Word: 76th
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wiseacres, he means really to do a right turn-proves it daily with deeds instead of words. Their evidence: Constantly Mr. Roosevelt appeases the Democratic conservatives, consistently he calls to heel the business-baiting Janizariat. To keep party harmony, he plans no reform legislation at Session III of the 76th Congress, will actively support none. He has dumped taxes in the Congressional lap; almost daily pinches budget appropriations for New Deal agencies, slashes down works, relief, spending ideas. His hope: a short, sweet session that will end in a burst of party harmony...
January's session of the 76th Congress will be that opportunity. But by January Mr. Hull may not care. Soon the massive Argentine trade agreement will be concluded; hard on its heels, one with Chile; a third with Uruguay. With these 25 in Mr. Hull's pocket-agreements with countries representing about 80% of U. S. foreign trade-the Congress will be ceremoniously locking the barn door after the horse has been led to water...
...Neilson, president-emeritus of Smith College, were appointed co-chairmen of the sponsoring committee to arrange the conference for Protection of Foreign Born. Keynoted Co-Chairman Neilson: "Noncitizens are being denied jobs and are being threatened with registration. More than 70 so-called anti-alien bills pending in the 76th Congress indicate the manner in which the attacks upon the freedom of the noncitizen can be used...
Congressional Canutes or no, the tide of national debt was still mounting. In the fiscal year 1939 the U. S. spent $3,600,000,000 more than was collected in taxes. Session III of the 76th Congress will face a probable new Army appropriation of about $1,700,000,000, a new Navy appropriation of about $1,300,000,000, plus a $275,000,000 deficiency appropriation. To meet this bill for national defense, while continuing to spend many millions on relief, works, etc., the U. S. Treasury must raise new taxes, somehow, somewhere. And 1940 is an election year...
...Deal, cared to take his political life in his hands, suggest brutal tax increases. The shadow of 1940 lay heavy on the grey Capitol, the gleaming White House. Ancient, ham-handed "Old Muley" Bob Doughton of North Carolina, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, celebrated his 76th birthday, optimistically remarked that the war boom in business might obviate the need of new taxes...