The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-05
RELIEF BILL
SUBSTITUTE TO
MEET DEFEAT
Effort to SidetraCk Plan of
La Toilette and CoStigan
Appears Failure.
PUZZLE TO DEMOCRATS
Issue viii Be Put SquareIy
Up to Party, Without
Chance to DOdue,
PUZZLE TO DEMOCRATS
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The bar
rier which senate Democrats have
attempted to erect between them
selves and vote on the La Toilette
hunger relief bill was crumbling
slowly today.
The Black Walsh-Bulkley Substi-
tute measure, which Democratic
Leader Joseph Robinson and others
in his party hoped would stand be-
tween them and the issue of direct
help for the hungry has gained few
friends in the two days it has been
before the senate.
Today it was under heavy fire
from senate liberals, who charge
that the money it provides for road
building would do little or nothing
for immediate relief of suffering
and that the loan" provision it at
tacheS to the rest would prevent
most states from benefiting I'M
der it.
Defeat Is Forecast
Senator Tydings of Maryland
further complicated the situation
Thursday by offering amendments
which would require Governors to
summon their legislatures and get
consent from them to ask for loans
and also would provide for with
holding future federal grants from
states failing to repay money
borrowed" from the federal gov
eminent inside of three years.
The substitute measure will, &C
cording to present indications, be
defeated by a combination of Re-
publican conservatives and liberals
of both parties. If this takes place
the La Toilette Costigan bill will
have a chance of final success
with responsibility resting square
ly upon the Democratic party.
The result, however, is doubtful
for the roll call presents a Sc
riouS problem to individual Demo-
Gratis in the senate. In voting
they must choose between the needs
of their people at home, and the
displeasure of Senator Robinson
their leader.
Labor Backs Measure
Meanwhile, organized labor is
preparing an impressive appeal to
congress in behalf of the La Fol-
lette- Costigan bill.
More than hundred interna-
tional presidents of the American
Federation of Labor are on their
way to Washington, and on Monday
or Tuesday they plan to march to
the capital and ask senators and
leaders of the house to enact the
hunger relief bill into law.
They will march also to the White
House and present their plea to
President Hoover.
Senator Costigan today continued
the address in behalf of his meas
ure, which already has consumed
two full legislative days. Neither Re-
publicanS nor Democrats have chal-
lenged the proof offered by him and
by La Toilette that relief is needed
imperatively. On the contrary, the
Democratic substitute measure Spe-
officially recognizes this need.
COstigan Cites Needs
Marshaling his arguments fol
federal relief instead of the local
aid which letters from city officials
showed to be no longer adequate
Costigan pointed out that only by
federal action can the burden or re-
lief be kept from falling most
heavily on the already burdened
farmer, that city, county or state
taxes for relief levied in the mid
west would apply directly to farm
property, while federal relief would
come from income and corporation
taxes or other revenues to be aid
this winter.
Western senators listened to this
argument with apparent interest.