Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-09
LEADERS
WRANGLE
IN HOUSE
Democrats Accuse Repub-
lican Chiefs With De-
laying Relief Program.
SENATE ALSO ROWS
Administrators Efforts
Sharply Criticized By
IaFOllette.
By LYLE c. WILSON
United Press staff Correspondent

tniteu freSS StalI correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. Q. UP
Responsibility for continued delay
in the House on drought relief leg
iSlation. which has been pending
since Monday. was laid directly at
the door OF the House Republican
leadership today by Democrats IN an
angry exchange on the floor. :,
Drama was lent the debate by tie
participation OF Speaker Longworth,
who just previously had turned over
the chair to Representative Tilson.
Republican Of Connecticut.
Representative Bankhead. Demo-
Crat OF Alabama, directly accused
f2cpresentatiye Smell, Republican OF
New York. OF delaying the bill by
hi failure to devise a special rule
FOR its passage. The bill has been
held mp all weel: by objections OF
Representative La Guardia, Repub-
hcan OF New York, who insists that
food loans to city dwellers be Speci-
fically included. AS the bill now
stands. 1t calls for S45 600 900 appro-
uriation for stock feed etc, plus q
Sl5OO0.O 900 amendment added by the
Senate on Monday for human food
simultaneously the issue came
sharply to the fore in the Senate
with pointed criticism of the ad-
ministration' efforts both for
drought relief and for relief OF un-
employment,
Small Places Suffer
Senator La Toilette, Republican OF
Wisconsin. read reports from widely
scattered communities tending to
show distress was widespread and in
many cases mrclieved. He gave the
Senate partial report on replies
10 questionnaires broadcast among
smaller cities all over the country.
1T is in these smaller places" he
said. that suffering has reached its
peak. There is less concentration
OF wealth and there are fewer per-
sons able TO provide relief"
Bankhead began his speech by
demanding to know from 'responsi-
ole leaders of this house when some
action might be expected.
The administration considered
this matter of sufficient Importance
TO recommend legislation" he said
1T is matter of great suffering
and nothing is being done.
The obStinacy of opinion OF two
or three members is holding it up"
Representative Garner, Democrat
Of Texas. minority floor leader, IN
terrupted to say that the bill could
have been referred to the appropria-
tionS committee when 1t was re-
Coivcd from the Senate and could
have been brought back to the floor
at the same day for action.
ENGLAND. Ark. Jan. 9. UP
With humble. but determined mien,
hundreds of share e-croppers and
other drought stricken farm people
filed through Red Cross headquar-
ters here today seeking food tor
hungry wives and children.
Officials estimated that upwards
of $50 persons were given food re-
quisitions yesterday and that many
or more would be aided today
The crowd was n motley one. 1t
ranged from here lads to wrinkled
old men, Many women and girls
were mingled with the men in line
waiting for rations.
Undaunted because they were un-
able TO write their names on the
requisition blanks, many solemnly
marked a large black TX" on the
papers and passed on.
Scores of farmers who previously
were able to go to almost any estab-
lishment here and obtain credit, took
their places along with negroes in
the line.
Aged men and their families rode
into town on dilapidated wagons to
appeal to the Red Cross for food,
With them came strong young farm
erS who offered to work for 25 to 80
cents a day.
Red Cross officials said that few
ask for clothing.
Food is their first and almost
only thought" officials said.