The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-06
Hoover Is Again
 Hit By Senate
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cent developments, say the move ment to oust Chairman George Otis Smith, Marcel Garsaud and Claude L.. Draper from the commission is rapidly gaining momentum. On mo- tion of Senator Walsh, democrat, Mont, the custer effort is the busi- ness before the senate to-day.
 The senate appropriations com mittee. mean while, is beginning its questioning of Red Cross, army, agriculture department and other officials to discover the extent tu which drought and unemployment relief appropriations will meet cur rent needs.
 In addition, Executive Director Robert H. Lucas and Treasurer Jos- eph K. Mutt of the republican na- tional committee have been sub- poenaed to appear to-day before the senate campaign funds commit tee.
 Chairman Nye has described as d ''slush fund" a $50,O0O special ac- count established here by Mutt for campaign. Previous testimony has established that Lucas used $4,OO0 of this to secure his note. then used part of the proceeds for campaign literature in a secret effort to defeat Senator Norris, rep, Nebr. Norris had branded the literature "scurril- Ous" and charged Lucas methods were "reprehensible."
 Officials of the Commercial Ma tional Bank here, where the ac- count was maintained, have been subDoenaed to appear before the committee to-day. A representative of the publishing company which printed Lucas pamphlets also will be questioned. :,
 Conferences on the stalemated Muscle Shoals legislation also were resumed to-day. The house appar- ently will persist in its refusal to &C., cept the Norris plan for government operation of the hydro electric plant and construction of transmission lines Failure to dispose of this matter during he short session hood of an extra session after March 4.
 Chairman John Barton Payne of the Red Cross and representatives of the war department, budget bu- have been asked to appear at the senate appropriations committees general inquiry into MT Hoover's relief program. Republican leaders have intimated they would support additional legislation or appropria- tions beyond the presidents ex- pressed desires if the inquiry dem- Onstrates a need.
 Reconsideration of the confirma- tion of the three-power commits sioners was moved late yesterday by Walsh, and insurgents were confi- dent the motion would prove to be more than mere gesture.
 Things are going right" Norris said after Walsh had requested MT Hoover to return the nominating papers to the senate. "I wanted at least to get a record vote, but now 1t appears we may get more than that"
 Smith, Garsaud and Draper reused Walsh, Norris and other sen- ators to protest when they dismissed Solicitor Charles A. Russell and Chief Accountant William V. King. Walsh explained it was not the re- instatement of the discharged men he sought to obtain, but the removal of the commissioners. Walsh said he could not escape a feeling some- thing 'sinister" lay behind the com- missions action.
 Minority Leader Robinson said to-day that he had no Knowledge whether democrats would support Walsh, but that he thought the com- mission represented a non-partisan issue. Majority Leader Watson Is confident the motion will be de- feated.
 Robinson expressed the hope the house would not be able to override the senate on drought relief. By it's action yesterday increasing the ap- prOpriation by $15,000.000 and making the added sum available for human food loans, the senate has defied MT Hoover. The president made a direct issue of his opposition to this $60,000.000 project before the holidays and won out.
 Since then. however. there have been food demonstrations in Arkan. sas and Robinson. who previously accepted the White House project. has spent fortnight In his homo state. He now advocates the pros gram condemned by the president.