Evening star., 1935-03-14
McCarran Ready to Go to
Bat and Take Vote
on Amendment.
PAIRS FOR ABSENTEE
SENATORS ARRANGED
Long Proposal to Allocate $780,.
100000 to Educate Poor Chill
dren Beaten, 58 to 27.
BY c. GOULD LINCOLN.

A showdown on the McCarran pre-
Valling wage amendment to the Presi-
dents work relief bill may come be-
fore adjournment today. according to
Senator McCarran of Nevada, author
OF the amendment.
The Nevada Senator let it be known
that he and other supporters of his
amendment were ready and anxious
10 go TO bat and take vote on the
amendment, He expressed confidence
tnat the Senate would again write
into the work relief bill the prevail
ing wage which the President has
stoutly resisted, demanding instead
the so-called security wage"
Pairs have been arranged. IL is
understood, for absentee Senator's Mrs
CaraWay of Arkansas is to be taken
care OF through a pair and Senator
OVerton of Louisiana, who has been
Ill and absent from the Senate NAV
come onto the floor long enough to
vote. 1t was said.
Fight Over Amendment.
The McCarran amendment. which
mas the support of organized labor.
mas tied the Senate into a bowknot
Tor weeks and delayed final disposition
OF the work relief bill. When the
senate FIRST voted on the amendment
some three weeks ago it was ADOPTED
oy vote OF "A to 43. Since then two
vermont Republican Senators have
indicated that they might swing over
ana vote with the President against
tne McCarran amendment The Nc
Carranites. on the other hand. claimed
that one or two Senators who voted
against their proposal are now ready
10 go along with them. The indica. !.
lions are that the vote will be close
In any case.
Snould the McCarran amendment
De voted down. substitute somewhat
along the line of the amendment
offered by Senator REYNOLDS of North
carolina, may be tried. The REYNOLDS
ainenoment provides for the payment
OF the prevailing wage, but authorizes
the President to pay lower wages If
It Is found that the payment of the
prevailing wage is drawing men from
private industry. or preventing their
return to private industry.
Long Proposal Defeated.
Inc Senate soon after it met TODAY
defeated an amendment offered nv
Senator Long of Louisiana pronos;no
70 allocate $500, 100000 to send chill
oren OF poor parents through college.
The vote. was SO to 81.
IL.
Possibility of vote TODAY. came
after Senator Longs threat to fill
buster against the bill until the pairs
had been arranged.
Long was playing for time because
ne charged. there was an undercoyer
movement to prevent the votes of Mrs
CaraWay and Senator Overton from
being counted in favor of the NC
Carran prevailing wage amendment
threatening yesterday to talk until
some other Senators get sick" he said:
lime after time the lady from
arkansas and my colleague from
LOUISIANA have accommodated Sena-
tors by consenting to pairs. but when
IL comes to one or two votes differ
ences and you throw the rule in the
ASH can-that can't be-
senator Glass, Democrat of Virginia.
VINO Is in charge of the bill as chair.
man OF the Appropriations Committee.
tnougn ne does not favor such a large
WORKS 1und. Is becoming exasperated
over delays. He told the Louisianan
ne did not intend to take advantage"
OF any Senator's absence. but if Long
INTENDED to make the fight physical
endurance contest" he would hold
sessions until late at night.