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The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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Congress prioritizes debate on administration's wage-hour bill next week amid plans for possible early adjournment by mid-August; farm loan bill passed over Roosevelt veto; other measures like tax reform and housing pending.
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Measure to Fix Minimum Pay and Hours Will Be Debated Early Next Week
Washington, July 23.—(P)—Leaders placed the administration's wage and hour bill Friday at the top of a congressional program that may be curtailed by early adjournment.
Majority Leader Barkley said the senate would debate the measure next week.
As modified by the labor committee, it would let a board fix minimum wages up to 40 cents an hour and a maximum work week of not less than 40 hours. Products made by children under 16 would be banned in interstate commerce.
The house labor committee has yet to approve a wage and hour bill.
Aside from that proposal and the substitute bill to speed up lower federal courts, the program was indefinite. Leaders expect to canvass the legislative situation with President Roosevelt to learn which measures he wants considered.
After that conference, they may set a tentative date for adjournment. The consensus of several prominent legislators was that congress would quit between Aug. 7 and 15.
This, they agreed, might mean deferring until next year other administration proposals, such as government reorganization and crop control.
A bill to continue low interest rates on certain farm loans was enacted Thursday over President Roosevelt's veto. The senate voted to override the veto 77 to 19 after the house had acted similarly 260 to 96.
The president was expected to ask for passage before adjournment of a bill to plug tax loopholes.
The senate may take up the Wagner housing bill after voting on the wage and hour measure.
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Washington
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July 23
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bill to continue low interest rates on certain farm loans enacted over president roosevelt's veto (senate 77-19, house 260-96); possible congressional adjournment between aug. 7 and 15
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Leaders placed the administration's wage and hour bill at the top of the congressional program for debate next week in the Senate, as modified by the labor committee to allow a board to fix minimum wages up to 40 cents an hour, maximum work week of not less than 40 hours, and ban products made by children under 16 in interstate commerce. The House labor committee has yet to approve a similar bill. Program may be curtailed by early adjournment; leaders to confer with President Roosevelt on priorities, potentially deferring proposals like government reorganization and crop control. President expected to seek passage of bill to plug tax loopholes before adjournment. Senate may take up Wagner housing bill after wage and hour measure. Aside from these, program includes substitute bill to speed up lower federal courts.