Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-12
Speedy Confirmation for
Promotion to New Po-
Sition Is Seen.
SENATE WILL RECEIVE
REPORT LATER TODAY
Action Follows Uproarious Hear
ing, in Which Soviet Planning
Idea Was Repudiated.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BY decisive 16-to-2 vote the Sem
ate Agriculture Committee today ap-
proved the nomination of Rexford G.
Tugwell to be Undersecretary Of Agri-
culture.
Only Chairman Smith of the COM
mittee and Senator Hatfield, Repub-
lican, of West Virginia voted against
promotion of Tugwell from the 1900
a-year post of Assistant Secretary to
the new position paying $4,000.
Supporters of Tugwell, one of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's chief advisers, pre-
dicted the Senate would confirm him
without difficulty. A vote may be OBJ
tanned tomorrow.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla
homa was the only one of the 10 COM
mittee members absent.
Capper Casts McNary's Vote.
The vote Of Senator McNary, the
Republican leader, was cast for Tug
well by Senator Capper, Republican,
of Kansas, with the reservation that
the Oregon Senator could either sup
port or oppose the nominee on the
floor
Democrats voting for Tugwell we're
Wheeler. McGill. Bankhead. Bulow
Caraway, Bone, Murphy, Pope and
Hatch.
Republicans supporting him we're
Norris. McNary. Capper. Norbeck,
Frazier and Cutting. Senator Ship
stead, Farmer-Labor, of Minnesota
also approved the nomination.
The action was taken without dis
cussion.
The report will be submitted to
the Senate later in the day. but it
must lie over day under the rules
unless unanimous consent is given
for consideration today.
Soviet Idea Repudiated.
The committee, during a four-hour
session yesterday. received objections
to Tugwell's advancement. He was
opposed there by Smith. Senator
Byrd. Democrat, of Virginia and
others-at an uproarious hearing in
which Dr. Tugwell took his stand on
the Constitution and repudiated the
Soviet Idea of blue print planning"
Senator Byrd, perhaps the most ac-
tive opponent of Tugwell. said he
would carry the fight to the floor.
Senator Bailey, Democrat, of North
Carolina said the same. Senator
Smith. still insisting that the former
Columbia professor is not a real dirt
farmer" declared his opposition had
"deepened"
Others. to whom yesterdays hear
ing looked like a circus" felt Tug
well emerged from the inquiry into
his economic ideas without faint of
radicalism.
Hes a conservative" said Senator
Murphy, Democrat, of Iowa.
Wheeler Terms 1t Farce"
at was a farce" said Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana. who
frequently broke into the hearing to
answer Tugwells opponent.
Senator Hatfield has said Tugwell is
helping lead the administration toward
communism. but Senator Cutting, Re-
publican, of New Mexico said:
Il will vote for him. I don't agree
with some of his views, but he is just
an administrative officer and he can't
do anything without the approval of
the Secretary and the President. The
only question is whether he is a capable
official and qualified to mold the post.
1 think he is both"
Senator Byrd still expressed convic-
ton that proposed A. A. A. amend
ments were not merely clarifying" as
commended by Tugwell, but would give
Secretary Wallace czaristic power to
regiment all farmers.