Evening star., 1935-08-25

that I can do now is to enter a mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which
the adjournment resolution passed
the Senate and move to ask the House
to return the papers"
Senator Byrnes insisted that If the
deficiency bill was not passed the
economic security act could not func-
ton. The National Labor Board re-
Gently appointed by the President
would have no funds, he said. The
Legislatures of many States are to
meet next January, he continued, and
if the deficiency bill was not passed
the operation of the economic security
act, with its old-age pensions, might
be considerably delayed.
There followed a long wrangle as
to whether the House would be af-
fronted If the Senate asked for the
return of the adjournment resolution
when it had no formal notice Of any
action or lack of action by the House.
Senator Long interrupted Senator
Lewis of Illinois, who vas expressing
solicitude regarding the feeling that
might arise in the House.
IF we don't stop this palavering," :"
said Long, the hour of adjournment
will arrive and we will not be able
to do anything to help the cotton
and wheat farmers"
Robinson Answers.
Senator Robinson denied that the
failure of the deficiency bill would re-
suit in hamstringing the social security
act. He said he had been informed
that money would be found to carry
on these activities.
Senator Schall of Minnesota. one OF
the two blind Senators. delayed fur
ther the vote on the Byrnes resolu-
ton by having a statement read to
the Senate. Byrnes and other cot
ton Senator's were almost frantic in
their demands for a vote. 1t looked
as though fllibuster had begun which
would run until midnight.
Senator Copeland of New York took
the floor against the Byrnes motion.
He declared that the House leaders
we're perfectly right in their refusal
to consider the deficiency bill. He
insisted that the Senate had placed
in that measure yesterday afternoon
amendments that would cost the
people hundreds Of millions Of dollars
why should not the House refuse
to concur in the Senate amendments
to this bill?" shouted Senator Cope
land.
Senator Glass of Virginia, chairman
Of the Appropriations Committee, ex-
pressed the opinion that the Senate
had a perfect right to call upon the
House to return the adjournment
resolution.
Garner Upbraids Long.
Senator Long. looking at the clock,
said that If the colloquy went on for
another hour and so minutes adjourn
ment would be taken.
Vice, President Garner took this
opportunity to rap the Louisiana
Kingfish sharply over the knuckles.
THAT would be in line with the
conduct of the Senator from Louis
lana during the past six months"
said the Vice President, bringing
smiles and laughter on the floor Of
the Senate and in the crowded gall
lery.
Senator Long had his INNINGS later
when he took the floor and charged
that the Vice President had -deliber-
ately remained away from the Senate
last night so as to delay its session
and thereby prevent the adoption Of
the Byrnes motion to recall the ad-
journment resolution from the House.
Long told a story about a man who
was married and the next day, for
getting all about his wedding, went
back to his old boarding house to eat.
"The Vice President forgot all about
being Vice President and didn't come
back to convene the Senate" said
Long. "It is 10 minutes to IL and
no one stands at the Senate door"
Senator Long charged, too, that
President Roosevelt was back of the
move to prevent the adoption of the
Senate cotton and wheat amendment.
II didn't know" said Long, "that
Herbert Hoover had political twin.
But he has. Herbert Hoover and
Franklin D. Roosevelt are political
twins and I don't know which Is the
worst"
Long said that at last Roosevelt
has had to abandon what was abb
surd in the first place" He was at
tacking the Roosevelt agricultural pro-
gram.
Had the plot to kill the deficiency
bill succeeded Congress would have
adjourned last night, having COM
pleted the rest Of its legislative pro-
gram. Other measures were rushed
through in final scramble for ad-
journment.
Ship Subsidy Bill Fails.
The President failed to get through
Congress a new ship subsidy bill, and
a joint resolution was passed finally
yesterday permitting continuation
Of the present air mail contracts-an
indirect subsidy. This was one Of the
recommendations that failed of action
and must 60 over to the next session.
A bill passed the House by q narrow
margin but was sidetracked In the
Senate.
Among the other measures which
did not make the grade were the Cope
land food and drugs act and the