Evening star., 1933-06-11
THREE BILLS AWAIT
ACTION OF SENATE
Adjournment of Special Ses-
sion May Be Delayed Un-
til Thursday.
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tCO0Llnued from Fust FdSe-)
industrial bill, also was ready to start
a revolt and send the bill back to con-
florence.
It is expected that these three Sena-
tors will do their utmost when the con-
ference report comes up IN the Senate
to force it back to conference.
The receipt of the executive order
from the President, reorganizing the
Government, was the last straw. The
frayed nerves of the Senators, following
three long night sessions, gave way.
Senator Johnson Of California de-
clared it was matter of such impor-
tance that Congress should be given
an opportunity to learn what was in
the order before it adjourned.
An explanation of the executive order
was read to the Senate by Democratic
Leader Robinson.
Senator Reed described the sending
of the executive order to Congress by
the President at the eleventh hour as
a travesty of representative govern
ment." He said an effort had been
made to rush legislation of the greatest
Importance through the Senate during
the last few DAYS when Senator kept
on the job for 10 or IL hours each day.
Training Goes Overheard.
And the only reason for this rush."
said Senator Reed, sis because the Pres
ident wants to go on vacation"
Reed said no one in the Senate knew
what was In the executive order and
that he had been able only to read one
section Of the order with the consolida-
ton OF purchasing agencies of the Gov
ernment.
"All of the training we have had in
the matter of making purchases for the
Government and providing that there
shall be no fraud. goes overheard" he
said.
The President won out in his fight
yesterday against the Connally amend
ment to the independent ofices appro-
priation bill when the House, by vote
of 243 to 154. sent the bill to conference
after first instructing the House con-
ferees to concur in the Connally amend
ment with an amendment which was
the Presidents substitute.
Will Support Roosevelt.
1t is expected that the Senate also
will agree to the Presidents substitute
to the Connally amendment when the
conferees report that measure to the
Upper House Majority Leader Robin
son expressed confidence that the Presi-
dent would be supported in this issue,
notwithstanding earlier action of the
Senate in adopting the Connally amend
ment.
The conferees of the two houses on
the independent Offices bill were in ses-
sion last night, working on the 48 Sen
ate amendments to that measure, of
which the Connally amendment was
No. At, notwithstanding the fact that
the Senate had not formally accepted
the request of the House for con-
ference and officially named its con-
ferees
The hope was expressed that the con-
ferees- would be able by tomorrow to
have a report ready to submit to the
respective houses.
A considerable number of Democrats
in the House broke away from the Pres
ident in the veterans fight. Mr.. Roose-
velt had insisted on an amendment to
the substitute his plan, as first writ
ten by the Special Veterans Commit
tee and adopted by the Democratic
Steering Committee OF the House. With
much reluctance, the Democrats OF the
Special Veterans Committee acceded
TO the Presidents demand. They told
the House it was a case of take what
House Fellows Senate Lead.
Just before the Senate adjourned, Re-
publicans in the House had forced a
roll call on a motion to adjourn. DEM
ocrats rallied strongly to beat back the
motion by a 247-to-1l6 vote. Then,
finding that the Senate had given lp
hope and gone home for the night,
House leaders acquiesced and adjourned
that branch. too.
The decision to quit over the week
end was reached at late conference OF
Democratic leaders of both houses.
Those attending the conference were
Senator Robinson. the Senate majority
chieftain: Representative Byrns OF Ten
nessee, the House Democratic leader;
Chairman Harrison of the Senate FL
nance Committee, Senator Byrnes,
Democrat, of South Carolina, and Sen
ator Kendrick of Wyoming, assistant
Democratic leader.
Hawaii Question Revived.
The failure Of Congress to adjourn
last night revived again the chances
for enactment of the administration
bill to permit appointment OF non
resident as Governor Of Hawaii.
Republican leaders in the House
sharply criticized yesterday the ap-
preparations made by the Democrats,
charging that the budget would be
thrown entirely out of balance again
by the huge deficiency appropriation
bill Representative Taber of New York.
ranking Republican member Of the Ap-
| preparations Committee, said;
The Federal Budget with the bills
now before the House is unbalanced al
| most beyond the dreams of war time,
Savings have been made by the
Roosevelt administration in all depart
ments to date amounting to the fol-