Evening star., 1935-03-20
WORK-REL|EF BILL
NEARS FINAL TEST
Democrats Rally Forces in
Senate to Defeat La
Toilette Measure.
By the Associated Press.

Democratic leaders lined up their
forces today to defeat an attempt by
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, Of
Wisconsin. to raise the s4,880. 900 900
work and relief bill to $4,000. 900 900.
The La Toilette amendment was
slated for debate today The leaders
predicted this and other attempts to
amend the huge measure would be
beaten and that the bill would be
passed tomorrow or Friday.
The Senate today started off by
overwhelmingly rejecting an amend
ment by Senator Schall. Republican,
OF Minnesota. to liquidate half dozen
Federal emergency corporations within
30 days The vote was SO to 10.
Schall charged these corporations,
such as the Surplus Relief Corp. in
terfered with the inherent constitu-
tional rights by competing with pri-
vate business.
He said they we're "sovietizing
America"
Benefit to Corporations.
IF We get this $4,000 100000 public
works BILL" he said. two and half
billion will go into these corporations.
Assailing the Roosevelt administra-
ton. the blind Senator said "l50 years
ago Washington crossed the Delaware
and two years ago Roosevelt and his
bureaucracy colonies crossed into Del
aware to take over every private in
dustry in the United States"
This was clever step. he said,
to move the Government TO Della
ware" for Franklin Delaware Roose-
velt" Schall said the corporations he
opposed we're set up under Delaware
laws.
Democratic leaders did not reply to
Schan but ordered an immediate roll
call after he concluded
The 10 voting for the amendment
were all Republicans-Austin, Bar
bour. Carey. Dickinson. Gibson. Hale,
Metcalf, Schall, Steiwer and White.
Among the other amendments
awaiting action was the silver inf1a-
ton proposal of Senator Thomas,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, providing:
l. Mandatory purchase of silver at
the rate of not less than 50.000.0 900
ounces a month, until silver becomes
one-Quarter of the metallic reserves
behind the currency. or until the price
reaches Sl29 an ounce.
2. Issuance of new silver certifi-
Gates against all silver bullion at its
monetary value. the certificates TO be
placed in circulation Immediately by
paying maturing obligations of the
Government.
g. Instructions to the Secretary OF
the Treasury to keep all silver certifl-
Gates in circulation by reiSsuing them
when they are turned in.
Efforts to Cut Fund Fail
Three efforts to slash the amount of
the $4.88O, 100000 bill were defeated
yesterday. They were:
The Byrd amendment to reduce the
total to ,8S0.000,000. Beaten,
Sc to 81.
The Adams amendment to cut it to
S2.88O. 100000 Beaten, 81 to 80.
The Adams amendment to limit the
appropriation for one year. Beaten,
81 to 80.
The votes came after debate featur-
ing assertions and denials that the bill
would endanger the public credit.
Among the critics of the size of the
sum was Senator Glass, Democrat, OF
Virginia, who said this tremendous
appropriation, if made, is going to i'm
pair the credit of the United States
with all its inSidious consequences"
Criticizing Glass for predicting all
forms of disaster" Senator Lewis,
Democrat, of Illinois, said: If there
is to be relief let it be complete relief"
Ten Democrats Back Byrd.
Ten Democrats and IL Republicans
voted for the Byrd $1,880.000, 900
amendment. Fifty-one Democrats. 13
Republicans. the Farmer-Labor and
Progressive Senators voted against.
Eleven Democrats and l9 Repub-
licans voted to cut the expenditure to
one year. Fifty Democrats, five Re-
publicans and the Progressive and
Farmer-Labor Senators voted for two
years.
Twelve Democrats and 18 Repub-
licans voted for the Adams $780,
100000 cut Forty-nine Democrats,
six Republicans, one Farmer-Labor
and one Progressive voted against it.
During debate yesterday Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, charged
that s4S6. 900 900 of the existing pub
lie works fund mad been diverted
without warrant for use for ordinary
expenditures not contemplated under
the recovery act.