Show SENA SENATORS TORS END HEARINGS WASHINGTON April 19 13 CUP UP- UP The senate enate finance committee its hearings completed settled seWed down t today today to to- day to write Tite a bill extending the national national na na- na recovery act for lor two years Both those favoring and those opposing opposing opposing op op- op- op posing continuation o of N R A have presented their cas cases Two widely divergent v views o of the act were given the committee at almost the last minute Hugh S. S Johnson early one-man one head o of N R A appeared for the de de- de- de He gave a dramatic recital of its virtues As he finished Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator King D. D Utah put into the record record record rec rec- ord a Brookings institution report criticising the N R A. A Johnson said N R A had been a powerful powerful pow pow- Ow erful influence toward recovery Six Brookings institution economists economist reported reported reported re re- re- re ported they found it had retarded re reo cover covert covery The Brooking Brookings report was wa extreme extreme- ly Iy critical of ot the whole theory of N R A. A Among Its signers was Leon C. C Marshall a member of ot the recovery recovery ery board which was criticised N R A A. A the report said has vastly increased the power o of Industrial groups Trade practices provisions were described as a rather than a stimulus to recovery |