The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-02

mates were that Only $50 demo-
Gratis supported the death sem
tence" amendment when it came to
a non-record vote.
House rejection of the motion by
Representative Edward c.. Eicher,
D., Ia, to substitute the so-called
death sentence provision for the
house regulatory provision, was by
teller vote.
Members passed UP the center
aisle to be counted by tellers. Their
names were not recorded. Scores of
utility company lobbyists, who had
waged bitter fight against the
president on the issue, watched
from the gallery.
House in Turmoil
The house, Immediately follow
ing the vote, was thrown into tur-
MOL as both sides engaged in heat
ed argument. Representative Jo-
seph P. Monaghan, D., Mont, pro-
posed an amendment making it IL
legal for utilities interests to con-
tribute to political campaign funds.
On teller vote the Monaghan
amendment was carried ia to
104. Liberals led wave of wild
applause.
The vote on the death sentence
provision followed Immediately.
Leaders, never too optimistic over
the outcome, were stunned by its
decisiveness. Minority Leader Ber-
tram Smell said 1.-THE vote is the
best indication yet that democratic
members are beginning to think
for themselves"
He asserted the administration
had lobbied, through former Rep.
Charles West and others, for the
death sentence.
1--WE never seen anything like
the pressure used by the White
House in all my years in con-
gress," he said. II understood fed
eral judgeships. postoffices and
public works projects were used as
bait"
Second Major Defeat
The defeat of the death sem
tence" was the second major de-
feat Mr.. Roosevelt has suffered in
the house. The first was passage
of the Patman bonus bill and a
house vote to override presiden-
tial veto, which, however, was sus-
tanned in the senate.
House leaders on both sides pre-
dicted the holding company prob
lem would become a major issue in
the 1886 national campaign, If diff
ferences are not ironed out in the
senate conference.
They believe the president will
veto any bill not containing the
mandatory provision for unessen-
tial holding companies and believe
there is little chance that such q
measure can now get through the
house.
The modified house bill gives
the securities and exchange COM
mission broad permissive powers
to simply holding company struc-
lures in the public interest into
"integrated public utility systems"
The senate act provides for
mandatory abolition of all unes-
sential holding companies beyond
the first degree by 1912. Republic
cans and democrats, alike, conced-
cd passage of the house bill today.
Republicans Plan
Republicans plan to offer mo.
ton to recommit the house bill to
committee to strike out the secur-
tiles and exchange commissions
powers to simplify holding COM
pany structures.
Rep. John G. Cooper, Ohio.
ranking republican on the house
interstate commerce committee.
said a roll call will be forced on
this. He may offer the motion for
his party.
Even without this section II, =
Cooper said, 'the house bill is suf-
ficiently drastic to guarantee ado
quate regulation"
Meanwhile, two other roll calls
may be forced. One will come
when a motion is made formally
to substitute the house bill for the
senate act. The other probably
will come on final passage Of the
bill.
The house bill was amended to
prevent federal prosecution Of vio-
lators of the measure IL they are
subject to state prosecution.
r ep. Vito Marcantonio, r., N. T.,
said he would urge early action on
his resolution proposing a congress
sionai inquiry into charges OF lob
bying on the bill.