Evening star., 1931-12-08
Moses Trails in
Senate Post
Fight
HOUSE VOTES
LIBERAL RULES
emOcrats Force
Their Plan Through
227-l94.
BY the Associated Press.

by Ine Associated FreSS'
The Senate failed TO elect a
President pro tempore today as
Republican Independents scat
tered their votes.
Eleven Republicans refused to
support Senator Moses of New
Hampshire, the incumbent, and
voted for other candidates.
A majority of those voting is
necessary to elect.
The vote on the firsG ballot
was: Moses, 33; Pittman, Demo-
crat, Nevada, 43; Norris, Repub-
lican, Nebrask, 7; McNary, Re-
publican, oregon, 5.
After the first ballot NcNary
withdrew, saying he did not want
the Office.
Chairman Jones of the Appro-
priation Committee, usually a
regular Republican, voted for
McNary.
La Toilette for Norris.
La Toilette, Republican, Wisconsin,
supported Norris. Senator Norbeck OF
South Dakota, one of the independents,
voted for Moses. Norris voted mo"
The Democrats voted as a unit for
Pittman.
A second ballot also failed to elect,
in,
other Republican candidates. Several
of them voted for Senator Jones OF
Washington on this call.
The result of the second ballot was
Pittman, AZ Moses, 49, Norris, 7;
Jones, 3; McNary, 2; Capper, /.
Meanwhile the Democratic majority
forced the adoption OF It's liberalized
rules for the new House.
Aided by independent Republicans,
the Democrats piled up 227 votes for
the liberalized rules to 1874 for those
drafted by the Republican minority
leader, Smell of New York.
The new rules are expected to permit
vote on prohibition.
After the decisive vote, which came
as preliminary test of strength, the
Republicans joined in adopting the
new rules.
A reconstruction program, topped by
higher taes and new aids to credit, was
proposed by President Hoover to Con-
gress.
Annual Message Received.
In an annual message received with
far more than the usual attention, the
President asked for a gigantic recon-
struction corporation to lend public
money to needy industries, and for a
general liberalization OF the banking
and other laws restricting business.
He presented no bill of particulars
for tax revision. That will come later
and viii lead to much controversy. Few
members of any political faith remained
doubtful of the necessity for higher
levies, however, after MIR. Hoover hao
disclosed that the Federal Treasury
probably would be more than $4,000.
600 900 in the hole by the end of next
fiscal year.
Credit Expansion Aid Likely.
In general, the congressional leaders
agreed with the principles laid down
for credit expansion. It is entirely pos
sible that presidential proposals like
those for a greater capitalization ol
land banks, for new banks to loan tt
home buyers and for releasing assets
now locked in insolvency proceedings
may go through almost exactly as ths
administration wants them.
Over the details of the proposed re-
construction corporation, however, ant
the method of liberalizating the Fedora
Reserve rediscount regulations, trouble
seems certain to develop.
The President also stepped directl.
into controversy when he opposed an!
general tariff overhauling or any direc
Government aid to unemployed. Amoni
Democrats and Republican insurgents
there is constant agitation for both.
Tax Dispute Brewing.
Already tax dispute is developing
but most congressional leaders are un'
willing to go on record until they have
seen Mr.. Hoover's specific proposals, u
be submitted later this week.
Already immersed in controversy owe
its own procedure, Congress quieted IT.
self with difficulty to listen to the read
ing of the message.
Both Senate and House Kept mes
sengers waiting while debate rang out
! Then. as reading clerks intoned the ad
ministration recommendations for In
creased taxation, bank reforms and new
relief agencies, the Legislators sat II
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