Show economic 0 highlights file first session Bons loii 0 of the octh congress of tile I 1 united maca states lina has paused L d into history atory hl As was forecast fored lit at its beginning it ivas ni tile scene of tho most bitter verbal battling of tili postwar post war era it deliberated of tile most lin 1111 por measures ensures over ever laid before lio bo legislative branch of allo gov t nt at it was by lilloll ril lOll nii patty it closed all aillia increasing inter party strife ilni t may revolution izo tile existing two party guirty system first what did congress do it appropriated about it enacted n long list of major bills including continuation of the iha ext extension easlon of tho CCO extension ot or alio department of agricultures Agri cultures marketing mar koting authority continuation coll of tile reciprocal cipro cal trade agreement policy approval of a 11 liberal pension sya ill 1 tool te for railroad lall road workers passed it a bill designed to aid tenant farmers provided that the court justices of long service may retire find and full active pay a 11 year for life perhaps more important la Is what congress Co gresl did not defor it la is hero that tile seeds of ariker and its cord sprouted at tile beginning beg hilling of tile the session tile the administration lind had ft i vast mist tind ambitious pro pio grant tho president wished WIS led vilace cd d into law the majority major I 1 ty lender leader the late senator Sel lator robill soll alsed every conceivable tactic to force tile the senate to approve this pro grant gram so 80 ila did tile new leader senator barklay Bark lcy who took command in n the clo closing ollig lays days yet tho program suffered buffered elmost por cent defeat key aey measure of tile presidents plan wag tho bill 1111 to eff enlarge large the supreme court tills bill wag waa finally withdrawn after it a campaign Li against galust it led by senator NYlic eler of montana long considered a radical legislator the president sponsored a bill introduced by senator norris to cratit seven bevel moro more regional electric authorities of tho the TVA tyla this bill was never brought to a vote and was deferred until tho january session the president wished a great low cost housing measure A housing iii Il casino leasure was passed in ili tile tho last week of tile the session but it was no nearly so ambitious as the white house had advocated abill does not fulfill tho the presidents demands tile the president favored a wage and hour bill for industry which was flail considerably stricter than tho the defunct NIIA it did not pass the president asked passage of a bill to reorganize tho the independent government bureaus mich as the the federal trade commission etc that in effect would have hau placed them under tile tho direct control of tho the executive tills this was deferred and kept from a vote Phi ally lie ho president nominated strong now dealer senator black for the supreme court vacancy caused by the retirement of justice van devanter Do senator lacks nomination was approved by a heavy but it Is significant that for tho the first time 11 in fifty years tho the tradition of a senatorial appointment to a judicial officio by a ulamous vote TOWI was disregarded A number of senators denounced sir mr black 01 on the floor Ile result sult tho the congress show od itself to bo be largely alati NOW deal with the chief defections in hi tho the democratic ranks coming from thern ern and western senators tors no so T liu lo be 10 for foi or it a thu presidents mcgrain mo grain can cnn delly klinl the party Is 13 spill awit vado aik oik n anil it 11 set hernia ills cor gilill chilt in fit when alic tl second se stints the will bu much anik li further furth tir ml ait ninoth nino tl nt fit present was ny an all opt oil tho last duy aln in 1 I tji tin otar eilf ii lf coill bulitt of 1 lne I as openly tho its anso lily ills to decent Doino crittle selI olTo opposing 1119 ills measures tit in thu next four sell ban acors rose loso antl poured in ill tt words of tin lill A V 1 dial il hUlt javil VIL lih lIll of f coli tempt ana upon senator gliffy jual Ju fl colliu it four were uio siu etoia H elor burk 0 and holt wheeler and burke they dla gico on oil binany issues ios niu are to bo be dinong tho ablest minds in the lio party thia incident cecill abely 1111 teg tilo ay yay iy tile binl ilous inside tile ing inroy less week lini lifts compiled an all interesting survey suney show sho ing liiK ivilue liot wigo earli ors I 1 fit 4 earn and liow how thoy fiend it lutgo lii Is on oil tho pacific const coast libio where data compiled for KII lioe Avs that allu aliu cillen varner of the avLin gu family tit in 1508 it faar thu average num lor her ol of workers por pd fi milly mid and gross gios income la Is 1001 A greater gros giom 4 inconis Is shown for foi now new boik 1743 but this la Is duo to it i linger larger number of ivoti oil ars c rs per 1 lm oli ind ilia tile chief earlier but 1357 lowest gross income Is found among negroes asoo soo per felti cua major expenditure Is food averaging around 33 35 per pei cent gitil housing second |