Evening star., 1932-04-30

ers started work on the rest today con-
fident that more millions would be
slashed from the savings as soon as
the section reducing veterans allow
ances is reached.
The leaders, however, had not sur
rendered, but clung to the hope that
when record votes are taken later, many
of the members will reverse themselves
on pay cuts and other items. Such &C
ton was predicted yesterday by Chair
man McDufie. The confusion of un-
limited debate on the measure had
killed all chance of getting the economy
bill passed this week. For sheer weari-
ness the session planned for last night
had to be dropped, but the members
started work an hour earlier than usual
today.
The proposal to give the President
reorganization authority, long subject
OF intense controversy, was approved
without vote. AS the measure stands,
the President must have congressional
approval for any changes made in gov
ernmental functions regulated by law.
Other consultations or reorganizationS
would become effective so days after or
dered by the Chief Executive unless the
House or Senate in the meanwhile dis
approve.
bltter ClaSn occurs.
Acrimonious debate fiared yesterday
| to dangerous intensity as the chieftains
OF the rebel coalition swept out of the
totterlng measure provisions to abolish
the Army, Navy and Panama transport
services and to withdraw Federal aid
to vocational education.
Swayed by insurgent leaders in
tWo-hour wrangle over the elimination
Of the transport services, the House
downed the provision, ITS to 80, as
| suring continued life of the ship lines
Action came after bitter clash be-
tween Chairman McDuffie and Repre-
| sentative La Guardia of New York, fiery
Republican independent. La Guardia
charged the abolition of the services
was sponsored by lot of rat steam
| ship companies" in New York CITY.
1T was sponsored by a Shiny lobby
ist I saw around here, reeking with
| liquor" the New Yorker yelled during
his plea to his colleagues to defeat the
| provision.
McDuffie Demands Explanation.
Immediately McDufie arose from his
/ seat and advanced determinedly to-
ward La Guardia, and, drawing up in
| front of the New Yorker with tense
| calmness, demanded:
Il think there should be an eXplana-
ton of that. If the gentleman is talk
| ing about any Shiny lobbyist coming to
see me, l want to know about it."
The Alabama Democrat stood within
arms length Of the New Yorker in the
well of the House
La Guardia turned away from Nc
| Duffie and said:
I Il absolve the gentleman, but I do
insist that this provision is in the bill
because it has the support of bunch
Of Shiny, rat, thieving lobbyists"
The vote to strike out the provision
aboliShing the transport services came
on motion by Representative Barbour,
mated to save $4,000. 900 a year.
Before action, Representative Clancy,
Republican, of Michigan, charged it
contained joker to authorize the sale
of valuable piers owned by the services,
but it later developed Chairman Nc
Duff1e had inserted in the section a
provision preventing their sale.
Overwhelmingly Defeated.
Tangltng up again on the provision
to have the Federal Government with
draw gradually its $7,367 900 annual
! appropriation to aid the States in yoca-
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insurgents and regulars swung back and
forth for an hour. Whipped into line
by La Guardia, the rebel forces knocked
it out by an overwhelming viva voce
vote on the motion of Representative
Cannon, Democrat, of Missouri.
President Hoover had advocated abol-
iShing of Government aid for voca-
tional training
The House also boosted from $9, ,000,-
900 to $10000,000 the amount for print
ing, binding, paper and stationery for
the Government In 1888, and increased
from 100000 to $4,000, 600 funds for
the operation of Congress. The latter
action cuts down to $4,000,000 the
amount the Economy Committee had
hoped to save from this provision.
On motion of Representative Vinson
Democrat, of Georgia the House also
struck from the bill, by vote of n
to SIS, the provision that during the
fiscal year 1888 there should be a Is
per cent interchangeability of appro-
priations within a department or es-
tabliShment with the approval OF the
budget director.
According to Chairman McDufie, this
would mean no direct saving, but pos
sible prevention of elimination of esen-
tial services under the 10 per cent cut
plan carried in the Interior Department
appropriation bill.
Chairman Byrns of the Appropriations
Committee supported this amendment,
declaring he was opposed to letting the
budget director legislate regarding ex-
penditures of the peoples money.