The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-15
Time IS WASTED AS
RHODE ISLAND Man
MAKES LONG SPEECH
Wheeler, Hoping to Inject Silver
Coinage Into Debate, Is
Discouraged Il.
Unlimited TALK PLANNED
Effort to curtail Debate Reject
ed and Final Decision
10 Delayed
Unlimited TALK PLANNED

Washington, April 15.-(ReA gen.
eral attack on the administration
farm relief program. loosed in the
senate by Senator Hebert Rep., r. H.
Saturday, delayed formal debate on
proposals to add currency initiation to
the bill.
AS Hebert began. Senator Wheeler.
Dem. MontD who had sat by two
hours in the hope he could open de-
bate on his proposal to remonetize
silver at Is to /, left the floor.
The senate already had spent two
hours arguing . motion to recon-
slider the Black five-day week bill.
making no progress on that or the
agricultural program. It rejected also
an effort to limit farm bill debate.
Hebert assailed the administration's
farm program Is providing for graft
and creating powerful political ma
chine. He contended President Roo.
sevelt had not lived up to his cam
paign promises for q definite pro-
gram" to aid agriculture.
Amendments Offered
Topping off increasing congres-
sional talk Of initiation as the needed
step to start q real march toward
business recovery, Senators Long
Dem, La and Wheeler Oem..
MontD moved to add silver to the
currency by amending the Roosevelt
farm relief program.
The senate Is working on the price,
lifting section Of the bill and votes
on the Long and Wheeler amend
ments are due before that section II
disposed of. Long proposed the pur-
chase Of 500 900 900 In silver, against
which currency would be issued.
Wheeler advanced as q substitute tor
longs plan the reconciliation Of
silver at Is to / with gold.
Indications were that any infla-
tipnarv schenne that President Roose-
welt might approve would be towards
credit initiation rather than currency.
Democratic leader. predicted defeat Of
the Long and Wheeler moves. He
added, however, that such a vote
would not mean that the senate was
against initiation, but that initiation
should be considered separately and
reported on first by a committee.
Farm Committee Favors Il
Initiation was recommended to tho
senate by Its agriculture COMMITTEES
In reporting the Roosevelt farm pro-
gram. The committee argued that
currency expansion was the only hops
for substantial and permanent re-
lief for agriculture"
Roosevelt himself Is moving "a
counteract deflation by creating
more Jobs and holding up wage lev.
els. His aides are rounding into shape
q huge public works program involv-
ing several billions. Federal wage
boards may be set up to stop severe
wage slashes.
Next week Roosevelt will recon-.
mend to congress legislation provid-
ing for the appointment Of q federal
coordinator to assist the railroads In
working out economies and establish
ing themselves on ftrmer footing.
A more permanent railroad aid pro-
gram may be advanced at the regu-
lar session Of congress next January.
The house was in recess Saturday.
but leaders predicted that on Monday
it would pass resolution giving the
president authority to declare arms
embargoes. There were. however.
signs Of growing opposition. sharp
debate indicating this Friday.
The more than a score OF amend
ments, including the various infla-
tionary proposals, will delay Q final
vote in the senate on the admins
tration farm program until Tuesday
or Wednesday Of next week.
BY agreeing to finish the price,
lifting section Of the bill before going
into the farm mortgage refinancing
section, the senate put off for . time
q decision on the Frazier amendment
which would refinance mortgages ct
IN per cent interest through . bond
issue. with the stipulation that II =
ready market Is not found for tlae
bonds they shall be converted into
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