Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
BILL
AMENDMENT
THROWN OUT
Senate Repudiates Yesterdays
Action Placing Penalty Upon
Debt Defaulters.
DEMOCRATS HOLD HOUS
Administration Forces Defeat
COP Move To Stage Revolt
On Economy Measure.

The senate today removed the clark
amendment from the liquor tax bill
and again passed the revenue mea-
sure.
The vote on killing the Clark
amendment, which was adopted yes
terday to the surprise of admins
tration leaders, was A to 80. An in
volved parliamentary trail involv-
ing several roll calls had to be fol-
lowed before yesterdays work could
be undone and the bill put In such
shape that the house would accepo
it.
After the Clark amendment pen
alizing liquor imports of the debtor
nations was eliminated, the tax bill
was passed without record vote.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. W.H-
Smarting under the administration s
first defeat of the session. Demo-
cratic leaders in congress planned
today to eliminate in conference a
senate amendment to the liquor bill
levying penalties against debt-de-
faulting nations.
BY the margin of one vote the
senate approved an amendment by
Senator Clark (Dem) Missouri,
calling for a tax of SO a gallon on
wine and $5 a gallon on distilled
spirits originating in countries in
default to the United States on war
debts.
It was one of those sudden start
ling developments that occur only
in the senate. The amendment,
howled down in the house only a
few days previously, appeared GER
tain of defeat. But Senator Nor
ris CRep.) Nebraska, arose quietly
in his rear row seat and spoke the
words that touched the spark OF
action.
"Why is it?o he asked, "that
everybody is for this amendment,
vet nobody wants to vote for 1t?
The vote favored the amendment,
40 to 80.
Administrator opposition to the
penalties is that they would be dis
astrous to the tariff situation, pre-
cipitating a tariff war and retalla-
ton by such defaulters as France
with consequent adverse affects on
American exports which are urgent
" desired to boost recovery.
House Republicans planned to
fight for adoption of the senate
amendment. but Democratic lead
ers were believed to have sufflclent
strength to strike it out in confer
ence.
Meanwhile, the Federal Alcohol
Control Administration suspended
the quota system and permitted un-
limited imports OF American type
whiskies for 30 days
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. (U.P) -
The administration won its first Vi
tai test this session in the house to-
day when the Democratic majority
held in line to beat down Repub-
lican attack aimed against a dras-
tic rule which would stifle revolt
against economy sections of appro-
priation bills.
On a roll call vote, an appeal by
Minority Leader Smell from the rule
of the chair knocking down his
point of order against the drastic
rule was defeated.
The vote was 261 to liz.
The vote gave cross-section OF
administration strength and indi-
Gated that the rule, limiting amend
ments to the economy pay cut
section of the $3.50, 6,435 ,693 independ-
ent offices supply bill, would be
adopted by the house later.
The rule, charged by recalcitrantS
with being "a gag measure" per-
mits only appropriations committee
amendments to economy sections oil
all appropriation bills this session.
The economy section of the in
dependent offices bill provides for
restoration of five per cent OF the
IS per cent salary cuts for govern
ment employees. Various members
of the house have fought for fur-
ther restoration.
House Majority Leader Byrns said
before debate on the rule began that
the "vote on the rule resolution Will
be the big test of President Roose-
velt's power this session He ana
Speaker Rainey admitted that some
insurgent democrats might swing 10
the Republican side in opposing the
rule.