Evening star., 1932-02-28
S132, 100000 D attic
Measure Is Acted Upon
After Bitter Debate.
PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN;
FIVE AMENDMENTS MADE
Declared First Direct Move to Re-
lieve Unemployment - Wood
Predicts Presidential Veto.

After prolonged struggle, the Demo-
Gratis yesterday forced through the
House their $l32,5OO,OOO emergency
road-construction bill designed to re-
lieve unemployment and to aid the
States in their highway construction
programs.
The vote was 2O5 to 1Os, with party
lines broken.
1t came after nearly five hours of Bit
ter debate in which it was predicted by
Republican leader that the measure
would meet presidential veto. The
Democrats maintained it was the first
direct unemployment relief legislation
approved this session.
Sponsored by the Democratic leader
ship, the bill provides $12O.OOO,O00 be
made available Immediately for appor-
tionment to the States to be matched
with regular Federal highWay-aid allot-
mentS. 1t also sets aside $12,500, 900 for
highways, roads and trails in national
parks, forests. Indian reservations and
on public lands.
Amendments Accepted.
Before passage the House inserted five
principal amendments. Two. by Repre-
sentative La Guardia Republican, New
York; provided that the prevailing local
wage rates shall be paid, and that none
Of the money be allotted to any State
where convict labor is employed directly
or indirectly on Federal-State projects,
respectively.
Representative Warren, Democrat, Of
North Carolina, who led the fight for
the legislation, told the House the La
Guardia amendments were acceptable
to the Roads Committee. Warren's
amendment, sponsored by Chairman
Almon of the committee. to provide that
local labor be given preference, was
adopted.
An amendment by Representative
Thomason, Democrat, of Texas, stipu-
lating that only American citizens
could be employed, and one by Repre-
sentative Taylor, Republican, Of Ten
nessee, making the allotments to ma
tional parks available to the projected
Smoky Mountain National Park in
North Carolina and Tennessee, were In
serted.
An amendment offered by Represent
ative Huddleston, Democrat, of Ala
bama, to appropriate s100.Oo0,000 for
direct relief to the unemployed was
ruled out of order by Representative
Blanton Of Texas, who was in the chair.
More than score of proposed amend
ments were defeated.
Declared First Direct Relief.
Representative Warren led the debate
with statement that although this
Congress had voted millions for easing
the economic strain in the country, this
was the first bill that provides any
direct relief for unemployment"
Representative Wood of Indiana,
chairman of the Republican National
Congressional Committee, predicted the
measure would meet with presidential
Vetoe, and said:
II hope President Hoover vetoes It
five minutes after it reaches the White
House"
The roll call follows:
For adoption of the bill, 205.
Republicans, So.
Amlie, Arentz, Barbour, Boileau,
Bowman, Butler, Campbell of Pennsyl-
vania Carter of wyoming Cavicchia,
Christgau, Cotton, Coyle, Curry, Eaton
Of Colorado; Englebright, Erik, Estep,
Evans of California; Fish, Frear, Goss
Of Connecticut; Hall of North Dakota;
Hardy, Horr of Washington; James,
Kading, Kelly of Pennsylvania; La
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