Show j I As the 8 1 teci the tile end e of f Its fourth th week wee with I I the Republican majority Com In 1 control action had down to a walk and the course course of leadership his has h veered veered gee gee and haw on 01 the J e two q importing sub labor legislation lon and taxes Facing a rebellion within its ranks the GOP steering com com- committee committee now is giving its an an- an nO l ced policy Of 20 cent cent ta tax cut across tine the the board the i off brUsh and a preaching the tax question in In Ina a a more more common sense attitude to determine first the tho th amount of the budget and and the amount amount of debt retirement and and then cut cut tiny ting the th appropriation cloth to tofit o fit the pattern This is ft liS as pro pro- vided tIded in the new congressional e reorganization law On the labor question there how now seems seema se ms to t be no DO doubt but I that the congressional leader ship is ducking away from any so-called so punitive legislation and that hat some measure which tallies tames up with the provisions of the sum sum Case bill may be the sum total of labor legislation And the Case C se bill which now written is radically different d from the same measure which passed pass d the last la t congress and was vetoed by the President Congressman Case says he has broadened his measure and and has removed the features which President Truman found found objectionable mainly that the the- former bill left the door open for in in- in injunctions injunctions junctions against labor by private vate employers It no longer does that In connection with the labor question those interested here i iare are full of conjecture cone ture on the I metamorphosis which has taken Place in the thinking of Sena Senator tor Ball of Minnesota He came came down here a former newspaper writer as a liberal and a dis dis- d disciple ciple of pf former Gov Harold Stas sen sea of ot Minnesota He was con con- a champion ch of labor He now is fostering the th most radical of of all aU all punitive labor measures to outlaw the closed shop to pro pro- provide provide vide for compulsory limitation In industry wide bargaining and other features distasteful di tasteful to labor And be he is being continual continual- continually ly on on the floor of of the senate by the liberal bloc head bead headed ed by Senators Pepper of Flor Flor- Florida ida and Morse of Oregon The outlook for early farm legislation is more or less con con- confused confused fused and prospect now is that any farm legislation ti n may be postponed until late in the sum sum- summer mer met There Is even some orne hood that it may mar even eveh go g over over until next year There are sev- sev ral reasons for this lids picture of the agricultural situation One is that the farm groups them selves are not united on just just us what they ey want want on production control control and and support prices and Imd although alth ugh Secy S Clinton Ander Anderson son recently appeared before both senate and house h use tural committees to urge action now his plea fell feU on deaf ears The agricultural secretary wants early action because he I leel teela cell the should S know now what v they the can expect t in price support Upp for next years tears crop rop and in pro pro control for fot the reason that much of the lode 1948 crop will not be marketed until after ter pre pre- present present sent price luport expires on Jan- Jan Januray Januray Januray uray 1 1949 He further r i wanted anted 1 e l ta- ta l tonal wu authority specific author ity for his t production t n nt control t rui which be does have But the Rep bW cans cans an bre re t leaving Jt up th se r Unto ts y io provide hla oWn n stop gap p program until I new hew legislation comes cones along They claim that to 10 open opel discussions on ona ona a new program at this time might be disturbing to farmers tarm rs In the current c years year's curtailment nt in production on on the the outside Q outside chance that th t f controls will be bet cut t And Sheri ri there are the are the 1948 Which w play a role ol in this as all in every other piece of legislation which comes come i b be fore tare fOle this congress congress- With the situ ti It 1 if t to too I day dain in good shape and likely l I e the to reet test of this the thu year t year th tb Republicans according to well Iw I informed sources believe that h l A Healy stow grow br t t l close the date dat of elections e n will have effect t n thet y tto q I I ques ti I towa 0 W to Mt t It I I 1 o lt wa J II matter tac t lively jew agricultural ral bills bayl haw p been b en Introduced One HR 9 J by J Y Cong Congressman H ol od Hagen Minn-i Minn promote ot markets ts for agricultural products products one ohe l by y- y Congressman George Gillie Ind nd to provide f for t research on on erg di cation t of the th Cat cattle le grub N one one by by Coh Pace Ga 18 i d a om ompa a to j Sen J n i 1 0 c i U I Gak t to provide support lot lor t t baal g ag g policies one by Pace if I to i include d arm sd IU tabor labor r costs In parity price 1 formula tt i ione on one by con Congressman sir Le Lemke Leke N 2 N D 3 testa sta iab f minimum minimum pr price for fort agricultural cr tt commodities b d b sed ii cost tA Ot bf prod nIo tl I n to t aup P pd prices ef t 90 O per cent ent I i V 1111 rr I r l |