Evening star., 1933-01-12
WHEELER INTENDS
TO BLOCK SENATE
TO GET INITIATION
Breaks Longs FiIibuster to
Warn Congress Against
Spirit of Anarchy.
Cl0TURE RESOLUTION
SOUGHT BY LEADERS
Montanan Says He Would Invoke
Drastic Step Against Ali
Legislation Offered.

The Senate shortly before 8 O'Clock
temporarily laid aside the banking
bill and resumed work for the third
time on the deficiency bill after Sen
ator Long had announced he had
no desire to hold up the District re-
lief fund II those in charge of that
bill were ready to proceed.
An open threat to block all Senate
business in order to force currency IN
f1ation was made in the Senate today
by Senator Wheeler, Montana Demo-
crat, while drastic cloture resolution
was being prepared to break the I'LL
buster against the Glass bank bill and
allow consideration of the deficiency
bill which carries an appropriation of
$625, 1000 for District relief.
Senators Long, Democrat. Of Louisi-
ana and Thomas, Democrat, of Okla
homa- echoed Wheeler's sentiments.
Meanwhile, Senator Fletcher of
Florida. ranking Democrat on the
Banking Committee. was preparing
cloture resolution to break Longs fill
buster against the bank revision bill
sponsored by Senator Glass, Democrat,
Of Virginia.
Would Make Rule General.
Wheeler interrupted Longs hlibuster
to say that unless legislation to initiate
the currency is enacted he would be
perfectly willing to stop all legislation
until Congress wakes up to the necessity
Of doing something"
He said If cloture was proposed on
the bank bill 1t would have to be in
voked on every other piece OF legisla-
ton brought in.
"This Congress has not done o sin
gle thing to aid the country" Mr..
Wheeler said unless something Of this
kind is done the country viii face a
very critical time.
why, in some parts Of the country,
where the courts don't dare to serve
processes, nothing but anarchy pre-
walls"
Under the Senate rules II cloture Is
invoked no Senator could speak more
than one hour. The procedure In ap-
plying this rule Is to prepare q pc
tition signed by 16 Senators, In which
notice Is given Of the intention TO
invoke the rule. One whole day must
intervene following the filing of the
petition, ana on the next day the
Senate would vote automatically on
the question of whether to apply the
limit to debate. A two-thirdS vote
would be necessary to put the cloture
rule into effect.
Bingham Appeals to Long.
AS soon as the Senate met today, Sen
ator Bingham, Republican, of Connect
icut, endeavored to appeal to Long, to
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Senate to act on the deficiency bill in
order to bring relief to the poor people
of the District.
Senator Long, however, declined to
yield to Senator Bingham to make the
appeal.
Senator Bingham explained later that
what he had tried to bring to the at
tention of the Senate was that the
existing relief fund Of the District
government is almost exhausted and
will be entirely used up in two days.
This money, which is to come from
the taxpayers of the District, he said.
''is needed to keep people from starving
and from freezing"
ANY city in the United States except
Washington that wants to look after its
hungry people can do so promptly by
calling together its town council and
taking action" Senator Bingham ex-
planned off the floor, after he had been
unable to make the appeal in the
Senate.
Washington Awaits Senate.
"Washington has no board Of alder
men except the Senate, and In the
pending deficiency bill there Is $685.
000 to come from District taxpayers
for relief work. The amount We appro-
priated last June for this purpose was
not as great as We thought necessary,
having been cut down in conference.
"The House promised that If an addi-
tional amount was found to be necessary
it could be obtained through this de-
ficiency bill, and the House has kept its
agreement. It is now up to the Senate,
and this money could be made available
Immediately If 1t were not for this
filibuster"
Senator Bingham said that, contrary
to his general policy. he would vote to
invoke cloture If it is proposed on the
pending bank bill in order that the way
may be opened to relieve these needy
people in Washington through action
on the deficiency bill.
In resuming his filibuster against the
banking bill, Senator Long declared
the fight is one between Liberals and
Conservatives"
Glass to Force Vote.
AS Long began his attack upon the
bill where he left off yesterday, Sena-
tor Bingham asked If he would yield
for brief appeal in behalf of the poor
people of the country"
In declining to do so Long asserted
the Connecticut Senator hasn't the
right kind of record on poor people
legislation"
people" he said, "I want it to come
from somebody who has been voting
for poor peoples legislation"
Senator Glass, previously had served
notice he would force vote on
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