Show economic highlights F lius hua been it congress so au fur far but that nn that tilt laNvin akers luck lack major luw nl bout about which to debate Coil gress lethargy cuu call bu be laid to awu vu cu usLa ilses alist this Is 1 general election year imd and tile nivia bers ul of both naturally uru aru largely occupied with avith partisan political problems second ac oud tao war ivar lit in eurvil europe tu to hold the aliu headlines ana tile tho public eye cy ut at tho the ox ex bellso of doi domestic affairs ull ulra most wil lilous issue facing the lilt congress la Is what to use for ti money loney aclid what tu to do about tile national debt As aa was vas expected tile thu bolous have gone far beyond bayoud tile tho proposed budget lu lit ex signal ex of la is found lu in ag ri cultural t 11 I 1 0 it s tho the house passed a tunu farin hill A calling for soine and tile bonate upped appropriations to ait arly tile tho murk tho the result la Is blint tho the national debt Is now only about short of if its ita statutory limit ut of irU VU the treasury cannot leg kg lilly ally sign alyn checks tiding passes that there tire mf three possible congress illusto hold its t ions duvia balme tit aliu debt limit or increase taxes and all three is uro are ills dla itutti itu iti fal for Congressi neit whose lilloll this year tire primarily occupied altu where ind find how to got get votes notes for thein solea aud and their party imrey after considerable ar argument guillent tile tho house approved tho the resolution co extend the aliu reciprocal trude trade law under which the president is rm cut ilow erol to make trade agreements aart eun nta naith other und aad the reso nao gutlon Is now auw before befaro the senate semite it will bo be fought there primarily by senators yona front from tile tho lui lumber liber and farming states but tile the odds odda favor its passing pay slug passage or of the clean olit les bill by the senate by it a very or wide in margin argin camo as something of a surprise aar the bill makua it illegal for government workers with certain exceptions eions to take an all active part in political campaigns tile the measure la Is now before tile house where it faces strong opposition Ilo however wever it deenis almost certain to become jaw the legislators oro are more inoru or less on oil the spot lit in this case as the bill ling has been given tho the support of newspapers mid ana spokesmen depre cepro benting both parties par lies so ho far both branches of con gross gresa have avoided wrestling with the problems presented by the national labor relations board und rind tile and exchange corn com lint but it la Is almost suro sure that both ailese bodies will VIII bo be the center of belligerent controversy tilts tills year the irlie NLRB lins has tallen fallen into disfavor with nien men influential in it tho democratic party as aa well as the publican lie and there is a growing belief among congressional conservatives that tile the SEC its as now nov administered Is going considerably coli gid farther fart lier thau than was intended lit in controlling industry transportation tran legislation holds a prominent place on the caie calendar last laist session ses loti both house and senate passed omnibus bills revising tilt old transportation act anti tile differences between tile two core cere of minor Or significance A joint committee lias been ironing differences out and a final tall mil Is ready purpose or of the bill Is to equalize compe competition between all co common ninion carriera carr lera tile chauca cli ances favor its passing after some warm debate how holy much to spend for relief and how to spend it la iq another congressional headache E expectation Is that both direct arid indirect relief expenditures white while large will be somewhat smaller than lu lit tile near past up visitors to 1 con coir gress gressional lonal galler lwi bo be bored during dining the aliu next few there theiu la Is plenty lor for tile aliu fid ers tu to argue about if it Averel averella lt ifor for tile the var ar abroad tills Cung iti auld receive many banim r houda in tile the newspapers L ot of the new 1 york yik I 1 milues recently broto that ho had learned Itaru od of till 11 polut pro piu grain didur would illah o pein peace v tho include Ine ludo general aud and di dla urma saritia dacut return to thu the four power pact under which germany Gurm auy eng land franco france and aita italy would oll dl 1 udo we euroia luto into four spheres of influence 1 1 freedom dom of trudo trade for all including alobe cooperation with tho U 8 tes restitution titu of pre pie var avar colonies decou s true of an independent willi about 10 WOw lu ili habitants reconstruction of a small czech state dominated by germany it a cus custo tolus iua union to su tho the interests of till nil states la in tile tho great danube ba baaba that pio giuin aias it fiolle rato sound but it lias hao Us its catch catches it w would give about till ill lie he hns has Kiili gait iCil ivd and leave libit lu in undisputed power lit in central and nd north borth orn durone anti and it certainly loea does not jib 0 with ith tile announced allied war var ahns primary goal ly Is tile coin destruction of national at tile tho present time it 11 would mould seeni cwm that the allies would agree so the chunco chance for Is re rc mote ng as the president announced after undersecretary of st welles recent return front filin a tour of belligerent europe both sides still icom convinced that thoy they will win a decisive military victory tile rho bellef belief that tills will ft bo be a long war la Is growing in neutral quarters |