Evening star., 1934-06-17
Couzens Wages
Heated Tilt
With Glass.
RUSH Anglers
C.. o. p. GROUP
Democratic Chiefs
Hope to End Ses-
sion This Week.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

A bitter row in the Senate last
night prevented an adjournment
of Congress.
Charges made by Senator Cou-
Zens Of Michigan that Wall
Street bankers had dominated
the writing of the so-called orn-
nibus banking bill brought a
sharp retort from Senator Car
ter Glass of Virginia.
The Virginian denied the
truth of these charges and said
Senator CouzenS could not prove
them.
The interchange between
these two Senators, white with
rage, put the finishing touch
on the effort to adjourn the
Congress.
The insistence of Senator Bulkley of
Ohio that the Senate pass the bank
ing bill, long technical measure
which has never passed the House,
was main factor in upsetting the
apple cart. The Ohio Senator was
chairman Of the Conference Commit
tee on the housing bill Instead of
getting his conferees on that measure
together promptly he continued to try
to force consideration of the banking
bill which seemingly had no chance
of becoming a law even if it passed
the Senate and an adjournment was
to be had last night
Immediately after the Couzens- Glass
debate, Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
the Democratic leader, arose and de-
clared it was evident that no public
business could properly be conducted
when Senators were in such a mood
He predicted that the Senators who
had engaged in bitter personalities
and who allowed their, personal ami
mosities to enter into the debate
would live to regret it.
1T is my purpose" said the Demo-
cratic leader, ito move a recess of the
Senate until Monday. I do not know
the attitude of the House. but I
shall consult Immediately with the
leader of that body"
Stalks from Senate.
Senator Robinson stalked from the
chamber to the Democratic cloak
room. Within few moments he re-
turned and moved recess until Mon
day at noon.
The House promptly followed the
lead of the Senate and adjourned un-
til Monday.
When both Houses gave up the
struggle for final adjournment of this
session shortly before midnight, only
two conference reports on major legis-
lation, included in the Presidents pro-
gram, remained to be acted upon
They were the deficiency appropria-
tion bill making provision for relief
and for public works and the admin
istration's housing bill. The House had
agreed to the conference report on the
deficiency bill carrying approximately
$4,000. 100000. No conference report
had yet been made on the housing
bill. Indeed, the confereeS on that
measure had scarcely begun their
work, despite the fact that the bill
had passed the House earlier in the
week, and had been put through the
Senate early yesterday afternoon.
Both Houses completed work yes
terday on the substitute for the Wag-
ner labor bill, joint resolution Civ
ing the President authority to ap-
point board or boards to supervise
elections by the workers of repre-
sentatives to carry on collective bar
gaining with employers.
DeDoSjt Aid Voted
Legislative action on the aid to in
dustry bill, setting up additional
credit for industrial concerns and
also making more liberal provisions
for loans to pay off depositors of
closed banks, was completed. The
conference report on that measure
was adopted by both the House and
the Senate.
Both OF these measures were on the
program of essential legislation before
adjournment
The actual breakdown in the drive
for final adjournment last night came
about because of the insistence of Ger
tain Senators that the omnibus bank
ing bill, the railroad labor bill and the
Frazier farm mortgage bill, none of
which had been included in the pro-
gram agreed upon by Republican and
Democratic leaders, should be enacted
into law.
Tempers ran high. Some of the
Republicans, including Senator Hast
ings of Delaware, insisted they were
perfectly willing to cooperate with
the Democrats in bringing about an
early adjournment of Congress. and
the adoption of the program. but de-
nounced attempts to rush through
legislation to which they were opposed
at the eleventh hour.
The leaders are hopeful that an ad-
tournment over the week end will give
the warning Senators chance to cool
off and permit adjournment either