| Show Congressional Roundup S Congress in Stride As Budget Is Read Social Legislation LegislationS Bonus Bonus New Farm L Pro Program g Are First on Li List sr WASHINGTON Jan 7 AP AP Only Only the reading of or President Roosevelt's budget message remained today before belore congress starts down a rocky road of debate and lawmaking that is expected to stretch away into next July The message age was expected to b be follo followed ed quickly ly by the re re- re of to on relief activities appropriation carry carryon for lor the res rest of this fiscal year while the government is s shifting from the dole doleto doleto to jobs The plan was to transfer this money from certain une unexpended funds Chairman Buchanan D. D Texas of the house appropriations appropriation committee expected to introduce this measure toda today Both houses I will expedite it il leaders believe for relief funds are now growing short Change n o in Rules Ial 1 Makes aes es it Hard For Or ails mints traitor Legislation egis b atin o W WASHINGTON Jan 7 fP Except k Except for the bonus administration leaders in fn the house expressed d a belief belie that thata a recent chan change e In rules to make It harder for lor minorities to secure floor votes voles had put the lid on proposals unwanted unwanted un un- wanted by the administration Proponents Pro Pro-I Proponents Pro Pro- of inflation on and the hour 30 week however foresaw a chance chanc of I getting their legislation through the senate and sending it to the house Right at the start some fireworks were due to go off oll in the senate with Senator Clark D. D Mo 1 and Senator Long D. D Ll vying for the floor Clark wanted to start a drive for to continue the senates senate's munitions munitions munitions mu mu- investigation while Long served notice he had some remarks Old Age Pension and Work Relief 1 Will ill Be e Discussed at Length WASHINGTON Jan 7 AP The AP-The The work relief program program program pro pro- gram and the social security plans including old age pensions and unemployment insurance arc are expected to be discussed at length Already moves are arc afoot in the senate to provide more than for the jobs for drive Some members of oC congress also say they are arc receiving protests about the Roosevelt Roose program to end direct relief transferring the b back lck to the care of oC the states stales Senator Borah R. R Idaho came forward last night with the suggestion suggestion sug sug- th that thai lt the federal gov government must give help to states stales in setting setting setting set set- ting up old age pension systems I Meanwhile the Democratic attempt to reduce Republican membership membership membership mem mem- r on house committees seemed headed for a compromise The Democrats feared the Republican opposition might delay the relief relic appropriation S J I. I New Nev e eTo r A AAA A A Program Introduced To Fix Farm Produce Prices WASHINGTON Jan 7 P An P-An An at al tempt to supplant the agricultural adjustment administrations administration's program with something diametrically different different dif dlf- ferent lerent was announced today by Representative Representative Rep Rep- Dies D. D Texas He said ho would try fry this week to enlist the support of national farm agencies for a plan of tariff taril benefits benefits bene bent fits for farmers First the domestic consumption of or all aU crops of oC which there is a surplus surplus sur sur- ur- ur plus available for export would be I estimated This consumption would be split am among ng producers each receiving receiving receiving re re- an equal share For their allotments farmers would be given givena a tariff benefit determined by the secretary of agriculture Because of or tariffs the Texan said about the Roosevelt administration on his chesL chest Wednesday the senate foreign r relatIon relations re- re lations latIon committee will vote on th the proposal to join the world court cour which may give the chamber some som something thing to chew on until other leg legis legislation lation is ready With the congress overwhelming o Democratic leaders said there sti still was no sign of at an uprising against the administrations administration's program t on proposals for cashing the 2100 bonus On this the house was conceded concede by most observers to be against th the president The real battleground was in the senate where leader leaders were making makins a close check to se see e whether thc they could sustain a vet veto the world price of ot manufactured ar tidies tides docs does not determine the domestic domes domes- tic lie price Manufacturers often sell sel ell abroad at lower prices than in this thi country But Bui Dies added the world price for farm commodities d does does' s. s establish establish es es- the domestic price The tariff benefit he as asserted would raise the price the farmer gets eu for Cor products used wed at home to a level leve equitable with that which industry receives Farmers would be allowed d to produce produce pro pro- duce as much as they desired bufor but bu for any output in excess excess- of oC their allotment they would have ha to take the world market price One great advantage he said was that the plan would enable farmers to win back markets markels Mexico's Religious Controversy ContrO Brings Demand From Congressman WASHINGTON Jan 7 AP The AP-The The controversy over religion and education in Mexico registered a new reverberation here today loday with Representative Higgins D. D Mass a asserting erting he would offer congress con congress con con- gress a resolution demanding th that t the United States withdraw recognition from Mexico and remove Ambassador Josephus Daniels from irom the diplomatic corps Previously Representative Higgins had written President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt asking that a protest be sent to Mexico against the closing of Catholic schools and the expulsion of rebels Ambassador Daniels the legislator contended today loday should be removed because he was cognizant of ol what was happening yet et J made ade no protest |
