Evening star., 1935-03-13
ROOSEVELT AIDES
FIGHT RELIEF CUT.
Senate Leaders Rally to
Block Slash in Fund to
s1,88O,OOO,0 900.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Roosevelt forces in the Senate
lined up determinedly today against
an attempt to cut the work-relief
bill from 1880 ,OOO, 900 to $780,
0,000.
Demands for such q slash were
backed by Democrats from both ag-
ricultural and big city States. They
began their drive late yesterday after
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia
made public a report from the Treas
ury showing 00000.000 of the
$4,000, 100000 appropriated for public
works two years ago still is unex-
pended.
I'VE cannot buy our way to pros
perity," said Senator Copeland, DEM
ocrat. of New York. in urging that the
new appropriation be held to $780,
COO, 900.
Robinson Defends Bill.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
Democratic leader, and Senator Con-
nally. Democrat, of Texas, defended
the bill against contentious that mil
lions to be spent on Western power,
irrigation and soil erosion projects
would not help destitute persons in
populous centers.
Robinson said the measure would
provide 100000, 900 for projects en-
ploying white collar" workers in the
cities. and Connally asserted the $780,
900. 900 which the bill carries for di-
rect relief would meet the metro
politan problem about which Senator
Copeland and Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, of Maryland. expressed concern.
Byrd wanted to cut the total appro-
priation to $1,000, 900 900. Copeland
and Tydings did not propose to go
expenditure would endanger the Ma
tion'S credit. Tydings proposed the
needy unemployed be cared for by di-
rect relief and that the Government
''let public works go for while"
Two Test Votes Taken.
The effort to trim the bill to less
than half its present size broke on the
floor after administration leaders
guided the measure easily through two
test votes yesterday.
An amendment by Senator Long,
Democrat. of Louisiana to make ST.
900 OO0,O of the relief fund avail
able to pay the cost of college educa-
tions for needy youths was rejected,
IS to S.
Another by Senator Costigan, Demo-
crat, of Colorado to broaden the terms
so that money could be spent on all
useful public works" was defeated,
56 to 80.
Still evidencing concern, the Nc
Carran prevailing wage group yesterday
sought to delay action on the con-
troversial amendment to realign their
votes. The battle over this proposal,
which resulted in an administration
defeat. A to 43. three weeks ago, has
been the principal cause of the meas
ure's delay.
New Dealers Confident.
With Senator Davis, Republican. of
Pennsylvania sick at Battle Creek.
Mich. Senator Long indicated this
proponent of the prevailing wage
could find no one with whom his vote
could be paired-an opponent who
would agree not to vote.
Administration forces, however, ap-
peared confident of defeating the pro-
posal with the added support Of Sem
ators Gibson and Austin, Vermont Re-
publicans.
Meanwhile, some Western Senators,
including McCarran, Democrat of Ne
vada, sought to assure their States
of some slices of the big fund by
inserting amendments. Chairman
Glass of the Appropriations Commit
tee, however, said the language in tn i,
measure already was sufficiently broad
to cover ALLEGATIONS to irrigation, recla-
nation and similar projects.
Senator Logan, Democrat Of Ken
lucky, demanded the Senate stop
over the measure lest those
in want "die of starvation before it
passed.