Show r 0 National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart 1 l Press Washington hington toD D C. C Washington President Roosevelt has bas submitted to congress a list list of ot the legislation Lays Out Work ho Ito deems for Con Congress sary to have before fore the present session adjourns He has divided It Into two categories must and desirable If It congress enacts only the list of ot must legIslatIon legislation legis legIs- lation and passes over the other group of ot bills which the President considers desirable It Is made to appear that the membership of ot the house and senate I Is due to suffer Burrer some Lome of ot the torrid temperature and the uncomfortable humidity of ot a Washington summer The President said he must have legislation e ex a- extending tending the National Recovery administration administration ad ad- ministration providing social sec security security rIty r- r ity eliminating public utility holdIng holdIng hold- hold Ing lug companies increasing the loaning loanIng loanIng loan- loan Ing power of ot the Home Ow Owners ers Loan corporation e extension of ot the so- so called nuisance taxes which expire by limitation of ot law on June 30 and revision of ot the banking laws In addition the President made known that he would like to have e enacted legislation to take the profits profIts prof- prof Its out of or war whatever that may mean He lIe previously had sent a message asking enactment of ot a law providing prodding for expansion of tIl the American merchant marine manne through the use of ot ship subsidies and he also desires to tD have enacted legislation legis legis- legislation lation setting up machinery for the thc settlement of ot labor disputes This legislation Is In the congressional hopper In the tile form of or ofa a a bl bill by Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Wagner of ot New York The President would like to have amendments to the agricultural adjustment adjustment ad ad- act In order to eliminate some Bome of ot the weaknesses weakness which the AAA people admit exist The airmail airmail air air- mail man contract situation Is another matter with which Mr Roosevelt has been concerned Seasoned observers recognize that this list of ot must legislation not notto notto notto to mention the desired legislation Is sufficient to keep congress grinding away far Into the summer They likewise that If It the desired de de- sired Ired legislation later becomes of ot such concern that the President wants to place It on the preferred mst list as well the membership of or congress congress con con- gress cress must be prepared to forego summer trips of ot any kind Since a good many members of or orI I congress have ve grown gron tired of or being c called a II e drubber rubber Pets of stamps for the ad- ad Their Own ministration they naturally h have a v ve e turned attention to legislation which they think will m be helpful to their own bal bailiwicks to themselves personally personally per per- or from a party standpoint Thus there have hae been promoted numerous pieces of legislation for which some individuals at least entertain entertain en en- greater fervor than they do doCor for Cor measures that were drafted by President Roosevelt's official family and transmitted to congress as administration administration ad nd- ministration legislation It is the general observation that an Individual val ual representative or senator frequently frequently frequently fre fre- will go much further In Infighting Infighting infighting fighting for legislation that Is his own brain child than for legislation placed before him on a sliver silver platter platter platter plat plat- ter such as administration proposals proposals proposals propos propos- als have hate been Consequently IndivIdual Individual Individual Indi Indi- vidual or group measures are constantly constantly constantly con con- cluttering up house and senate senate sen sen- ate legislative calendars This Is a n factor meaning delay for administration administration administration adminis adminis- bills MIls It Is to be remembered as has been reported In these columns that Mr Roosevelt Is ls unable to toward toward toward ward off criticism of ot some of or his proposals Indeed there have been Democratic criticisms and Democratic Demo Demo- cratic opposition to a greater or lesser degree to all of ot the legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion he has proposed since congress convened last January All of ot which Is by way of ot saying that congress faces weeks of or committee work and floor debate despite the tho fact that the house Democratic leaders lenders still retain rather solid soUd control of ot a cleat majority In the lower house of t congress to drive through any pet measures for tor the administration In the senate the situation Is decidedly decidedly de de- de- de different Included In the legislation being fostered by Individual members Is the bill that would permit cabinet officers to appear on the floors of congress for questioning and explanation explanation ex ex- ex such as occurs under the British and French parliamentary systems The administration does not want this bill It will have to exert some pressure to avoid pass pass- age The reason is that the Roosevelt Roose Roose- Roosevelt velt eU administration Is no longer one In which the cabinet Is dominant Cabinet officers are only part of ot the scheme e and If It congress wanted to Inquire about the handling of ot relief money It must talk with Mr Hop Hop- Mr Hopkins U IQ not In the cabinet The same Is ls true of ot NUA and to some extent to the AAA although although al al- al though Secretary Wallace of ot the Department of t Agriculture theoretically theoretically