Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
SENATE RECESSES
ASSURED OF REST
Watson Says Hoover viii Not
Call Session if important
Bills Are Cleared Up.

While the House argued over miscel-
laneous legislation, the Senate recessed
last night with the comfortable assur-
ance that there would be no extra ses-
sion after March A.
Republican Leader Watson informed
the Senate that he had received infor-
nation from the only person who could
/, call an extra session that none would
be called If all appropriation bills and
important matters had been cleared
away. The President is the only one
who could call Congress into extraor-
binary session.
Naval Bill Signed Today.
The naval supply bill, the last of the
nine regular appropriation measures,
was signed by the President today.
The second deficiency bill, the only
other money meazure remaining to be
enacted, is in the hands of conferees
who gradually are working toward a
compromise. Virtually all other major
legislation has been cleared from the
calendars.
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exports still Is simmering, however.
Senator Capper, Republican, Kansas,
announced late today he would seek
to have his measure calling for such
limitation enacted before the session
ends. Leaders saw little hope of its
getting through, however.
Democratic and independent Repub-
lican Senators attacked the admins
tration on drought relief and naval
construction policies.
The House, meanwhile, worked on
calendar legislation, passed miscellane-
Gus measures and prepared to dig into
the Jenkins bill to restrict immigration
to 10 per cent of quotas for two years.
1t adjourned tonight without acting on
the measure, however.
Loan Delay Is Alleged.
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkan-
sas, said Secretary Hyde had "deliber-
ately' delayed making funds appropri-
ated by Congress available for loans to
| farmers of the drought area.
Senators Copeland of New York and
Walsh of Massachusetts,, Democrats, ac-
cused the administration of not meet
| ing the unemployment problem.
Later Senator johnson of California
| Republican, asserted the administration
had blocked efforts to build the Navy
| up to the terms of the London treaty
! Americas sea forces, he added, are far
inferior to those of Great Britain.
Conferees on legislation to eliminate
the biennial short session of Congr,-s
| gave up all hope of reaching an agree
| sistence that an arbitrary limit be set
! on the length of alternate sessions.
The House passed bill to make the
Natioanl Guard subject to the call OF
the President, another to provide for
an arboretum in the National Capital
and a third authorizing 100000 for
, books for the blind in connection with
| the Congressional Library.
Lucas Faces Charges.
The Senate Campaign Funds Com
mittee introduced report saying Rob-
ert Fl Lucas, executive director of the
Republican National Committee, was
''chargesble" with violation of the cor
rupt practices law. The report said he
| had circulated "scurrilous" literature
and had failed TO report on the date
specified by law an individual expendi-
! ture of $4,000 for campaign literature
| Over the opposition of the State De-
| partment, the House Immigration Com
nittee approved bill to prohibit for
eign vessels from entering American
ports If their crews include aliens in
eligible for entry under the irnmigra-
ton laws, unless the seamen in question
are citizens of the nations under which
their ships are registered.
Senator Schall, Republican, Mime
sofa. was asked why he considers Gun
mar H. Nordbye, nominated for the
Federal judgeship in that State, per
sonally obnoxious" Chairman Blaine
Of the committee considering the NOM
| ination demanded that he produce evil
dence to support his charges.
+, House Amendments Rejected.
The maternity and infancy bill was
1 sent to conference when the Senate
failed to accept House amendments.
Prospects for enactment of the Vesta,
| copyright bill were jolted when the
| formal reading of the measure was
| forced in the Senate procedure
usually dispensed with.
| Senator DIN, Democrat, Washington
| insisted upon the formal reading, AND
after long day only 8 Of the 81 pages
| OF the bill had been disposed Of. With
adjournment coming next Wednesday
leaders were apprehensiye that flna
action would not be had.
The Senate adopted a resolution
| resembling It's previous order to thu
| Tariff Commission to investigate thu
differences in cost Of production here
| and abroad of laces, lace fabrics anc
lace articles
Creation Of fund to protect deposit
tors against Federal Reserve bank fail.
ures was suggested by Representative
Ramspeck, Democrat, Georgia, in bill
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