Show I I Houses Agree I I i f To Extend iI 14 i ii Rent Controls t i a I S v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 26 UP House and senate conferees i l i agreed Saturday o on n a straight 15 t I month extension of rent controls II I which expire March 31 t The senate conferees gave save In to i the house and agreed to the 15 I j months duration after more than an hour of discussion The senate had voted a 12 I month extension with a three- three month moratorium period during during during dur dur- ing which tenants could not be evicted for refusing to pay in increased increased increased in- in creased rents 4 c. The conferees were in their second second second sec sec- ond day of trying to work out a compromise rent control extension law The most controversial point still remains to be settled That in involves involves in- in wolves the question of bigger re return return return re- re turn for landlords The house voted a fair return guarantee to landlords with nothing specific spelled out The senate rejected that as unworkable and instead approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap j proved two automatic 5 rent ceiling increases over the next year Senate B Ban Banking a n k kin i n g Committee Chairman Burnet R. R Maybank D D. S. S C C. who heads the senate conferees said his group conceded on the duration issue after the house had made concessions late Friday on a so-called so home rule formula for letting states cities towns and villages remove ceilings with their governors' governors okeh Maybank laybank said he hoped the conferees conferees conferees con con- could finish work on the compromise bill by Saturday night so it would be ready for senate and house consideration Monda Monday Sen John J. J Sparkman D. D Ala one of the conferees said he thought the fair return question was the i tougher problem Elsewhere in congress Veteran Pension House Pension House administration administration administration admin admin- leaders conceded that the new veterans veterans' pension legislation Rankin D. D Miss I of Rep John E is a good bill They predicted the house would pass the new measure And they hinted that although the leadership leadership leader leader- ship had made no formal decision on the matter as yet they themselves themselves themselves them them- selves were inclined to support it when it reaches the house floor Pres Truman's house lieutenants lieuten lieuten- lieu lieutenants ten ants bitterly fought the original Rankin bill which would have provided 90 a month pensions for forI I all year old veterans of World War Var I and H. H The house voted I 08 to last Thursday to kill I the proposal Rankin introduced his new bill I See Pago Page 2 2 Column Columns 3 Group Agrees To Rent Plan Continued from Pa rage Pago o One Friday It would authorize 72 monthly pension for year old veterans of World War Var I provided provided provided pro pro- vided they were honorably discharged discharged dis dIs- dis- dis charged and actually in need Its a good bill one administration administration adminis adminis- spokesman said Actually it wouldn't do much more than what is already being done by government regulation The Veterans administration in October revised its rules to mal make e emore more veterans eligible for disability it ity pensions A high official of a veterans veterans' organization said that under the new regulations almost any needy veteran of either world war could qualify for a 72 a month grant Forel Foreign n nl aid Senate aid Senate Republican Leader Kenneth Wherry protested that under the present wording of a provision in the pending Marshall plan extension bill the administration would be authorized authorized author author- to finance the development d of British oil refineries all over the globe The provision would give the economic cooperation administration the authority to assist any overseas project which is producing material needed here for U. U S. S stockpiles Wherry said this section could be used for anything under the sun Spen Spending Spending- Ing- Ing Chairman Clarence Cannon D. D Mo of the house appropriations committee warned congress against vast expenditures expendItures expenditures expendi expendI- tures with no thought of where the he money is coming from He made the statement after the house louse tentatively voted to add to a bill that would appropriate appropriate ap- ap to the army for or its work on flood control and rivers and harbors McGrath McGrath l Sen J. J Howard vard McGrath McGrath Mc- Mc Grath D. D R. R I. I chairman of the he Democratic national committee commit commit- tee accused the Hoover commission commission commis commis- sion of straying Into the field of political propaganda In a committee com com- publication Capital Comment Comment Com Corn ment he took exception to a commission task force report on government lending operations C C 0 C Sen John J. J Williams I R R. Del said he will press for I prompt senate action on his resolution resolution reso- reso lution ution calling upon the general accounting office to finish its audit of the books of the Commodity Commodity Com Corn Credit Corp Williams told the he senate Friday night he has been jeen informed that the C C C books are out of balance alance for the period from June 30 1943 to June 30 1945 C C C Pres Ralph S. S Twigg said that if Williams is suggesting that funds have been misappropriated I flatly deny it |