Evening star., 1934-06-01
Smell Says Republicans
Don't Mind Staying
Here All Summer"
BREAKING HOUSE RULES
LEADS PARTY TO "WAR"
Filibuster Methods Resumed as
Floor Leader Demands Record
Be Read in Full.
BULLETIN.

Democratic House leaders today
decided on drastic steps to break
the Republican fiilibuster waged in
that branch during the past two
days.
The Rules Committee. hurriedlv
called into special session. adopted
procedure giving Speaker Rainev
virtually all Of the powers held
during the time when Uncle
Joe" Cannon was the Republican
Speaker.
BY the Associated Press.
House Republicans today declared
war on adjournment of Congress be-
cause, they said. the Democratic lead
ership persists il breaking the House
rules.
Representative Smell Of New York.
the Republican leader, said at a press
conference that Speaker Rainey alb
Solutely Is ignoring the rules OF the
House"
We have been cooperating with
bA4N ANAAANNA "a - LdA AlOh lLlCS al lul IL
ing out to be tough bunch" Smell
SAID. They are not satisfied with
ruling us with their big ma ajority. but
they are trying To cram everything
down our throats."
Shell said he was referring 10
Speaker Rainey's action last night in
declining to recognize the question of
a quorum raised by Representative
McGugin, Republican. OF Kansas
Critici2es Speaker.
The Kansan criticized the Speaker.
and the Democrats struck his re-
marks from the Congressional Record
by vote.
Everybody with any common sense
knows there was no quorum present
and that McGuigin was telling the
truth" Smell said.
1t looks like the Democratic lead
ers with = 3l6 majority should be
able 10 legislate without breaking the
rules" he continued. From now on.
1t will be a fight and we don't care
whether We stay here all Summer OF
not.
We think the longer We stay here
the more chance we have Of show
ing the people of the country the in
competency OF the Democratic Con-
gress and the administration"
Resume Filibuster Fight.
Fresh from a nights rest. House
Republicans returned to their filibus-
ter fight. As soon as the opening
noon prayer was finished McGuigin
again made a point OF no quorum.
This required roll call consum-
ing better than a half hour before
even the journal could be read or
4 vote taken on the TarVer prison
industries bill over which the Re-
publicans kept the House in session
until O'Clock last night.
The kanSan'S prompt move and
cloak room gossip pointed strongly to
q repetition today of the parliament
airy tactics by which the Republicans
yesterday forced eight roll call votes
on the administration silver and the
Tarver bills.
After the quorum call brought 354
OF the 400-odd House members TO
the chamber the days progress hit
another Snag when Smell demanded
reading of the journal in full.
The reading proceeded with mem
bers on the crowded Democratic side
sounding out with cat calls and other
shouts from time to time.
Two Bills Halt Plans.
Even before today'S developments
congressional leaders had said that
unless President Roosevelt drops the
Wagner labor bill and the housing
program, the present session must be
prolonged two or three weeks.
The Chief Executive wants Con-
greSs to adjourn by June 8. and is also
represented as wanting the Wagner
and housing bills approved. Demo-
cratic chiefs generally took the view
today that this could not be accom-
pliShed Many believed he would let
the bills go, for to enact either would
require long debate and considerable
dispute.
The housing bills outlook was fur
ther complicated this morning, when
Chairman Steagall said the House
Banking Committee would not ap-
prove the measure in its present form
All must" legislation except the
81 ,322 100000 public works and de-
ticiency appropriation bill has passed
the House. A revolt has been growing
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