Evening star., 1934-01-21
|DEVALyA!|0N OK. D
|BY HOUSE, $50 TO 40
Opposition Is Smothered as
Democrats Shout Down
Amendments.
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in the purchase of foreign exchange
and other commercial items for the
purpose of stabilizing the foreign value
of the dollar.
Enlarge the scope of Treasury au-
thority for the issuance and f1otation OF
Government securities to simplify the
huge refinancing task that lies ahead
This section would make it possible for
the Treasury to purchase any type OF
Government security with any other
type and sell issues of securities prl-
vately without making an offer to the
general public.
Representative McGugin CRepublican)
of Kansas took leadership of the effort
zation fund
Il fear one mans rule he said
This great power should not be left in
one mans hands"
The opposition was voiced by Repre-
sentative Dies (DemocraD OF Texas, 9
member of the committee.
The creation of this board is merely
the creation of another board, another
commission requiring money and delay
The administration does not want this
amendment. 1t is absolutely necessary
that this fund go into operation at the
earliest possible moment and that its
activities be clothed in the utmost
secrecy"
Patman Amendment Loses.
Youthful, dapper Chairman oomers
of the Coinage Committee, steering his
first big bill through the House, hac
only one close call. That was on ar
amendment offered by Representative
Patman, Democrat, of Texas
1t proposed that the President be
prohibited from exporting any gold fol
international credit payments.
A voice vote gave 1913 against the
amendment and 100 for A teller vote
was demanded and ordered.
Chunky Representative Cochran OF
Missouri Somers' first lieutenant or
the Coinage Committee, left the cham
Der to round up votes. The result was
that the amendment was defeated by
| ITO to l33
With passage assured from the out
set; many of the members assumed a
lackadaisical attitude toward the bill
from the time debate began.
AS the general discussion proceeded
the big leather chairs of the House
floor were but scatteringly filled. men,
bers wandered in and out and the steady
drone of subdued conversation fur
nlshed monOtonouS undertone for the
remarks of the speakers
But when the amendment stage was
reached and voting strength was need
ed, the members began pouring in.
Confident of its strength the huge
| Democratic majority was in a jovia
mood 1t Justify shouted down amend
ment after amendment with concerted
roars of No" The cutting down o1
amendments proceeded at such rate
that cries of vote. vote" were hearc
before the proposed changes could be
read by the clerk.
The members had some fun witt
Representative Hoeppel of California
who had voted against more Roosevelt
proposals probably than any Democrat
in the House
Applause that had a tinge of good
natured jibing grew as he advanced
to the we'll of the House and an
nounced:
Boys. I'm for this bill
Thunderous applause from the Dem
| ocrats and booS from the Republican:
greeted his remarks and continued
unchecked throughout his brief speech
Representative McFadden. Republi-
can. of Pennsylvania. objected bitterly
to the provision of the refinancing sec
ton. Somers' only explanation wa:
| that it would give the Secretary of the
| Treasury greater control over the cur
rency. Discussion was shut off abrupt
| ly by motion from Somers to end de.
bate on the section.
Gag rule" snorted McFadden.
Only two House Democrats-Clal'
borne of Missouri and Terrell of Texa:
voted against the bill.
3S G. o. p. in Opposition.
Sixty-eight Republicans, however
voted with the President. as did all tht
| five Farmer-Laborite members. Speaker
| Rainey was with the ayes and Repre-
sentative Smell of New York, the Re-
publican leader with the noes.
The 38 Republicans who voted agains
the bill:
Andrew, Massachusetts,: Andrews
New York; Bacon, New York; Baker
well, Connecticut: Beedy. Maine; Boil
| ton, Ohio; Brunm. Pennsylvania
Burnham, California; Clarke, New
York; Cochran, Pennsylvania; Grow
| ther. New York; Darrow, Pennsylvania
Otter. Pennsylvania; Fish, New York
| Goodwin, New York: Guyer, Kan
sas; Hancock. New York; Hollister
Ohio; Jenkins, Ohio; Kahn, Cali
fornia; Luce, Massachusetts,; Nc
Fadden, Pennsylvania; McGugin, Kan
sas; Marshall, Ohio; Merritt, Connecti
| cut; Millard, New York; Plumley, Yer
mont: Reed, New York; Rich. Pennsyl
vania: Rogers, Massachusetts,; Smell
New York; Stalker, New York; Swick
Pennsylvania; Taber, New York; Tink