The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-03
POWER LOBBY
MOVES BRING
HOUSE BATTLE
Double Crossing Charge Is
Hurled al ACCuSer OF
New Deal.
BREWSTER UNDER FIRE
Expose of Teller Vote on
Holding Firm Bill
Causes FufOr.
BY RUTH FINNEN
Times special Writer


Times special Writer
WASHINGTON. July 3. The
House teller vote" on abolition II
utility holding companies las be-
come a cause ceIcore.
Repercussions Of the dramatic
count continued 70 echo about the
Capitol today. a day after House
passage OF the utilities bill. Bitter
ness is expected 10 break out again
Monday when the House reaSsembles
after the Fourth Of July recess and
the rules committee begins its in
vestigation of charges and counter
charges hurled m the final hours Of
debate
Selection Of the rules committee
10 air the back-0f- tn scenes drama
attending the utl.,ty fight precipl-
tates one Of the most involved po-
ntcaI situations in years
Rules Committee Scored
The first charges TO be heard are
directed against two representatives
Of the Administration, Thomas
Corcorsn and Benjamin Cohen. who
we're delegated TO draft the original
holding company bill.
Under normal circumstances. the
rules committee in a strongly Demo-
cratic house Is on close terms with
the White House. But this commit
tee refused the request. made for
President Roosevelt, that the hold
ing company bill be considered
under a rule permitting a record
vote on the specific issue OF hold
ing company abolition-the sO-called
death sentence
In addition. when the teller vote
was taken-and recorded by the
Scrpps Howard newSpapers-nine
members Of the rules committee
voted against the President. two
voted with him and three did not
vote.
HurIs Threat Charges
When Ralph o. Brewster CR-.
Me-. electrified the House by &C
cusing the two Administrator at
torneys Of threatening to have
Names PasssmaquOddy power
project abandoned because of his
opposition 10 the President on hold
ing company abolition. Chairman
John j. O'Connor Of the Rules Com
mittee Is reported TO have ap-
plsuded.
When Rep. Hamilton Fish r.. n.
" proposed investigation by
special committee. Rep. O'COnnor
cOllabCratcd with Rep Samuel B.
Pettengil ID. Ind IN writing a
substitute which Rep. Pettengill Of
fered.
II provided that the Rules Com
mttce should conduct the investI-
CATION. and should investigate also
all other charges made IN cOnnec-
ton with the holding company
fight.
Double Cross" Charged
II the Rules Committee. most
powerful I'm the House. should adopt
an attitude openly hostile 10 Ad-
ministratiOn spokesman. an I'M
precedented situation would be Gre
atcd
The incidents which eliminated
IN the decision for an investigation
began With publication by the
SCrIDps- Howard Newspapers Of the
Teller vote No record Is made Of
such votes. ordinarily. except the
bare totals.
Rep. Brewster voted against the
President. % the surprise Of his col
leagues who had been attending.
with him. strategy meetings IN be-
half of holding company abolition
He was the only member Of the
group 20 vote No" Others charged
him afterwsrd with ~double-crosS-
ing." Rep. Naury Maverick ID,
Tex, did so openly.
Brewster Under Fire
Yesterday. when the roll was
called on substituting the weak
House bill for the strong Senate
Dill. Keep breN SER AGAIN NottN
against the President.
When the bill was finally passed
IN the House ne made his accuse
lions against Mr.. CorCOran and Mr..
Cohen. and instantly fred the in
dignation Of members who had
taken him into their strategy meet
ings on the other side.
on the other side Of the Capitol.
where feeling also runs high on the
holding company issue. Senator
Hugo Black ID Ala obtained
unanimous consent OF the Senate 10
have the ScrippS-HOward poll in
serted IN the congressional record.
This Is the first time the names Of
those voting in a teller vote have