The Washington times., 1935-08-27
WHITE HOUSE
MUST FIND
y FUNDS
Social Security and
Other Measures
Left in Lurch
Interna tioA.A1 News Service

Interna t1OAAdl News Service
A sulky, ill-tempered Congress
went home today, tired to the
point Of nausea, and whipped to
q Standstill by the unfathomable
Senator Huey Long.
Adjournment came at midnight,
under a resolution adopted much
earlier in the day. It halted a
five and a half hour finbuster
conducted by the "KingfiSh."
The only purpose of the night
session was passage Of the third
deficiency bill, carrying appropria-
tions for the social security legiS-
lation and other important meas
ures-and Senator Long talked
the bill to death.
Made Fight Alone
Senator Long had no friends in
his fight, and throughout he was
accused of grandstanding, willful-
ness and a lack Of sportsmanShip.
He looked his accuserS in the face,
came back with sharp retorts, and
kept on. He was still on his feet
when the Senate clock hands crept
to the hour Of midnight and
Vice President Garner whacked
his gavel on the desk for adjourn
ment.
AS a result Of it all, the Admin
iStration must scratch around and
find sum in the neighborhood
Of 100 million dollars which the
deficiency bill would have appro-
priated. Senate leaders said Presi.
dent Roosevelt can find the
money.
It all arose after southern Sen
ators attached a rider to the bill
on Saturday, providing a manda-
tory IL cents a pound cotton loan
and a wheat loan Of 80 cents a
bushel.
Loan Rate Compromised
The House refused to pass the
bill in this form, and an impaSse
resulted which forced a postpone
ment of the scheduled Saturday
midnight adjournment. A series
OF conferences yesterday brought
an announcement that the Ad-
miniStration would raise the an
nounced ante Of 8 cents a pound
to 10 cents. This was deplored by
some southern Senators, but re-
1uctantly accepted by others. The
skidS were creased for final pas
sage Of the bill.
With this situation obtaining,
the Senate after a recess of some
hours on Monday, reconvened at
5 p. m. to recall the tied-up de-
ficiency bill from the House, re-
consider the vote which placed
the cotton and wheat rider in it,
and pass it without the rider.
There was some desultory de.
bate, and then the Senate Demo
cratic leader, Senator Joe Robin
son Of Arkansas, moved that the
rider vote be reconsidered and the
bill passed without it. At this
point, Senator Long took the
floor. It was then about $50
p. m.
Split-SecOnd Decision
The Louisiana "Kingfish" had
made a split-second decision. He
had two alternatives. He could
yield to the frantic appeals of
labor and allow the deficiency bill
to go through, providing funds
for the Guffey coal bill, social
security, and others. Or he could
continue a fight he knew was fu-
tile for the farmers. He chose
the farmers.
Senators belabored him through
out the evening, with harsh words
and technical Interruptions. But
Huey never wavered. He had
made his bed, and he chose to lie
in it. He talked until the creeping
clock hands signalled adjourn
ment and the Vice President
acted.
After it was all over and the
tired legislators were chatting in
cloakrooms and offices, there were
some strong words passed about
Senator Long. But he seemed not
to care. When the gavel fell for
adjournment, he turned quickly,
and was out of the Senate cham.
ber before most of the members
had arisen from their seats. He
didn't show up in the half dozen
parties which seemed to spring
into being like magic as the strain
of the long session dropped from
tired shoulders.