The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-23
President Had
 One Tough Day
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As several senators remarked, thi' reservation is @ "scrap of paper because one congress has not tho power to bind another with respect to policy.
 The moratorium had been rati fled by the house some days earlier most of the representatives lef Washington early today. Speaker Garner, majority Leader RaineS and a few others stood by for Gar ner to sign the moratorium resolu. ton. At 11:05 last night all these formalities were completed and congress was in holiday recess.
 Oratorically speaking, Tuesday was Q bad day for Mir Hoover.
 Senator Hiram Johnson, repn said the president planned debt cancellation or reduction, and tha' he had violated constitutional pro. cedure in obtaining from memberi of congress telegraphic approval oI the moratorium.
 Senator Blaine, repn, Wis, des gets he Is not managing coal mine! in Ching"
 Senators Nye, repn., N. D.; Me Kellar, shipstead, FL, Minn.; Fra zier, repn., N. D.; Thomas, dem. okla; and Norris. repn., Nebr. Levelled sarcasm against the nor atorium. or blungeoned with heav fer weapons.
 A series of amendments wer, offered to make the moratorium conditional on revision of the Yer sailles treaty, on American repudi Akt AR al 4hAata that (1nH many her lost colonies. Nye of moratorium to borrowers from fed erai farm land banks. Senator Gore, dem., okla, wanted an S( per cent moratorium and would have devoted the 20 per cent O. $50, ,000,000---to winter relief of th' unemployed.
 A determined senate majorit, quickly as they were put up unti the majority encountered the pro posal of Nye. It Is difficult to vott against extending aid to distressed agriculture. So many senators fell called upon to explain why they felt they must vote against tht out &NyO Wab NOtCt down, 60 to 15.
 Senator Cutting, repn., N. M. said the moratorium was tn, "opening wedge" to destruction o! the Versailles treaty, the Dawes and Young plans and the debt structure, and added, that is ont reason l am going to vote for it.
 Half Q dozen senators made the point that the moratorium propos' ed by MT Hoover on June 20 wal not the moratorium they were called on to ratify last night, be- cause France had rejected ths original plan and had successfully insisted upon continued payment of so-called unconditional German reparations provided for by the Young plan.s
 Then in five minutes the senate did what it had known all along 1t would do. It ratified the mora torium, and Senator Borah, repn. Idaho, moved to end the congress sional vacation Dec 2S instead oi Jan 4.
 With new vigor senators return. ed to the battle. They discussed farm relief. the plight of the rail roads and the ills of the nation Senator Reed. repn., Pa, who rare ly bolts, said conditions were tot near a crisis to permit congress tt recess for a fortnight.
 Norris, who rarely fails to vote followed Reed with an ironic par ody in which he, too, apoligized tt Senate Leader Watson for the vot, he intended to cast for the shorter vacation. Senator Glass. dem.. Va. denounced Reed for assuming thu country was so near collapse tha congress could not turn it's back for two weeks.
 And then, on a vote which spfi both parties, the senate decided AZ to I3s, that 1t would be safe {, go away until Jan 4.