Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-06-09 | Page 1 | Man Admits Gettig Ransom

a an Admits Getting Ransom j WIN TILT OVER OVERPAY PAY HOUR ACT Force Conferees to Reopen Study of Com Compromise P romise I WASHINGTON June 9 APA AP APA A threat of southerners to fight a previously approved i compromise forced a joint congressional coni con- con i gressional committee to reopen today discussion of the pay provisions pro- pro visions of the wage-hour wage bill I Armed with ith an ultimatum supported supported sup- sup ported by 18 southern senators in ina ina la a caucus this morning Senators Ellender D. D La and Pepper D. D Fla Ela southerners on the conference conference confer- confer ence committee told the conferees conferees con con- they must have han wage differentials differentials differentials dif dif- dif dif- or they would make an active floor fight on the legisla legisla- tion tion The southerners proposed a new compromise compromis J by y whicH a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour would beCome become become be be- Come come effective for all interstate in ind industry industry in- in d at th the end of seven years but with exceptions which would I i permit differentials on a sectional baSis tails Agreed on Compromise The conference committee previously previously previously had agreed with 12 of the 14 H co conferees concurring to a compro- compro which would excuse only those industries which could prove at the end rad of the year seven-year period that a ascent scent cent minimum would cause un- un The he southerners insisted however however how- how ever that such factors as lower living ng costs and freight rates which they hey said were discriminatory against the south should be considered con- con in granting exemptions said Chairman Thomas I D. D 4 Utah of the senate conferees w was was s engaged with others in an attempt to draft language to which th southerners the would agree Thomas Thom- Thom declared as-declared as declared progress had been made In this mornings morning's conference but declined further comment Meanwhile a senate house committee committee com com- was trying to decide just how tow much should be spent for the thea a administrations administration's program to improve im im- prove rove business by spending and ending lending IL The committees committee's job was to compromise com com- pr promise mise differences between the relief and public works UI IllI passed by the senate and a similar measure approved approved ap ap- proved in the house LP resident President Roosevelt asked con- con risS ress yesterday to retain an addi- addi I for W P A voted y the senate ithe To Get 1000 The congressional committee in investigating investigating in- in the Tennessee valley au- au hority announced that Francis Bid- Bid dl He Ile committee counsel would re- re dye eive for six months' months serice ser- ser ice vice Chairman Donahey D. D Ohio said lh Hat at t Biddle BiddIe would begin drawing a alary alary lary as soon as he came to Wash- Wash n on from his home in Philadel- Philadel hia hla probably within a few days