The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-10
Hoover Is
Denounced
in Senate
President, Himself Led
Raids on Treasury,
Says Mcclellan.
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press staff Correspondent

molly III the senate today lasted
just long enough for Republicans
and Democrats to agree to consider
at once the $11O,OOOOOO unemploy-
ment relief bill passed by the house
Tuesday.
Once the administration bill was
taken up, Democrats under the lead
ership of Senator Kenneth Nickel
lar (Tenn) began vitrolic attack
on President Hoover.
Mr.. Hoovers statement TUESDAY
that some members of congress were
playing politics at the expense of
human misery" by seeking to in
crease the appropriations for
drought and unemployment relief
was denounced by Mcclellan as
"damnable'' and untrue"
Mcclellan charged that the Presi-
dent himself had led series of raids
on the treasury"
Flags Raid" Charge
He listed the $4,000, 100000 of tax
refunds in the last ten years, Mr..
Hoover's request for 100000
snip subsidy" fund, the $3.50 100000
tax refunds recommended by the
President following the stock mar
ket collapse last year, the $15O,0O0,-
600 now asked for the gambling,
specializing farm board"
"All these receive consideration,
but when unemployed farmers and
soldiers come before it, it's raid
on the treasury" Mcclellan shouted.
He charged the President "filibus-
tered" the Warger unemployment
bills in the house after the senate
passed them.
What has he done to relieve I'M
employment" he asked.
Wage Cutting AssaiIed
why, he called a conference Of
his wealthy friends, and they
pledged themselves not to cut wages
and went home, and have been
cutting wages ever since.
Between 100000 and 100000 are
reported discharged by railroads
alone. Mr.. Hoover himself through
his agencies has been discharging
employees of the postofice, navy and
other departments.
Mcclellan said he demanded an
apology from the President.
1.-THE statement given out by Presi-
dent" he said, "assaulting and de-
nouncing the senate and its mem
bers is unworthy of the chief mag
istrate of this nation or of any
nation.
eff he is worthy of his Office. he
will apologize to the senate. If he
is unworthy he will not apologize
to the senate"
Senator Hiram Bingham (Rep.,
Comm offered the only immediate
answer to McKellar's extended in
dictment.
Campaign Fire Charged
ct is easy to see that the CAM
paign of 1882 is under way" Bing-
ham said. "One can forgive many
things in political campaign.
Therefore, I'm able to forgive the
senator for speaking in honor of his
partisanship, even though his re-
marks may not be worthy of the
congressional record" Bingham
spoke briefly.
Senator Robert F. Wagner Dem,
N. W, pointing out that the ap-
preparation bill carried nearly $8O.-
100000 for highway work, said steps
preliminary to road construction
would require six or seven months.
The public ought not to be de-
ceived in the belief that this money
IS available to put men to work i'm
mediately,' Wagner said.
Chairman Jones of the finance
committee replied that he expected
all the fund to be expended within
six months.
Fail to Force Drought Vote
In the house a futile attempt was
made by Representative Aswell
Dem, La, to force vote on the
$4,000, 900 drought relief bill passed
Tuesday by the senate over Pres
ident Hoover's objections. A $780,
100000 measure has been approved
by the house agriculture committee.
Aswell was refused the right to
bring up the senate bill. which was
referred to the agricultural com
mittee. The committee will meet
Thursday to consider the senate bill.