Evening star., 1934-06-18

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.bor bill be enacted into law.
BON gave notice that he and a
SiSt an adjournment of Congress
be voted on. Senator La Toilette
e transaction of any business in
until an opportunity was given
.nate soon after it met at noon
the deficiency appropriation bill.
Of the railroad labor bill resisted
Not long afterward the Senate
adopted the report on the deficiency
bill, which now goes to the President.
Bill Seen Causing Delay.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, when proponents
of the railroad labor bill were de-
manding action on that measure said
that it was certain that bill would
lead to debate and perhaps long delay
of adjournment. He said that while
President Roosevelt favored the pas
sage of the railroad labor bill. 1t was
not considered an emergency measure
and. therefore. it could be allowed TO
go over until the next session if nee
essary.
The Senate passed almost without
debate the Karr tobacco bill, which
is comparable to the Bankhead cot
ton control act Senator Smith of
South Carolina sought to have adop-
tions and amendments to agricultural
adjustment act, but Senator Harry
Byrd of Virginia fatty refused to
permit the proposed amendment to
go through and Senator Smith with
drew it.
Executive Session Held.
The Senate on motion of Senator
Robinson held a brief executive ses-
sion at which a number of nomina-
tions were approved.
AS soon as the Senate returned to
legislative session, Senator Dill moved
to take up the railroad labor bill
With that motion pending, Senator
Hastings of Delaware, took the floor
and argued that the bill was not
an emergency measure.
Bank Bill Sidetracked.
At the outset of the session Sena-
tor Bulkley, Democrat, of Ohio.
withdrew his motion to take up the
omnibus bank bill, sidetracking it until
next session.
This measure was one of the sew
eral that caused the Saturday night
jam preventing adjournment. Bulkley
explained his move as in the interest
of adjournment. The bill would have
made various amendments in the
banking laws opposed by sizable
Senate bloc.
Meanwhile. conferees on the housing
bill recessed for lunch without an
agreement, but predicted one would
be reached this afternoon.
| House and Senate managers indi-
Gated the chief dispute was over a
House amendment to permit the Home
Owners Loan Corporation to invest
$500, ,09O, 900 in building and loan as
| sociations
They had agreed on the other major
issue, taking the Senate provision for
a single administrator to handle the
housing program instead Of the House
language providing for a corporation
of Government officials.
Adjournment Possibility.
Should the housing conference re-
port be accepted, the parliamentary
situation was expected to be such as
to make adjournment a certainty.
Should long filibuster speeches in
| 'tervene, however, these plans could
easily go awry.
The House meeting put 1t squarely
up to the Senate by adopting and
sending there a resolution for imme-
diate adjournment.
So close was the vote on taking up
the deficiency bill conference report
that 1t looked as though Vice Presi-
dent Garner might be called upon to
break a tie. However, hurry-up calls
were sent out to absent Senators and
the conference report was taken up.
Twenty-three Democratic Senators
voted against taking up the confer
| ence report, and were Joined by 10
Republicans and one Farmer-Labor
Senator. Twenty-seven Democrats
and "A Republicans supported the
| motion to take up the conference re-
port.
Senator La Toilette, obtaining unan-
imous consent to address the Senate
on the motion to take up the con-
ference report, which under the rules
is not debatable, told the Senate. the
deficiency bill is the last measure
which must be passed before Congress
adjourns. Senators might just as well
understand right now that II this con-
ference report is taken up and adopt
ed, there will be no opportunity tc
pass the railroad labor bill.
Rail Labor Bill Support.
This railroad labor bill has the
una animous and ardent support OF
every one of the standard railway
labor organizations. The bill is vitally
| important to them. 1t also has the
Endorsement Of Joseph B. Eastman
who has been the railroad co-ordina-
tor under this administration. The
opposition to this bill represents
small minority in the Senate, how
ever, If this conference report Is dis.
posed of prior to action on the rail-
road labor bill, and then motion tc
adjourn els submitted. with Senator'S
anxious to leave Washington an ad-
journment will be had without action
on the railroad labor bill"
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