adminis administration tr a floor leaders even bring it to a VO vote te the mounting opposition 1 to it in democratic ranks plus the stinging criticism it received from the senate judiciary committee sealed its doom in its place a compromise has been offered ott ered the compromise would authorize tile the president to appoint a an n additional justice for each court member over 75 instead ot of 70 with the important proviso that not more than one extra justice could be appointed in any one calendar year this would give the president four extra appointments between now and 1940 but they would not be made ir if elder justices retired theoretically the court would not be permanently manent ly increased in size inasmuch as when justices over 75 retired they would not be replaced unless the court had less than nine in members embers actually there could be ba several extra Jupt justices ices appointed and sitting with those over 75 at all times opponents of 0 the original bill are mostly opposed to the compromise and have organized a filibuster business week thinks that the is dying and recent events would indicate that Is true activities have been greatly curtailed and in a number ot of states no now new projects are being undertaken taken congress will probably approve appropriations for projects already planned but there will be litte latte new work anywhere there will be nothing new in taxation this session with the possible exception of laws to plug up loopholes in existing tax legislation senator la Fol lettes proposal to widen the tax base that is reduce exemptions as well as increase higher bracket rates did not pass but it recci received ved a surprisingly large tote bote most authorities teel feel that a similar measure will be passed ot of necessity in a year or so it ia doubtful it laws dealing with strikes will be passed there seems to have been a change according to most washington observers in the administrations attitude toward labor and its leaders they think the president is becoming less sympathetic with mr lewis that the CIO is gradually losing white house support and that the administration will take more of a middle ground this reflects tile the widespread opinion that the general public is less favorable to the CIO than it was a few months ago recent events indicate especially especial ly that agriculture is strongly against the lewis movement tearing fearing that he may try to unionize farm hands and establish wage levels that the average farmer cannot meet before congress adjourns best guesses place that date dale as labor day there will be a good deal dealer of verbal fireworks but it is very r doubtful it if any major bill of 0 a revolutionary nature with the possible pos sll t exception ot the court compromise 11 will pass the attitude of C men today Is largely one of caution they dont want to take any steps that will further distress bu business sineAS and halt the recovery movement |