Show Congress Adjourns Sine Die Ends Eight Month Session t I Passage Of Deficiency Deficient Y Bill Is Prevented AsLon As Lon Long Holds Floor Congress adjourned at 1209 a.m. a.m. a. a m. m Tuesday angry and helpless against a seven hour filibuster by Huey Long By holding the floor of the Senate for the last seven hours of the session Long prevented the passage of the third deficiency measure carrying to pay pensions to the aged retirement retirement retirement retire retire- ment pay to railroad workers and money for crippled children He prevented also the very thing he haid he was fighting for two amendments which the senate put on the deficiency bill but which the house refused to accept One would have given farmers a cent 12 a pound loan on cotton the other would have authorized the A A A to lend farmers 90 cents a bushel on wheat Long said he wanted the house to vote on those amendments The house refused to do so so he took the floor and held it Impervious impervious impervious Im im- im- im pervious to pleas of his friends and threats of his his' enemies It has an odd ending to a congress congress congress con con- i gress that has written eight months months months mon mon- of history by appropriating an average of for every minute it worked Delay Operation The third deficiency bill prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented of passage by Long would have added nearly to congressional i ions ion o n s whose expenditures already totaled totaled totaled total total- ed and most congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional authorities held that the failure of this bill may delay operation until January of the bulk of new deal legislation The bill bilI carried funds for such major bills as social security the holding company bill the bus control law the Guffey coal bill bilI billand billand and the federal alcohol act Though President Roosevelt was reported to believe he c could allocate funds to these agencies from work-relief work money congressional congress congressional ional tonal authorities generally expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed a belief Comptroller General General General Gen Gen- eral J. J R. R McCarl would not permit permit permit per per- mit this step contending that work-relief work and public works funds could not be diverted for administration administration admin admin- of the laws Nevertheless it was contended I many of the new agencies could begin work unofficially with a aview aview aview view to reimbursed in January January January Jan Jan- uary when congress meets again Some of the accomplishments left behind by the first session of the congress are listed below Accomplishments Listed 1 Social Security A program I aimed to insure some Americans against the hazards of old age unemployment and disability disa disa- 2 Wagner labor disputes act A A- A law seeking to guar guarantee to workers the right to organize and bargain collectively with their employers 3 Banking act of 1935 strengthening strengthening strengthening streng streng- i I thening federal control over over cre credit cred cred- it and monetary policy 4 National defense Nearly was voted to increase increase increase in in- in- in crease the strength of the army and navy Construction of 24 new naval vessels was ed 5 Neutrality Voted an embargo embar embar- go on munitions to warring nations nations nations na na- na- na effective until March 1 set up a r registration and licensing licensing licensing licens licens- ing system for arms manufacturers ers and prohibited American ships from carrying arms to belligerent ent ships at sea 6 6 G. Gold Clause Suits Citizens were prohibited from suing the government after January 1 on claims arising from dollar deval deval- 7 7 Alcohol Control Reasserted Reassert Reassert- ed the governments government's control of the liquor Industry which was r. r voided by the supreme courts court's N NR NR R A decision J k i t g r 8 Guffey Coal Bill Set up a little for the bituminous bituminous' coal industry imposing a tax on on production and rebating 90 percent percent per percent cent of the tax to producers who adhered to certain wage and hour standards 9 9 Farm Mortgage Permitting bankruptcy Proceedings proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings to stay foreclosures for 3 years giving farmers the right to redeem their property after that Urn time e. e 10 Voted to limit utility utility utility u- u holding companies to not more than two for forny any ny given in integrated integrated integrated in- in system of operating companies companies companies com com- and placed holding company company company com com- pany control under securities and exchange commission 11 Relief Voted to set up year two-year works program program program pro pro- gram designed to give employment employment employment employ employ- ment to men 12 12 Taxes Increased d taxes on the rich on wealthy estates and profitable corporations to raise an additional yearly r revenue 13 13 AAA Amendments Sought to bolster the new deal farm program program program pro pro- gram against pending court tests and restrict suits for tor recovery of processing taxes If they are found foun illegal 1 J |