Evening star., 1933-02-10
CONFEREES GIVEN
BILL PROPOSING TO
BROADEN POWERS
Reorganization Sch e m e
Sponsored by Garner Pro-
vokeS Bitter Debate.
REPUBLICANS DECLARE
HOOVER OPPOSES PLAN
Democrats Expect to Get Senate
Agreement to Allow Roosevelt
Free Hand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House today sent the controver-
sial Treasury-Post Office supply bill
containing the Senate economy pro-
visions-to conference for adjustment
Of differences with the Senate.
In the process, Democrats hope to
give President-elect Roosevelt vast
power to reorganize the Government.
Meanwhile President Hoover started
to oppose the broad reorganizing au-
thority. Speaker Garner held fast to
his determination to press for such
power, however.
House Republicans who conferred
with Mr.. Hoover left with statements
that they believed him in agreement
with their opposition. Later it was
indicated the question had been talked
pver at the cabinet table.
Favor Free Hand.
The power which Garner and his
aides now propose is that the new
President shall be free to cut salaries,
veterans benefits and other gratuities
prescribed by statute. Mr.. Hoover was
represented as feeling this would be
contrary to the spirit of the ConStitu-
tion, and, in fact, would 60 back to the
long struggles in early English history
to gain the right for representatives of
the people to have the final word in
spending their tax money.
Regardless of the attack of Repre-
sentative Smell of New York, Republican
leader, on the Democratiac plan, the
House voted to send the bill to confer
ence, but the action was preceded by
some harsh debate.
"It is the most serious moment in
the history of our country" Representa-
tive Pou of North Carolina, dean of the
Democrats, said, "and here we are in
political discussion.
II don't think it is time for any one
to give a continental damn on what
party has done in the past. The time
has come to do something. 1t seems
that every attempt we have made to
reduce has failed.
with 100000 men idle, COM
modify prices far below the cost of
production, and hundreds of people
walking the streets begging for some
thing to eat, here We are quibbling.
II think it is time to rise above all
that. We did during the war. If we
don't we may be cleaned out of the
t1OuSe ana senate ana some one may
be put in who can do it."
Rankin Against Plan.
Representative Rankin, Democrat, of
Mississippi, said, IT want to serve
notice to the conferees ON this bill,
that I will not stand for broad un-
limited power for the President to cut
down statutory gratuities."
He was applauded by the Republicans.
Then Representative Mapes, Republi-
can, of Michigan said the Democrats
had denied lesser power to President
Hoover, and that he opposed granting
Mr.. Roosevelt undue authority"
Representative Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas, said Smell has been hitting
everything the Democrats propose on
the head, to fulfill promises made to
his colleagues"
However. Representative Cochran Of
Missouri, Democratic chairman of the
House Expenditures Committee that
deals with reorganization matters. pro-
nounced himself opposed, saying:
II will not stand for any such propo-
sition that would abrogate the powers
of Congress"
Representative Arnold, Democrat, of
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