The Ely miner., 1935-02-08

attach amendments
which would protect private industry
from government projects which might
be launched under the relief plan.
When this failed they endeayored to
allocate the money for specific pur-
poses.
When the debate had reached its
height, the President sent message
to the house declaring it would be
impossible to segregate items for which
the money would be expended, but that
the huge outlay of sums would be de-
voted to public projects and that after
the immediate crisis of unemployment
had passed it was his hope that the
country could set aside 5OO,OO0,OO0
year for the national plan"
The White House message was the
signal for the Democratic majority to
push the message across with little
change from its original form. On the
final vote 26 Republicans voted for
the bill. Seven Progressives and three
Farmer-Laborites also registered af-
firmative votes Ten Democrats. five
from Georgia. three from Virginia, and
two from Indiana, voted with the oppo-
sition.
Because of the gag rule adopted by
the house, only amendments offered
by the appropriations committee could
be considered in vital sections of the
measure. Such minor amendments as
were decided upon went through with
out serious opposition.
One of the amendments striking out
a list of projects that might be includ-
ed in spending the $4,OO0,OOO.O00 and
leaving the vast sum to be used for
federal or nonfederal projects" actually
broadened the powers of the President.
The OO,OOO,OO0 will be used at the
Presidents discretion for relief pur-
poses while the program is being put
into effect.
Another amendment struck out a
subsection which gave the President
authority to postpone the end of any
existing government agency. This was
move to satisfy certain Democrats
who were opposed to Secretary Ickes,
in June. Another clause granting au-
thority to the President to acquire
personal property by the power Of
eminent domain was also removed, as
was the section granting the Chief
Executive the power to impose two
years Imprisonment on any violator.
The only other amendment which sue
ceeded in passage was one which pro-
vided that an accounting be made for
all moneys spent
Minority Leader Smell attacked the
bill, declaring that the money involved
amounted to one-eighth of the national
income, and that the house was enti-
tied to know what the money was
for. Later in conceding the minority's
defeat he said that if the opposition
was free to speak it's mind, the bill
would be defeated two to one, but that
under the executive lash, there was no
chance of defeating it.
p RECOMMENDATIONS that Amer
Nica's air defense facilities be great
ly increased will be made by President
Roosevelt in special message soon to
be sent to congress, 1t has been indi-
Gated by those close to the admins
tration. Construction of series of air
bases for the United States. the addi-
tion of 1000 planes to the service, and
building huge dirigible will be among
the projects which the President ap-
proves.
The proposed construction is in ac-
cord with a report just made by the
special aviation commission. 1t is the
purpose of the commission to lease the
dirigible to commercial firm as SIS
ter ship to the Graf Zeppelin which will
start regular transatlantic service with
in a few weeks.
The series of bases along the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts will make America
impregnable to air attack, the commits
sion believes, while the addition of
1000 planes to the army and navy serv-
ice will bring it up to far more than
the existing fighting strength.
The commission has also recommend
ed creation of a special five-man avi-
alton commission to regulate civil aero
nautics.
TAPAN'S foreign minister, Koki Hi
- rota, warned Soviet Russia that she
should stop fortifying the Siberian
frontier north of Manchukuo If friend
ly relations are to be continued be-
tween the two countries. His remarks,
made in an address before the impe-
rial diet. had special significance in
view of reports that Japanese troops
are invading Chahar province to pre-
vent Sovietization of that region
Russian Notifications in the Far
East, particularly of the strategic cross
ings of the Amur river. are becoming
increasingly irksome to the japanese
army in Manchukuo. Other projects to
which Japan is objecting are double
tracking of the Trans Siberian railway
to Vladivostok and remodeling of the
strong Notifications of that Pacific
port.
Government officials in Washington
were said to he fayorably impressed
with part of HirOta's address which
referred To Japan's desire tn avoid fur
ther expansion of armament
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