Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-23
Proposal Formally Made Sem
+. ate's Unfinished Business
Just Before Adjournment
for Week End.
HOUSE MEMBERS IN>TILT
OVER MELLON AND MILLS
Smell Denies Pennsylvania Had
Hand in G. 0. P. Statement.
Action Faced on Two Important
Points Before Farm Bill Is Sent
Back to Lower Branch.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional Democrats loosed
a driving counter attack against
Republican opponents Of the adj
miniStration's imitation program
yesterday and in the face of fur
Their broadsides from the opposi-
ton camps confidently predicted
passage of the legislation by next
Wednesday.
The proposal, intended to i'm
prove business and restore conf
dence by giving the President
broad authority to expand credit
and currency, was formally made
the Senate's unfinished business
just before adjournment for the
week end.
Senator Thomas, Democrat; of
oklahoma, who introduced it
Thursday as an amendment to the
farm bill, asserted off the floor
that setting the time for a vote
AL depends on the opposition"
Thomas Claims 60 Votes.
I'VE have the votes-about 60, includ-
ing all the Republican progressives and
some Others" the Oklahoman asserted
confidently. I'VE may lose five or six
Democrats. If the Republicans stand
out, we may have to invoke cloture."
Senator Reed, Republican of Penn
sylvania, leader Of the opposition, pre-
dlcted the vote would not come before
Wednesday,
We never dreamed of filibuster," he
repeated. I'VE want the vote held of
that long and it won't be filibustering.
We want to give the country chance
to wake up
Meanwhile, as the swirl of debate
continued in both houses on and off
the floors. Democratic leaders announced
the administration had no objection to
the Wheeler-King amendment enlarging
the silver section to give the President
power to institute free coinage Of silver
at ratio with gold to be determined
by himself.
Reed said this rendered the measure
all the more Objectionable and asserted
he would fight it with every ounce Of
ability at his command.
Split on Gold Content.
The controversy ahead over the
clause authorizing a reduction in the
gold content of the dollar also spread
when Senator Patterson, Republican. of
Missouri, offered an amendment to
eliminate 1t.
Democrats and Republicans both are
split on this phase of the broad in
f1ation plan, but administration leaders
denied reports yesterday that they were
contemplating a modification Of the
section.
Speaker Rainey opened up the Demo-
cratic offensive against the anti-inf1a-
tionists in a statement to newspaper
men replying to the attack on thu plan
issued Jointly Friday by Senator Reed
and Walcott, Republicans, of Cofuecti-
cut; Representative Smell, Republican
leader, and Representative Luce Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,.
MANY of the bankers they have been
following" Rainey said, soon will go
to the pentitentiary. They represent
the Melons, Harrimans and Mitchells
and their leadership.
"These men represent an old, out
are trying to remedy the mistakes these
are trying to remedy the mistaks these
gentlemen, and men who think as they
do, have made in the last IL years.
I'VE are going to do it, even if they