The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-13

Difficulty was encountered
in raising a quorum and Vice
President Garner sent the
sergeant-at-arms to bring in
additional members. A quor-
UNI was obtained when men,
bers fighting for the senate
proposal on veterans legisla-
ton filed into< the chamber
from a conference.
Senator Borah (Rep., Idaho an
tagonist of the antitrust law
suspension provision of the indust-
rial bill, opened the scheduled five
hour debate on that measure. He
attacked the action of confereeS in
changing his amendment.
Roosevelt Threatens Veto
The conferees struck from his
amendment the stipulation that no
code agreements of industrialists
should permit price fixing or COM
binations in restraint Of trade.
There must be some idea that
price fixing and combinations in re-
straint of trade are not mono oolistic
practices" Borah said.
The increasingly bitter dispute
over veterans economy also threat
ened a deadlock.
President Roosevelt fatty refused
to grant further concessions on pay
mentS to veterans. He stood firm
for his compromise plan, already
approved by the house, in the face
OF blunt warning from Senator
Byrnes Dem., S. c., that Demo-
Gratis could not muster enough votes
to obtain its adoption in the sem
ate. A test vote was to be sought
in the senate today.
The President threatened to use
his veto power if necessary to pre-
vent further Kidding of his economy
program. A veto of the independent
offices supply bill, carrying veterans
appropriations, would be likely to
prolong the session of congress
many days.
Vote Is Promised
The administration made one long
stride toward adjournment by OBJ
tanning senate agreement to vote
by 4 p. m. on the industrial regula-
ton and public works bill.
The house, meantime. was to
take up the Glass banking reform
and deposit insurance bill. House
approval was considered assured,
but the senate jam left it's ultimate
fate still doubtful.
In the involved dispute over vet
Grams compensation, the situation
is this:
AS the biggest item in his federal
economy program, President RooSe-
welt ordered total payments to vet
Grams cut nearly in half, to save
around S420,000,000 a year.
The senate wrote into tho inde-
pendent Offices bill the Connally
amendment, restoring about $780,
100000 of the reduced payments.
There was strong house support for
the amendment, but under admin
istration pressure it agreed to
compromise, various estimated
to restore from 100000 70
$50, 100000.
Both Sides Stubborn
A new s1O0,0O0oOO compromise
was proposed Monday by Senators
Cutting (Rep, N. M and Steiwer
(Rep., Ore). The senate sent the
bill to conference. The house con-
ferees were under instructions not
to yield from the Presidents pro-
posal. The senate conferees were
bound by a gentleman's agreement
not to accept it.
Naturally, no agreement could be
reached and after futile session
Monday night the conferees carried
their troubles to the White House.
The President stood firm. He
threatened a veto if the Connally
amendment were adopted. 1t even
was reported that he would deliver
the veto message to congress in per-
son and appeal to the country to
back him.
In the face Of this situation, there
was nothing for the conferees to do
but go back to the senate today and
ask instructions. If, as Byrnes pre-
dicted, the senate will not accept
Mr.. RooSevelt's compromise, a pro-
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