Evening star., 1935-03-16
Roosevelt Forces, EIated
by Wage Victory, Seek to
Block Reduction.
FINAL VOTE EXPECTED
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
Administration Leaders Confident
of Preventing Bonus and
Imitation Riders.
BY the Associated Press.


Elated over the defeat of the Nc
Carran prevailing wage amendment.
Roosevelt forces in the Senate sought
today to turn back a bipartisan at
tempt to chop the S4880, ,000,0 work
and relief bill down to fraction of
its present size.
To maintain the momentum of last
nights drive, in which they beat the
McCarran amendment. so to 38. and
passed an administration compromise.
80 to 2. the leaders summoned the
Senate to its first Saturday meeting
since this Congress began
They we're intent on sweeping the
giant bill center of a debate which
has delayed the whole Roosevelt pro-
gram, to the White House in form
acceptable to the President.
Note Due Next Week.
They were confident they could do
this, though a final vote is not ex-
pected until the middle Of next week.
Republican regulars and a Sizeable
bloc of Democrats were ready to at
tempt to cut the bill. For instance,
Senator Byrd, Democrat, OF Virginia
and Adams Democrat. of Colorado
want to slash it to $3.50 900, 900 and
$3.50, 600, ,0G00, respectively.
The Democratic leaders were de-
scribed as confident these efforts
would not get very far-deSpite the
fact Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia. who is in charge Of steering
the buffeted measure as chairman
of the Appropriations Committee, Is
known to be in sympathy with the
idea of a smaller appropriation.
Other attempts to change the
measure lay ahead. Senator La Fol-
lette, Progressive, of Wisconsin, who
would like to see the total boosted
to $4,000. .000, 900, plans to propose
an increase. Bonus and imitation
riders are in the offing. also, though
the administration leaders express
no worry about them.
Labor Deplores Defeat.
The American Federation of Labor
deplored today the defeat OF the Nc
Carran amendment, which would have
required President Roosevelt to pay
wage rates prevailing in private in
dustries to all the $500, 900 employ
ables" to whom the administration
says 1t will give work.
The working people of the nation" T."
President William Green said, will
feel that Congress failed them in this
crucial test
The successful compromise - to
which most of the McCarraniteS ral-
lied after the defeat of their amend
ment-was proposed by Senator Rus
sell, Democrat, of Georgia. 1t leaves
the President free to pay security
wages" estimated by officials at $50
a month. provided they do not affect
adversely" the wage scale In private
industry. On all permanent Fedora
building projects, however, he mus
pay the prevailing rate.
Long Refuses to Vote.
Senator Long of Louisiana. who haC
flung taunt after taunt at the admin
istration in lengthy fight, shouted
AYE" for the McCarran amendment
and then left the chamber so he wa!
llOJ 1CNolOCo tAAC 4hAHooSAA SOAAA
promise. Only two Republicans-Hal
and Metcalf-voted may" on the Rus
sell compromise.
The Roosevelt forces succeeded yes
terday in taking six votes away from
the McCarran forces. who nearly 1
month ago wrote their amendmen
into the bill by 44-to-43 margin
Those who shifted we're Black of Ala
bama. OMahoney of Wyoming an,
Wagner of New York. Democrats
Austin and Gibson. Vermont Repub
licans. and La Toilette, Wisconsin
Progressive.
They called the compromise al
honorable one" La Toilette said
offers substantial protection" to wagt
earners. "They will be much bette
| off if it is adopted" he said durinI
debate. He and Wagner contended j
was abvious the McCarran amendmen
could not win finally.
Long called Wagner a maverick
and said mo one except the Senate
from New York knows where h
stands" Senator Cutting. Repub-
lican. of New Mexico. said that IF W,
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