The Washington times., 1935-06-13
LEADERS SPLIT.
ON ANTITRUST
PROVISION
Borah Amendment Threatens
Delay; President Takes
l. Hand in Fight

0ntInue0 from rage
O'Connor returned to the Capitol
they virtually conceded defeat.
Representative O'Conno> said
''It looks like we will have to
concur in the Senate action, de-
spite the fact that they broke
faith"
The Senate early today broke a
filibuSter lasting nearly 1S hours
and passed the NRA bill.
The vote was taken at 6:15 a.
m, after an all-night filibuster by
Senator Long CD of louisiana
on an amended resolution sent to
the Senate by the House.
Provisions of Bill
Sent to the House, the measure
provides:
/. Extension until next April
of the structure Of NRA.
2. Repeal of the Presidents
power to prescribe codes Of the
old, compulsory type.
3. Exemption Of antitrust laws
to business and industry coming
under the new voluntary agree
mentS goes only so far aS Is eS-
Sential to permit necessary Or
ganizatiOn into the agreements.
Under the new voluntary Struc.
ture, price fixing and loss leaders
are "out" according to expert in
terpreterS.
Long Gives Up
The new measure was passed
in the Senate after Senator Long
wearily gave up a fight to kill all
MIRA extension measures or com
pei acceptance of provision
which would have required Senate
confirmation of all Federal en-
ployes paid $4,000 year or more
The Louisiana "Kingfish" gave
out at $50 a. m. after Is hours
and 35 minutes of almost continu-
GUS talking. He yielded to the
blind Senator Schal (RO Of Min
neSota, who had his speech read
by a clerk, and after that, New
Deal leaders quickly brought about
a favorable vote.
Thirteen Opposed
The 13 Senators who voted
against the new NRA were:
Byrd of Virginia, Connally OF
Texas, Gore of Oklahoma, Long
of Louisiana, Democrats; and
AuStin.....of Vermont, Borah OF
1dahog Capper of Kansas, Dickin.
son of Iowa, Frazier Of North Da'
kota, Hastings of Delaware, Schall
OF Minnesota, Townsend Of Della
ware and Vandenberg of Michi'
gan, Republicans.
Opposing Votes
Senators voting for the bill:
Democrats-Adams, Colorado;
Ashurst, Arizona; Bachman,
Tennessee; Bailey, North Caro-.
lima; Bankhead, Alabama; Bark
ley, Kentucky: Black, Alabama; !;
Brown, New Hampshire; BulkIey,
Ohio: Bone, Washington; Burke,
Nebraska; Bulow, South Dakota !;
ByrneS, South Carolina: Clark,
Missouri; CoStigan, Colorado; Gut
fey, Pennsylvania; Harr son,
Mississippi; Hatch, New Mexico:
Hayden, Arizona; Lewis, Illinois:
Lonergan, Connecticut: Maloney,
Connecticut; Mcclellan, Tennes-
see: Minton, Indiana; Moore,
New Jersey; Murphy, Iowa; Muir
ray, Montana; O'Mahoney, Wyo-
ming; Pittman, Nevada; Pope,
Idaho: Radcliffe, Maryland; Rus.
sell, Georgia.; Schwellenbach,
Washington; Sheppard, Texas;
Thorn as, Oklahoma; Thomas,
Utah., Trammell. Florida: Van
Nuys, Indiana; Wag ner, New
York.
Republicans-Norris, Nebraska
ProgresSives-La Toilette, Wis,
conSin.
Senator Long in his tilibuster
approached. but did not tie, the
all-time filibuster record set by
the late Senator Bob" La Toilette
father of the present Young Bob. =
a Senator from Wisconsin. He
started talking yesterday shortly
after noon, and did not quit until
10 minutes to 4 this morning.
Senator Long yielded the floor
to Senator Schall when he was