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Show TRADE TREATY BILL APPROVED WASHINGTON, Jan. it Wv-The boas ways and means committee approved today bill to extend for throe years the president's author- Ity to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements. Members said their vote was split along party lines. Chairman Dough ton CD), North Carolina, said hs would attempt to obtain prompt house consideration of the measure undsr a ruts permitting per-mitting io hours of general debate. President Roosevelt and administration admin-istration officials have indorsed the extension as a means of stimulating stimulat-ing permanent economy recovery and laying a firm foundation for world peace. Committee Republicans said the Democrats defeated them on two amendments, one of which would have provided that any future trade agreement or any renewal of an existing agreement must be approved ap-proved by congress. |