The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-28
CARRIERS AID
BILL ASSURED
HOOVER VETO
House Democrats to Speed
Measure Despite Lash
Applied by President
CALLED PORK BARREL
sUnexampIed Raid on u. 5
Treasury Says State
ment of Executive.

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WASHINGTON. May 2s.-Demo-
cratic leaders OF the house went
forward today with plans Tor pass
~ the s2.147 100000 Garner re-
aief hill in spite Of a scathing de-
s,,,,ciation from President Hoover /
sDternreted here as foreshadoWing a |
certain veto II the measure ever |
.honld reseh the White House.
Hearings on the bill VIII oegih
Tuesday before the house ways ana
means committee.
on Thursday. at the concluding
Seesion the administration Will De
invited to express its bitter oppo-
sition. The bill may be called UP
for massage on the floor OF the
A,ouse FRIDAY or Saturday
Speaker John Garner 10 conhdent
N solid Democratic support for his
relief plan. in spite Of Hoover S
statement that he knows "mans
members Of both parties will oppose
this bill
Call II Big Pork Barrel
Hoover's denunciation Of the
Farmer plan charged that it would
create a deficit in the budget that
could be met only with more taxes
and more federal bond issues and
added. THAT makes balancing the
budget hopeless
He also denounced the bin as the
most gigantic pork barrel ever pro-
posed"
Garner. on the other hand, points
out that the one-fourth OF cent
gallon gasoline tax he proposes toI
levy will raise more than twice the
amount needed to pay interest ana
carving charges on the billion dol
lars worth Of bonds he would issue
for federal public works.
The principal difference between
the two points of view on balanced
budget lies in the matter OF increas-
ing the public debt, though this IS
not brought out clearly IN either
statement.
Estimates Cost Too High
While the gasoline tax would pre-
vent unbalancing the federal oudget,
SO far as current expenditures in
1898 are concerned. the amount OF
bonds issued for such Of those pub
lie works as are not revenue-pro-
ducing would be added to the public
debt
However. the administration plan
for balancing" the budget does not
include any sum for the annual debt
retirement payment.
Hoover in his message estimated
that the interest and upkeep Of post
Office buildings to be constructed
under the Garner plan would cost
s14.O00,00O a year, while rent and
upkeep of buildings now in use
amounts to less than 100000.
Garner figures. however, that his
gasoline tax will yield s42.00O,000
wear. only half of which will be
needed for interest, with the rest
available for maintenance of COM
pleted projects.
Senate Machine Speeds Up
Meanwhile. senate Democrats
were preparing to speed up COM
mittee action on their relief bill,
with a slightly larger total than
that proposed by Garner, but with
only half as large a public works
program.
Hearings, set for Wednesday, may
be concluded on that day, and the
bill sent TO the senate calendar
without further delay.
According to present indications,
the senate will pass the Wagner
bill. and the house the Garner bill,
probably with slight notifications
10 each. The two bills then will be
sent to conference, where a COM
promise measure probably will be
drafted.
The danger of a presidential veto
probably will gave the Wagner bill
better chance Of eventual
adoption.
Hoover. in addition to dsnounc-
snp the Garner plan as endanger-
sne a balanced budget, also char
acterized it as the most gigantic
pork barrel ever proposed to the
American congress" and AN I'M
exanpled raid on the public treas
airy"
Hoover LaShes Measure
1T apparently is expected that
the cupidity of the towns and sec
tions will demand that their con-
rressmen and senators vote for this
bill" said Hoover.
4 Just do not believe that such
lack of intelligence or cupidity
exists amongst the people Of the
United States. =. Our nation was
not founded on the pork barrel,
and it has not become great by po-
Iitical log rolling.
Il hope that those many members
Of congress OF both parties who, I
know, will oppose this bill, viii re-
ceive the definite support Of the
people Of their districts in resist
ing it."