Vernal Express | 1957-09-19 | Page 2 | Congress Faces Tax, Labor Laws Section

k t congress faces F aces tte tim laboc claws wc rt nw U washington pleasures measures of be v ambr debated d tap dy ce r C tak 4 64 idill iribe I 1 n I 1 shadow of impend impending ing national elections elect lonii iono during its next oes slon ion beginning on january 70 7 the danger in any pre elec tion session is that congress will bow to pressure groups seeking to raid he treasury ll 11 and will listen to demagogues who neltha belth er care about nor understand the problems problem of pu business siness among tha measures of importance Pr tance to business which will be considered are one ona of the first messages to be sent to congress by the president Is that containing the budget for the next fiscal year president Elsen Eisen howers budget message of last january aroused nation nationwide wido discussion discussions 5 a t revolt evolt by taxpayers and the fight to cut the budget dominated the session cession appropriations are certain to be a major issue next winter tt next budget is being prepared now in the executive depart 0 ments menta vor the th first time in years the house ways way and means committee plan sto I 1 hold bold comprehensive hearings on taxation beginning january 74 7 there la Is growing convict conviction ign among political observers that congress will enact a tax reduction bill LADOR ladon lead er era s of the mcclellan rackets committee soy say that legislation fo en re e buses in labor unions will be introduced tho the labor department is studying pleasures to this end along with modification of the taft hartley act some members who say the taft flartley act has been great ly weakened by court and labor board interpretations want it strengthened measures to extend minimum wage coverage and to provide government regulation gu lation for union management pension and welfare funds have been introduced some members of congress strongly urge legislation making ak ng labor unions alon subject to antitrust antl rust laws this ibis is being studied by the Justl justice ce labor and commerce department STATES STATE S n RIGHTS greater efforts are expected for enact merit ot of 1 urb curb vio 16 t oivind ie ilke W 91 gross ess jias before it legislation ti to to pi Is before kurts tonii bolding g th that congress g ress has aus ousted ed the h e state franj brov a legislative field unless congress says 0 so o ly lly further ers move to return na nany zw federal functions to statts states 11 pia produce congressional decisions either on a broad front or on i many individual bills now pending the fight to reduce big government will become important por tant INFLATION tight money etc unless inflationary pre pressures S abate this will atu be a major issue in the next congress the senate finance committee ini in i vesti gation of government finances will continue with fur ther assaults expected to be made on independence of the federal reserve system