The Indianapolis times., 1932-06-27
APPROPRIATION
BILLS SPEEDED
UP IN SENATE
Clear Obstacles Now in
Way Of an Early
Adjournment.

BW Hfcd Press
WASHINGTON. June 27.-The
senate expected to clear two OBJ
stacles in the way Of adjournment
by passing appropriation bills to-
day providing funds for government
boards and commissions and the
treasury and interior departments
for the fiscal year beginning July l.
Few items remained to be con-
sidered in the 81 100000 inde-
pendent Offices bill, carrying funds
for the commissions and the vete-
rams bureau. Senator Tasker l..
Oddie CRep., New in charge Of the
treasury -postofice measure, said he
would try to hold the senate in ses-
sion tonight until it passed that bill,
too
Funds for government operations
in the new fiscal year, beginning
Just four days hence, are provided
in eight regular appropriation oills.
ONLY one, the interior department
bill has been finally approved and
signed by President Hoover. Five
have been passed by both houses
and are in conference for ADJUST
ment Of difficulties.
Consider Relief Bill
Congressional leaders hope to
have all appropriations in effect be-
fore the new fiscal year begins. II
this is not done, the government
departments will get their needed
funds lust the same, through pass
age of resolutions temporarily con-
tinuing present appropriations.
Unemployment relief, most dis
puted issue before congress, was to
be tackled again by conferees seek
ing a compromise between the house
and senate $2,300,000000 programs.
President Hoover declares the
public works bond issue features Of
both bills are destructive" pork
barrel' proposals. The Wagner bill,
passed by the senate, asks a $780,
100000 bond issue; the Garner pro-
eram. approved by the house, pro-
poses to issue 81 ,191 100000 of bonds
TO be retired by special gasoline
tax of one-quarter cent per gallon.
Can Override Veto
The conferees hoped the measure
could be sent to President Hoover
bv the middle Of the week. If he
vetoes 1t. enactment over his veto,
or passage of a modified bill might
be completed before Saturday night.
A test vote in the senate showed
a 58-to-19 majority for the bond
issue, we'll over the two-thirds
necessary to override a veto. House
Republicans, however, usually follow
administration wishes. They would
be able to sustain veto, barring
unusual defections from their ranks.
AS the conferees resumed work,
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor,
estimated that 100000 persons
now are out of work in this coun-
try. He said hunger and despair
are causing unrest among masses
of our people"
Visions Grave COnnltlOnS
Green predicted there would be
100000 unemployed next winter
worse than anything we have yet
experienced" - unless the federal
government acted quickly to "set up
the methods and means for provid-
ing citizens with opportunities to
earn bread, shelter and heat"
Senator Charles l.. McNary (Rep.,
Ore0 planned to try again today to
break the deadlock between house
and senate on the $150,000,000 gov
ernment economy bill. He said he
would ask reconsideration of the
vote by which the senate Friday or
dered the bill sent back to a confer
ence committee for second term,
because Of controversies over pro-
visions for federal employees.