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Show WAGE-HOUR ACT HEARIIOALTED WASHINGTON, Aug. t iTt William Omit, president of the American Federation ef Labor, Mid after a White Heme conference confer-ence today that President Booee-tfU Booee-tfU had agreed la principle to three amendments suggeeted by the federation to the wage-hour bilL WASHINGTON, Auf. I (INS) Sudden adjournment of a session of the house labor committee on the Black wage-hour bill today gave rise to conflicting statement! and rumors. Representative Mary T. Norton D., N. J., chairman, said the meeting was postponed until tomorrow tomor-row at the request of President Roosevelt, so that amendments to the bill could be framed. House leaders, who declined to be quoted, said they understood the president had mads no such request |