The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-16
HOUSE JOINS
REBELLION ON
RELIEF PLANS
Hoover Informs MutineerS
in Senate He Will Take
Issue to Public.
GAG RULE BLOCKED
G. O. P. Leaders Attempt
to Bury Drought Aid
Measure Fails.
Rn TIniLcd Prees

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. - The
house has renewed the congressional
rebellion against President Hoover's
drough relief program just as Demo-
Gratis and progressives goaded the
senate toward greater insurgency
upon employment.
At the opposite end Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Mr.. Hoover contem-
plates battle with the mutineers and
has so informed Republican senate
leaders.
If congress insists on houting his
proposals Mr.. Hoover will make a
fight of those issues and let the
public judge.
Legislation Is Tied Up
House and senate conferees on
the $118,0OO,0OO emergency employ
ment bill today decided to force the
senate to vote again on disputed
points.
House conferees refused to accept
the amendment of Senator Robin
son (Ark), Democratic leader,
which would deprive the President
of authority to allot the money to
building projects in whatever way
he deemed would provide the most
employment.
Meanwhile drought relief legisla-
ton was tied up in the house, where
Democrats Monday thwarted efforts
of Republican leaders to bury with
out vote the senate's 100000, 900
measure in favor of a $4,000, 900
bill acceptable to the President.
Garner AssaiIs Mellon
The house agriculture committee
met to consider the senate measure
but failed to reach any agreement.
Republican members refused to
vote to set time for a committee
vote on the 100000, 900.
Representative John N. Garner
(Tex) Democratic leader of the
house, accused Secretary of Treas
ury Mellon of disappearing to
the nation the amount of corpo-
ration tax refunds granted during
his administration.
Garner, in q vigorous speech TO-
day in the house, said Mellon had
represented the refunds as amount
ing to only 28 per cent of taxes
collected, but that in the total he
had included consumption and
other taxes on which there could
be no refunds.
Hoover Aids Defeated
Actually, Garner asserted, the re-
funds totaled three or four times
as much as Mellon said.
Speaker Longworth, Ma jority
Leader Tilson and Chairman Smell
of the house rules committee led the
administration shock troops to de-
feat Monday.
They are annoyed and showed it
today.
The usually docile house smashed
the leaders plans to meet Mr.. Hoo
Ver's wishes on drought relief.
Democrats said the house was be-
ing gagged.
What Longwortlr and the others
sought to do was bury the politically
dangerous senate bill to eXpend
$50, 100000 for drought relief. That
project would have permitted loans
for the purchase of human food as
we'll as feed and hay, gasoline and
oil for livestock and tractors.
Relief JeOpardized
Few are anxious to vote against
that proposal and for the 100000, 900
relief bill of the house leaders which
makes no provision for the hungry.
President Hoover is against the
food provision and says 5000, 900
would be sufficient
Tilson tried to give the house a
chance to beat the $60000,0O0 bill
without having actually to vote
against it.
The Rer%SlicanS->needed a two
thirds ma jority to prevent consid-
Grafton OF the senate bill and they
got only 205 votes to 159.
One Democrat, Black IN. ",
joined the Republicans. Sixteen Re-
publicans deserted to the Demo-
Gratis.