Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-04
HOUSE REJECTS
D. c. SUPPLY BILL
Beaten, 101 to Ia, at Night
Session-EarIy Action Like
Iy in Extra Congress.

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The House in a night session last
night rejected the $36,991. 900 District
appropriation bill by vote of 101 to
IA, when Blanton, Democrat, Texas,
led the opposition to agreeing to the
conference report which fixed the
Federal contribution for support of the
National Capital at $7.6o0.oo0. The
four other House conferees signed the
conference agreement. Early action is
promised on this bill in the special ses-
sion, so that District agencies will not
be left without funds for the fiscal year
beginning July l.
Representative Cannon, Democrat, of
Missouri, in charge, Of the bill started
to demand quorum call, but was per-
suaded to defer his demand because
it would have required Speaker Garner
to order the arrest Of the absentee
members.
Earlier in the evening the House
adopted the conference report on the
the conferees struck out $25O,O00 for
the George Rogers Clarke Memorial in
Indiana; $4,000 for the celebration of
the Roanoke Island colony settlement
in North Carolina and $48.500 for the
agriculture conference at Rome, Italy
A final, futile effort to save the bill
was made in the House this morning,
as soon as the session opened at 10
o'clock Cannon moved that the House
insist upon its disagreement with the
Senate and that the bill be sent back
to conference. Owing to the parlia-
mentary situation, the shortness of
time remaining and the need for quick
action, this could be done only by unan-
imouS consent.
Blanton promptly objected. This
was the final thrust. Representative
Cannon admitted the bill is dead for
this session and no further efforts will
be made on the House side to save it.
Blanton Assails Bingham.
During the debate on the District
supply bill, Representative Blanton said
the Federal contribution to the main
tenance of the government in the Dis
trict was excessive" and that Sena-
tor Bingham was responsible for in
creases in the bill including $625,000
| for emergency unemployment relief.
Blanton referred to Bingham as 1.-The
| long, lanky Senator" from Connecticut
and Representative Goss, Republican,
/ of Connecticut, charged the Texan had
| reflected on the integrity of a COL
| league of mine" Goss demanded that
Blanton's remarks be taken down but a
hurried conference was held after Sena-
| tor Bingham came into the chamber
| and Representative Oliver. Democrat,
| Of Alabama, moved that Blanton pro-
! coed lin order"
was able to continue his attack on the
bill without further objection from
Goss.
When Cannon sought to force a
quorum call, Blanton told him that it
| would force the House to remain in ses-
sion for several hours before the SER
| geant at arms could round up the alb
sentee members. Blanton said the new
| Congress would meet within a few days
| and that the bill could be passed with
In "a hours after approximately l74
senate amendments were stricken out
by the House. Cannon withdrew his
demand and the House recessed until
10 o'clock today.
After the House recessed Blanton
said the bill Is dead for this session. {"
This supply bill is the last Of II to be
acted on by the House.
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$1,000, wv. IVY " .le HOUSE Menoers'
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way iiollI tlie stait, out Tue Quiet three
l1ouse heLnosss reJecteo the SenateS
oner IN the nlst conference 10 come
gown gov from tne senate ngure OF ss'o0O'-
o ooo W I,ie Sulrent lump sum OF sI,uo,,
ooo: fnolng themselves CONFRONTED
with this situation. the Senate conferees
decided nothing was to be gained from
further discussion with no substantial
concession pemg mace by the House
side. The confereeS parted shortly be-
fore o'clock and for time there
appeared to be no prospect for an agree
ment. with less than "a hours OF the
| session remaining. Two hours later.
however. the conferees made final
effort at agreement. resulting in a
majority OF the House group accepting
more than a million dollars above their
original limit and only slightly under
the current amount.
It was largely through the efforts Of
Senator Bingham, head of the Senate
conferees, and Chairman Byrns of the
House Appropriations Committee that
the conferees were brought together.
Senator Bingham. who has handled