Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-10
SENATE'S
HARMONY
IS BRIEF
Unemployment BiIl Signal
For Bitter ATTACK On
Hoover By Democrats.
PRESIDENT FLAYED
MckeIlar Answers Accu-
saiion OF Playing Poll
ties Made Yesterday.

WASHINGTON. Dcc 10 up
Harmony IN tire senate today
lasted Just long enough for Repuo-
leans and Democrats 10 agree 90
consider at once the sii0OOOOOO
unemployment relief bill passed by
tisr house yesterday
once the administration bill was
taken up. Democrats under the
leadership Of Senator Mcclellan.
Tennessee. began vitriolic at
tack on President Hoover.
NIr Hoovcrs statement Yesterday
that some memb rs OF congress
we're playing politics ~ the eX-
pense Of huMan misery by seeking
10 increase the appropriations for
drought and unemployment relief
vas denounced by Mcclellan as
'damnable' and untrue
McKellar charged that the Pres
ident himself had led a series OF
raids ON The treasury.
He listed The $4,000 GOO coo 81 tax
refunds IN the last 10 yeaui. MI.
Hcovers request for a 5000 900
ship subsidy fund. the sl6O 100000
tax refunds recommended by the
President following the stock mar
ket collapse last year. the Sl50-
100000 now asked for the "gamb-
ling. speeulating farm board
All these receive consideration
bat when unemployed farmers and
soldiers come before 70. IT'S a raid
on the treasury MCKellar shout
cd.
He charged the President "fil-
bustered" the Wagner unemploy
ment bills in T.: h-usc after the
senate passed them
What has he done TO relieve UNI
employment" he asked
Why he called a conference OF
his wealthy friends. and they
pledged themselves not 10 cut
wages and went home and have
been cutting wages ever since. Be
tween 100000 and 10000 are re-
ported DISCHARGED by railroads a
lone Mr.. Hoover himself through
his agencies has been dlscharging
employees of the post office. navy
and other departments"
Senator Bingham. Republican.
Connecticut. offered the only i'm
mediate answer TO McKellar's eX-
tended indictment
1t is easy TO see that the cam
paien of 1882 Is under way" Bing-
ham said, One can forgive many
things IN political campaign.
therefore I'm able TO forgive the
cqpo4Cr fnt. cyN.ak,nu Ia knnnp pf
his partisanship even though his
remarks may not be worthy OF the
congressional record Bingham
spoke briefly.
Senator Wagner. Democrat. New
York. pointing out that the appro-
priation bill carried nearly $50 900. .
600 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
Immediately" Wagner said.
Chairman Jones of the finance
committee replied that he expected
al the funds to be expended within
six months.
WASHINGTON, Dec TO- up
The senate appropriations commit
tee today approved with minor
amendments the emergency unem-
ployment bill authorizing eXpendi-
tire of $l10,000000 on public works
and buildings.
Committee members said the bill
would be reported today and an ef-
fort made to obtain immediate con-
Sideration.
The measure passed the house
yesterday.
The committee also decided to
report favorably on the 81 900 ,000,-
600 consolidated post office and
treasury appropriation with an
amendment removing the house
provision which would have pre-
vented salary increases during the
next fiscal year for thousands OF