The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-17
SENATE LOSS
SPURS HUNGER
RELIEF FIGHT
La Toilette Costigan Bill Is
Voted Down, 48 to So;
Hope Now Is in House.
MOT FINAL REJECTION
Aid Advocates Will Go On
With Battle; Democrats
Explain Stand.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Advo-
Gates Of federal aid for the hungry
turned to the house of representa-
tives today, asking that the relief
bill, rejected in the senate, be
passed there--and sent again to the
body where it has been debated for
the last two weeks.
Meanwhile, the twenty-one Dem
ocrats who joined with administra-
ton Republicans Tuesday, to vote
down the La Toilette Costigan bill,
48 to IS, attempted to explain their
position by promises of action on a
loan and bodybuilding bill, similar
to that rejected Monday by the SEN
ate.
Just before the roll was called
Tuesday night Senator Hugo Black
of Alabama announced that he and
Senator Robert j. Buckley of Ohio
had introduced their defeated sub
stitute measures as new legislation
and sent it to the committee on
postoffices and post road for con-
Sideration.
Hope Still Is Voiced
A number of Democrats took adj
vantage of this situation to claim
that a vote against the La Toilette
Costigan bill was not final rejection,
on their part, of action by the
federal government in behalf of the
unemployed.
The substitute bill, once rejected,
which, thus may come again before
the senate, would have the federal
government make advances to
states applying for aid, collecting
these loans five years hence by
withholding money allotted to the
states under various federal aid
projects.
Senator Robert La Toilette, in
making final plea for his bill,
pointed out that under the Black
Buckley plan, small taxpayers, farm
and home owners, will, in the end,
bear the burden of this sort of in
adequate relief, rather than income
taxpayers and corporations who
contribute to federal taxes.
House Fight Indicated
Early in the relief fight, the
Democratic policy committee, COM
posed of leaders Of both houses of
congress Endorsed the loan" sub
stitute.
While Speaker John Garner has
not stated directly his attitude to-
ward federal relief, it is believed
he will support this stand Of the
policy committee.
Joseph T. Robinson, senate floor
leader, was among the twenty one
Democrats voting against the La
Toilette Costigan bill, Tuesday.
In spite of this, the house labor
committee probably will report the
direct relief bill, and cause the
issue to be fought out on the floor
of the house.
Liberals have not indicated what
they will do, if they are asked to
choose between loan" bill and no
bill at all.
Burden Back on Real Estate
Senator La Toilette in his final
appeal to the senate said, regard
ing this point: ITO deny federal
aid is to throw the burden of relief
back upon real estate and personal
property. 1t is to tax with no re-
gard for ability of the taxpayer to
bear the burden"
Senators who voted against re-
lief were:
DEMOCRATS
Bailey IN. c., Bankhead and Black
(Ala.), Broussard Fla.), Byrnes Is. c.,
COnnalIy (Tex.). Coolidge (Mass.), George
(Ga.), Glass (Va.). Gore (OkIa.), Harrison
Miss.), Halves (Mo.), Hull (Tenn.), Ken
drick (WyO.), King Utah). Morrison
IN. c., Pittman CNev.), Robinson (Ark.l,
Stephens (Miss.), Tydings (Md.). Walsh
(Mass.), Lewis (Tl) voted present.
REPUBLICANS
Austin (vt.), Barbour IN. ~, Bingham
Comm, Capper (Kan.), Carey (Wyo.),
Couzens (Mich0. Dale (vt.), Dickinson
Il. A.. Tess (O.), Goldsborough (Md.),
Hale (Me.), Hastings (DeI.). Hatfield wv.
Va, Hubert (R. H.. Kean IN. j.. Reyes
IN. HI, McNary (Ore.), eddie (Nev.),
Patterson MOI, Reed Pa.), Robinson
Qnd). SmOot (Utah). Townsend (Del),
Vandenberg (Mich.), Walcott Conn.,, Wat
son Und.), White (Me.).