Evening star., 1935-08-27
Adjournment

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closing hours a neutrality" resolu-
ton, laying an embargo on the ship
ment of arms and munitions to for
eign nations at war. While this was
not an administration measure, the
President acquiesced after the reso-
luton had been modified SO as to limit
the embargo to six months. Congress
accepted the amendment, knowing
that it will be in session again before
the expiration OF that period.
1t was late yesterday afternoon be-
fore the compromise" between the
President and the cotton Senators
finally was announced on the floor by
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas. Demo-
cratic leader. The Senate adopted a
motion to request the House to return
to the Senate the deficiency appropri-
alton, ostensibly to remove the cotton
and wheat loan amendment, and then
returned it to the House for final
action. Senator George, Democrat. OF
Georgia, one of the cotton Senators
who was not appeased by the agree
ment, declared the cotton farmer was
being "crucified." Senator Byrnes,
Democrat, of South Carolina, who had
taken tie lead in the fight against
the 9-cent loan order on cotton, issued
by the administration last Thursday,
told the Senate he regarded the agree
ment as real and valuable to the cot
ton farmer
Norris Feared Filibuster.
The Senate then took recess and
reconvened at 6:l2 pm. The House
by that time had returned the de-
ficiency bill. Before moving to take
up that measure for amendment, how
ever, Senator Robinson called upon
the Senate to adopt the House con-
current resolution providing for final
adjournment of the session by mid
night. Senator Norris of Nebraska OBJ
jected on the ground that if the ad-
journment resolution went through
some Senator might fllibuSter until IL
O'Clock and prevent any action on the
deficiency bill.
Senator Robinson said in reply to
Norris, II think the Senate should
adopt the concurrent resolution pro-
viding for adjournment and that the
Congress ought to conclude its labors
today Every possible effort Is being
made to bring about conditions so that
they may be done without interfering
with the administration of a number
of laws which the Congress has passed.
But am not willing to leave this mat
ter open, and have the House IN
situation of having agreed to adjourn
ment twice, the Senate having agreed
to it once, and refusing to agree now,
and incur the liability Of having the
Congress sent home by the Executive,
under the constitutional provision
authorizing him to do so II the two
Houses cannot agree on the time OF
adjournment"
Drastic Step Rumored.
Senator Robinson was referring to
the authority given the President un-
der the Constitution to adjourn Con-
press if the two houses are unable to
agree on a time for adjournment.
Rumors had spread that the President
was willing to take that step, and had
threatened to do so. No President has
ever exercised this power in the past,
and the belief was generally expressed
that President Roosevelt would not do
so either.
The adjournment resolution. not de-
batable, was passed quickly. However,
when Senator Robinson moved to re-
ate had adopted the cotton and wheat
loan amendment to the deficiency bill,
Senator Long Immediately took the
floor. He held it for five and half
hours in flibuster that effectually
killed the deficiency bill.
In vain did Senators, interested in
the passage Of the deficiency bill, ap-
peal to Senator Long. Nor had taunts
and threats any more effect on Long
Demands House Vote.
"I won't surrender" he yelled back
at his opponents. He demanded again
and again that the House be given
a chance to vote on the cotton and
wheat loan amendment.
The administration Senators de-
clared, when they could get a word
| in, that Long was killing bill which
carried money for the aged and the
crippled, under the economic security
act operation.
Long replied that the compromise
agreement on loans Of 10 cents q
pound on cotton was conspiracy"
to kill the cotton and wheat loan
amendment. He insisted also that