The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-13
BLUNDER LAID
TO HOOVER IN
relief FIGHT
Antag0nizeS G. 0. P. Chiefs
in Senate, and Is Left
Without Defender.
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13-An-
other dispute has been added to the
issues aggravating relations between
President Hoover and the senate.
Minority Leader Joe Robinson Gre
ated this latest point of friction.
Mr.. Hoover objects to an amend
ment made by the senate to the
emergency unemployment bill.
The change. suggested by Robin
son, and adopted unanimously with
out debate would prevent Mr.. Hoo
yer from disposing of the SUM ap-
propriated as he may desire.
The house sent the bill to the
senate with a proviso that Mr. Hoo
yer could transfer the sums appro-
priated in the bill from one pur-
pose to any other, and Robinson
objected that it was. in effect, a
lump sum appropriation. 1t was
stricken from the bill
Mr.. Hoover today apparently con-
templates the possibility Of vetoing
drought relief legislation if congress
insists it shall appropriate $780,
100000.
Both Parties in Storm
And he objects. although less
sharpley. to the senate's amend
ment of the unemployment meas
ure.
House Republican leaders are re-
sorting to every possible parliament
tary maneuver to prevent the SEN
ate's s60,O00,0O0 drought bill from
reaching the floor for vote.
1t appears the house would sup
port the bill despite Mr.. Hoover's
objections, if a free expression Of
opinion were possible.
The President wants to limit the
appropriation to 100000
Practical politicians are ponder
ing this suddenly risen storm which
involves the President and leaders
of both parties in the senate.
The house is more amenable to
party leadership and figures only
slightly so far in the squabble.
Accused of laundering
AS the situation develops, Mr..
Hoover is being accused on Capitol
hill of making a political blunder.
Neither senate nor house was in
session today. but the sentiment of
Republican leaders has been con-
yeyed to the President by telephone
and personal discussion.
Senator Simeon D. Tess. chairman
OF the Republican national COM
mittee, spent nearly an hour at the
White House Friday night.
He left insisting he had discussed
with the President the name of a
successor to Colonel U. S. Grant,
who is resigning from the Wash
ington centennial organization.
But the conference was prolonged.
Mr.. Hoover postponed for half an
hour an appointment with his
dentist to continue with Fess. Tt
appears to be a fair inference that
other matters were considered.
Position Is Weakened
Whether FeSs further elucidated
sensational opinion Or discussed
plans to handle the World court
issue in the senate is not known.
The political blunder charged
against Mr.. Hoover by senatorial
critics is that they consider him to
have put himself in weak position
preliminary to issuing harshly
iworded attack on pending relief
plans.
1t is felt that his protest appeared
10 be directed primarily against the
S60000,000 drought relief authorize
xion. unanimously adopted by the
senate.
It is argued that this sum was
recommended by a group Of drought
state representatives who met here
IN October, and that Mr.. Hoover
should have pronounced some de-
mand for reduction long before
congress met, rather than to have
waited until his own party in the
senate had sponsored a 10000. 900
bill.
Senator Charles McNary, assist
ant Republican leader, had such a
measure before the senate when
NSAA Ndi1tC 4IO4ll Tie agriculture Qe-
partment that the sum must be
kept to $25,000,000.
Defended by None
Senators assert it would have
been more expedient simply to &C
cept the $60,000.000 with its pro-
vision for human food as well as
animal fodder.
Then the Presidents statement. if
II had been made at all. scarcely
could have been said to be directed
at Republican leaders of the senate.
As II ID. McNary. Majority Leader
James Watson and other Republican
powers apparently felt they we're be-
ing criticized as much as any other.
So thinking. they did not defend
the President and have not spoken
IN his behalf yet. despite Democratic
attacks Of more than customary
violence.