Evening star., 1932-06-12
RIFT THREATENED
ON JOBLESS RELIEF.
House May Block $500, ,000,-
600 Measure Given Sen.
ate's Approval.
BY tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
Despite the outbreak of threatening
dispute between House and Senate, un-
employment relief legislation pushed
ahead yesterday.
A cool reception was accorded in the
House to the s300,000,0OO Democratic
relief bill approved Friday by the SEN
ate, and there were threats of blocking
action on it until the Senate considers
the 81 100000 Garner measure.
Leaders were confident, however. Of
compromise agreement.
The dispute over relief broke out
when the s30o,0oo,00 bill passed by
the Senate Friday for loans to States
reached the House.
Even before it was presented, lead
ers on that side OF the Capitol dis
played some ire that the Senate had
ignored the Garner bill which the
House had previously approved.
Attacks Senate Leadership.
Democratic Leader Rainey. expressing
fear there would be no real relief
legislation" said. when Congress ad-
journs we will have enacted nothing but
doles"
Rainey attacked the Democratic lead
ership of the Senate, saying Senator
Robinson, the minority leader, is fol-
lowing the Republican leader Senator
Watson of Indiana, and he, Of course,
is following the President"
The Wagner bill (the Senate meas
ure) is just another good campaign
fund for the President Rainey said
to newspaper men. so far We haven't
passed anything that would get at the
basic difficulties of the depression and
provide employment.
We have passed dole for banks.
dole for railroads, dole for farmers,
and now the Senate approves a dole
for States"
Rainey said he hoped the bill would
be referred to the Banking Committee
and that it would attach the Garner
bill to the Senate measure, so that
both could go to conference between
the two houses.
Smell for Speedy Passage.
Representative Smell. Republican
House leader, said the Senate bill
should pass as quickly as possible"
He predicted there would be few
votes against it, if Speaker Garner
would let the measure come up. Gar
ner, meanwhile, was sick at his hotel,
and it was not known what action he
would take.
Leaders of the non-partisan group
in the House met and agreed to make
every effort to block action on the
Senate bill and stop the adjournment
of Congress until some comprehensive
relief bill is passed"
One of them. Representative La
Guardia, Republican, of New York,
asked the House when the Senate bill
was presented: Are we going to pass
relief legislation piecemeal or in a
comprehensive measure?"
Rainey, In the chair decided that
the bill would lay on the table for q
day.
Action Asked on Other Bills
During discussion of the Senate pro-
gram. Senator McNary, the assistant
Republican leader. expressed the hope
Congress could adjourn Saturday, but
Senator Borah. Republican, of Idaho,
demanded action not only on farm re-
lief and Philippine independence, but
also on the home loan discount bill
and the Glass substitute for the Colds
borough credit expansion measure.
Senator Robinson also expressed hope
for early adjournment, but said the
Senate should pass on the Philippine
question and also consider the Demo-
cratic $4,000, 100000 unemployment re-
lief bill. He suggested that this meas
ure. which includes the controversial
$500, ,000, 900 public works bond issue
proposal should be substituted for the
Garner bill.