Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
House Considers Drastic
Measures, but Call Held
Inevitable.
SMELL SAYS LOWER BODY
TO Reject COMPROMISE
Wood Plans to Offer Bill to Con-
tinue Present Funds for
Departments.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
While Republican House leaders
talked Of drastic measures, If necessary,
to avert a special session, the admins
tration leaders in the Senate today re-
garded the deadlock between President
Hoover and the Democrats on relief as
inevitably leading to the extra session.
which the minority Is prepared to force
to gain its objective.
While negotiators were seeking some
ground for compromise, Senator Wat
son, the Republican leader, said he be-
lieved the chances for compromise on
the $25,000,000 Red Cross relief fund
were slight in view of the decisive re-
lection Of this amendment yesterday by
the House.
Chairman Wood of the House AID.
preparations Committee said OF thu
floor If all supply bills had failed of
passage by February IS, he would pro-
pose to continue existing appropriations
during the next fiscal year. Success for
TINS move would obviate a special ses-
sion necessity.
Regarded F0rlOrn Hope.
The hope for enactment of such an
aH-1ncIusive resolution in place of dead
locked appropriation measures was re-
garded forlornly In the Senate Repub.
hcan ranks, however.
The Senate Democrats can block any
cloture rule shutting OF debate, If they
so wish. They can easily prevent en-
actment of the vital Appropriation
measures providing funds for next years
operations OF the Government with UNI
limited debate In effect.
Senator Watson said he believed IL an
extra session Is called President Hoover
win wait until June / to call it. This
Is one month before the close Of this
fiscal year, when the present funds for
operation Of the Government become
exhausted.
we would be in session from June
l until the national conventions q year
hence" Watson said. "Mr. Hoover will
veto these measures The Democrats
apparently are going to force the ex-
ira session"
See Compromise Opening.
Nevertheless, those who were loaking
for solution saw in the statement yes
terday Of Senator Robinson of Arkan-
sas, the Democratic leader, an OPEN
ing for compromise of the emer-
gency relief fund.
Whether the House. which voted over
whelmingly against the fund, will &C
cept a compromise is the question.
The assertion that House Republicans
would not bow to Senate demands "to
Socialize the very structure of our Gov
eminent as the price of special SEES
sion" was made by Chairman Smell of
the Rules Committee.
Discussing of the floor the relief
program which Senator Robinson said
yesterday the Senate Democrats would
insist on, the New York representative
said:
Not one man In a million in this
country wants an extra session. If a
special assembly is forced, those fore
ing 1t will be held responsible"
Hines Opposes Cash.
In regard to proposed veterans cash
bonus legislation, Smell said he had
been informed that many prospective
bond investors are withholding large
sums from investment due to consid-
GRAFTON in Congress of the cash bonus
proposals"
Veterans Administrator Hines today
Joined the active opposition to cashiug
veterans compensation certificates, as
sert1ng any adequate" plan would be
too costly.
Hines was called to counsel the House
Ways and Means Committee, consider
ing about so proposals to pay cash on
the certificates.
He divided the bills into four groups
costing from $1,697, 750000 to $2,-
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