Evening star., 1933-05-03
Democrats Speed Measure
for Conference Despite
G. O. P. Attacks,
SEPARATE ROLL CALL
BARRED or. MONEY PLAN
SHELLS Demand to Place Members
Definitely on Record Fails
to Get Support.
BY the Associa,ed pr...

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The House today approved the ad-
ministration imitation program as al
ready passed by the Senate.
Comparing with the impressive s4-
to-2l Senate vote last week, the Rep
resentatives polled BOT In favor and az
opposed to the broad currency powers
to be vested In President Roosevelt.
This completed congressional action
on the imitation set up.
The roll call on imitation followed
Immediately after voice vote to differ
with the Senate on amendments made
to the massive farm relief bill, send
ing the measure to conference with
the other branch for compromise on
differences.
The House sent the farm section OF
the massive bill to conference with the
senate for adjustment Of differences.
IL was voice vote, and thereupon a
rol call was started on the imitation
section.
Beaten at Every Turn.
Democratic inflationists at every turn
publicans to defeat the proposal, al
ready adopted by the Senate.
Inc imitation proposal gives Presi-
oent Roosevelt broad powers to expand
credit and currency in five-point pro-
gram as follows:
Permits the Federal Reserve system
to buy $4,000 000. 900 in Government
bonds. against which currency may be
/ issued.
Authorizes the President to have
$4,000, ,000,0 in United States notes
issued,
Gives the President power to change
the content of the gold dollar up to q
so per cent reduction.
Authorizes the President to change
the ratio of the silver dollar and pro-
Vides for free coinage of silver
authorizes the President to accept
S2O0 1000, 900 IN silver from foreign debt
ors on the war debts, for which currency
may be issued
Speaker Rainey had indicated sepa-
rate votes would be had on the rold
content and silver sections Of the bill,
but to the surprise of many, this did
not materialize. Smell had demanded
such procedure.
The main controversy as between
senate and House on the farm bill is
expected to be the Norris Simpson pro-
ouctlon cost guarantee" plan.
Some members of the Conference
Committees already have gone into the
differences informally, and the Demo-
cratic leadership expects agreement by
the end Of the week. This would make
1t possible to get the legislation TO the
White House for signature without fur
ther delay, inasmuch as no difficulty is
expected in having both branches sane
ton the compromises that might be
reached.
Conferees Named.
On the farm bill Speaker Rainey ap-
pointed as House conferees Representa-
tives Jones, Democrat, of Texas, chair
man of the Agriculture Committee;
Fulmer, Democrat, of South Carolina;
Doxey, Democrat, of Mississippi; Clark,
Republican, of New York and Hope, Re-
publican, of Kansas.
Senate conferees are to be appointed
by Vice President Garner.
Besides the imitation provision the bill
provides for an experimental farm re,
lief plan to be controlled and admin
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture
1t creates a $4,000, 900 900 farm mort
gage refinancing system. DESIGNED to aid
farmers to hold their property.
Definite indication that the House
would vote imitation was seen YESTERDAY
IN 26l-to-ll3 test vote which came
on adoption of the procedure for de-
batting the issue. This powerful sup
port mustered by administration lead
ers 1oretold the strength that was
Forthcoming in today's balloting.
In debate, the Republican attack on
imitation was led by Smell, Representa-
tives Beedy of Maine, Fish of New York,
Martin Of Massachusetts, and McFadden
OF Pennsylvania.
Beedy charged that the Democrats
we're setting the stage of a DICTATOR
ship" over the Government.
II the reported plans of the Presi-
dent are true, it is his plan to get all
the power from Congress and to send
the true representatives Of the people
home" Beedy asserted. IT am opposed
to the executive branch taking over
the legislative duties of Congress as this
bill provides. I am opposed to giving
the President all Of this power"
Discounts Alarm.
Representative Steagall, Democrat. of
Louisiana declared that there Is no
basis for claims that we will embark
on wild scheme Of imitation, for this
bill will not reach beyond the country's
needs"
The imitation section would permit
the expansion Of credit and currency by
$4,000, ,000,0 900 and empower the Presi-
dent to reduce the gold content of the
dollar and accept up to 100000 900 In
silver as payments on war debts.
There are more than 80 amendments
to the farm relief bill which must be
adjusted by Senate and House con-
ferees.
Provisions for special loans to debt
ourdened farmers faced with the pros
pect OF losing their homes will be the
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