The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-09
SENATE ROWS
OVER TUCWELL
NOMINATION
Committee Must Report
On His Selection Not
Later Than Tuesday

WASHINGTON, June 9. (UP)
After hours of bitter debate, the
senate voted last night to instruct
it's agriculture committee to re-
port Tuesday on the nomination
of Rexford G. Tugwell to be un-
der-secretary of agriculture.
With apparently endless debate
in sight, Majority Leader Joseph
Robinson suddenly withdrew his
motion to discharge the commit
tee completely from further con-
sideration of the nomination.
He then offered a substitute
motion calling for action no later
than Tuesday noon. Chairman
Ellison d. Smith d., S. CO. prom
Used to call the committee togeth-
err Monday morning and meet all
day if necessary to get report.
Senator Robinson's earlier mo-
ton brought to the senate floor
the seething battle between the
"brain trusters" of whom Tugwell
is a leader and a band of con-
sentative Democrats whom the
president refers to as "unrecon-
structed rebels"
Smith, who admitted he never
had placed TugwelPs name before
his committee for action, said ad-
vancement of the young brain
truster would be an "insult to
American farmers"
Senator Harry Flood Byrd o.,
Val, charged Tugwell was unta.
miliar with the principles OF
american government"
He said Tugwell and the agri-
cultural department usurped the
powers of congress and then ASK
us to validate their acts" =,
This accusation was directed at
amendments to the AAA pending
in congress which Byrd charged
would give the agricultural de-
partment a "life or DEATH hand
over all farmers.
Tugwell now is assistant secre-
tary of agriculture. The new post
would increase his salary from
$500 to $4,000 a year.
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UP)
A campaign to block adjourn,
ment of congress gathered
strength yesterday despite con-
oo.s;on hv President Roosevelt
in a farewell message that
some meritrious legislation must
90 over to next session. -,
Rep. Joseph Monaghan claimed
more than 100 signatures on a
Ground robin" pledging house
members to oppose adjournment
until votes are taken on the
Wagner labor bill, the Connery
30-hour week bill and initiation
airy legislation. , :.
The Democratic "gag rule" is
blocking the latter two bills.
But a house majority could de-
feat any adjournment resolution
and keep congress in session. ,
President Roosevelt reiterated
at his press conference that he
desired passage of the Wagner
bill, the oil control bill and
amendments to strengthen the
agricultural adjournment admins
tration. All face great opposi-
ton. The Wagner bill especl-
ally is the target of an under
cover Republican senate fillbus-
ter. .,
The house banking committee,
spurred by the presidents en-
phasis on housing problems in
his message yesterday. reported
favorably che administr a t o n
housing bill. 1t calls for partial
government guarantee of private
loans for construction and mod
ernization. The section creating
private corporations, which could
issue tax-exempt securities to
finance new construction, was
STRICKEN out.
Capital of the Home Owners
Loan corporation was increased
81, 5OO,OO0,00O however, wit h
$500,00O,000 ear-marked for new
construction.
Conferees agreed on the bank
deposit insurance bill, another
vital piece of legislation on the
Roosevelt "must" list. 1t in
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