Is a superior officer to AdminIstrator Administrator Admin- Admin Davis The administrator Is rs definitely opposed to the passage of bonus legislation for tor the former j i soldiers sailors and marines and It looks like a n Presidential veto will willbe willbe be necessary there The same Is true of ot Inflationary proposals of which there are many The situation situation situa situa- tion Is one therefore In which Mr Roosevelt must be constantly on his guard to prevent action which he does doe's not not want as well as ns being fortified fortified fortified forti forti- fied at all times with pressure to put through the legislation he has described as necessary necessary Thus It Is seen he Is confronted with many complications which did not disturb him in the first two sessions of ot New Deal congresses and these complications complications compU- compU mean a longer life lICe for the current session Let us examine the tho status of ot the legislation which the President said must be bo passed assed Some II Must Must The outlook Is Legislation something 1 II like I k e ethis ethis this The extension of the National Recovery Recovery Re Re- covery administration Is still far farot ot off Senate hearings are Just ended and the tile house Is still sUll further be be- hind No action can be expected In either cither body for several weeks The present law expires June lG 10 Recently Mr 1 Roosevelt sent to congress a very ery bitter message denouncIng denouncing denouncing de de- de- de public utility holding companies com corn panics and demanding legislation eliminating them from our economic structure The house committee consIdering considering considering con con- this legislation Is Just wIndIng winding winding wind wInd- ing up its hearings s and the senate committee which will have Jurisdiction jurIsdIction tion has hns taken talen no action at all alb It must be said that a hard fight Is In prospect If It and when this legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion reaches the stage of debate because because because be be- cause Investors In these companies are not going to have their equities destroyed while they sit Idly by These Investors are doing more now than Just making faces at congress congress congress con con- gress and the volume of ot letters which members are arc receiving In opposition opposition op op- op position to the holding companies legislation transcends anything that ever eer has happened In the memory of this correspondent The fhe banking legislation which Mr Roosevelt has proposed or which was wa proposed for him by Governor Eccles the New l' Deal and radical governor go of ot the f federal deral reserve board is faced with opposition equally equal equal- ly as ns bitter and as well organized as that confronting the holding companies bill Perhaps It can be said that opposition to the banking legislation Is even een stronger because In that fight the President will be e opposed el by Senator Carter Glass of or Virginia Yh who must be re regarded as the must virulent of all aU the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- In the senate The house bankIng bank bank- In Ing committee has about done clone Its Job w with lilt hearings on this bill but the sena senate te committee where the full force of or the tIle Glass opposition will willbe willbe be felt has not even set a date for committee consideration The social security bill about which Mr dr I r. r Roosevelt has done much talking because It Is distinctly a reform measure has finally been redrafted in the house while senate leadership Is unable to get together on any policy respecting It Some senators want to split up this bill billand billand and pass the section providing for old-age old pensions allowing the other parts of the bill to die a slow death The legislation to Increase by 1 Sl- the loaning power of the Home Owners Loan corporation probably will get through the senate senate sen sen- ate without much more ado The house passed the bill because It could not do otherwise with Individual individual Indi indi- vidual members realizing that there was a n chance that some of or this money would go Into their particular lar tar districts There remains on the must list then only the proposal to extend the nuisance taxes which expire atthe at atthe atthe the end of ot June It Is probable that the bulk buIlt of or these levies will be be accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac by congress as necessary One cannot fan fall In tramping around Washington these days to note the frequent About the expressions con con- Future corning the outlook outlook out out- look of ot the New Deal and for President Roosevelt's pers personal nal political future In f fact ct some observers lately have b been n heard to say that Mr Roosevelt Is suffering from too much ballyhoo He fie was put up on ona ona ona a pedestal that made him In the eyes of ot many persons something of ot ofa ota a superman He Hc himself Is regard regard- regarded ed as having contributed to this condition by his many campaign promises some Bome of ot which he has found absolutely Impractical as remedies In leading the country out of or the morasses and on to a more satisfactory economic plain In truth the Presidents President's own political colleagues have hac continued to depict him as an Individual capable of ot things which no human can accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac- ac and this combination of ot circumstances Is declared by many minded keen persons persona as likely to bring If 11 Indeed It has not already brought a definitely bad political reaction from the Presidents President's standpoint stand stand- point O. 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