Show le 1 N n r Na S Sharp Sharp division between between Sen Sens ator Taft of Ohio and Congress Congressman mn nuan Knutson of Minnesota over the letters letter's tax reduction bill bUl acrid senate debate over con con- confirmation of of David D Lilienthal as ascha cha chairman man of the he Atomic Energy commission commiss n action of the GOP majority in in the house to gag lac op of the measure slashing appropriations for the labor and social security departments de and the tendency on the part of some members of congress to discard tradition and Invade the rights of the executive exe and Judicial branches of the be government were highlights of the past week on Capitol Capi Hill j There u a d opinion expresSed expressed n n sonie e sources that President Tnt Tru man may veto the to portal tal bill bUl which has passed pass both houses on the ground that it h goes oes too far and Invalidates im lm- lm l sections of other labor laws notably the fair labor standards act There is also con con- considerable speculation that In the light of the language of the Presidents President's message to congress he may use the veto on the tax bill bilt should it go through the senate in its present form The house has passed two ap ap- ap appropriation appropriation measures one for forthe forthe the treasury and postoffice de- de departments s and the other for the labor and social security depart depart- departments departments ments GOP proponents of the measurers claim cuts in of about million dollars on on the treasury appropriation appropriation and some on the labor department appropriation tion making a total cut on the two measures of approximately The facts are however that of the million dollars cut in the treasury ap ap- appropriation ap- ap appropriation some million dollars was out of money asked for tax refunds for the bureau bureau bure u of Internal revenue This amount amount will have ve to be paid out the treasury eventually so 10 the cut actually amounts to less than 90 00 million dollars On Op the second appropriation cut some 72 mil mh- lion llon dollars actually was cut from the labor department but instead of 50 million dollars for forthe forthe the social security administration tion for the Hill Burton national hospital construction act the GOP house committee made million dollars available for this purpose so actually the appropriation appropriation bill calls for approximately 72 million dollars more than the budget estimate Instead of the cut of 77 million dollars as claimed So the overall cut in Inthe inthe the two appropriation bills to date amounts to only about 28 millions dollars net Instead of the million dollars claimed Congress has spent the first three months of its existence largely in organization and con con- conducting conducting ducting hearings bearings 1 earing No major leg leg- legislation legislation of national import has passed both houses A presidential presidential succession measure calling for a constitutional amendment and ratification by two-thirds two of the states is the only major bill bUI On the agricultural front nothing has been done on the general overall pro pro- program program gram Two bills with national significance have been acted on since both houses passed a bill authorizing the secretary of ag ag- ag agriculture ag- ag agriculture to cooperate with the Mexican government in stamp stamp- stamping stamping ing out the hoof and mouth di sease cease ip in that Country to It carried a 9 million million dollar appropriation The rho other bill was a pass house ed ea t extending d i i thel program t am m for importation of r farm labor until December Dece 31 1947 1941 1 fl and providing for its ld U on ori that date Farm Farm organizations org n generally 4 have not been active as yet in to InQ the Q fight over the farm labor lab r pro pro- program program gram but several particularly livestock were in in the hoof hoot and mouth disease bill blU A subcommittee of the house agricultural committee held hearings bearings on a fertilizer shortages and made six recommendations tio l pone none of f them con eon wits corned leg in its preliminary report ibe corn com cOm cOm- cOmmittee urged that conversion of of tank ok car bom m Jf J petroleum to to fertilizer be expedite i that war department and other OV agencies review their theft fertilizer export commitments and that the Import of Canadian fertilizer materials mat be expedited These were emergency and had had ho ird bearing on the range long l range ne-range fertilizer fer pro pt gram fight tight shaping up These emergency recommends t l Ion o n s shad shad had the backing of both the farm groups and the th fertilizer industry However the long long- range program finds the farm organizations American Plant Food council and National Fer Fertilizer association In vigorous disagreement as to what should be done |