Evening star., 1935-03-17
/. v. A. EXTENSION.
TO 1887 IS ASKED.
Glass Amendment to Relief
Bill Expected to Be
Passed Tomorrow.
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the money can be expended during
the coming year and he pointed out
that Congress would be in session
again next January and could make
any further provision for relief that
was needed In support of his con-
tention that the money cannot be
used, he said that Harry L. Hopkins,
relief administrator. had expended
81, ,069, ,000,0 900 in 1884 and that the
States and municipalities had spent
another $400,000,O00 for relief. He
contended that it was not possible
to spend so large a sum on public
work relief projects; that it would
take time to make plans for the per-
manent projects.
During the Senate debate on the
McCarran prevailing wage amend
ment, which the administration
finally succeeded in defeating after
weeks of effort. there cropped out
new terminology for work relief
projects. Part of these projects are
to be made work." as distinguished
from the more permanent conStruc-
ton of public works. In fact, the
argument was advanced that the
wages paid on the made work"
projects should not be necessarily
as high as those paid on the per-
manent works Made work" re-
calls to the minds of Senators the
kind of work that was done under
the C. w. A.
Vote Delay Is Seen.
Adams insists that it is better to
appropriate $3.50, 100000 for relief
this year, and then another s2,000,-
100000 if it be necessary for the fol-
lowing year than to appropriate nearly
$4,000 100000 this year and in all
probability a similar sum next year.
He will make the first speech in the
Senate on his amendment That the
Senate will be able to reach vote
on his proposal tomorrow is doubtful.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin.
taking an opposite tack from that of
Senator Adams. will offer his amend
ment to raise the total appropriation
in this bill to $4,000. 100000. He plans
title 2" to the bill which will carry
$4,000 100000 for a continuation Of
the public works program under the
P. w. A., with sums allocated for GER
tain categories of projects. The La
Toilette proposal, however, seems
doomed to defeat.
Amendment Eliminated.
In the h1ur and half that the Sen
ate sat yesterday. committee amend
ment requiring the President to UNDER
take all sanitary work on relief projects
by contract was eliminated. The amend
ment had been inserted at the instance
of the Master Plumbers Association who
claimed that the work could be better
done if only skilled workers were en-
ployed. La Toilette and others pro-
tested. saying that many of the cities
do such work with their regular city
employees Glass explained the master
plumbers had told the committee that
the plumbing at Reedsville, a project
in which Mrs. Roosevelt has been in
terested. would not work because it
had been improperly installed.
Senator Hastings sarcastically asked
if the President would veto the bill if
the plumbers amendment was adopted.
Glass replied ne felt sure the President
would not
The Senate also knocked out OF the
bill the Steiwer amendment adopted
in committee which provides that road
projects, liver and harbor projects, ETC.,
should be carried out under the oirec-
ton of the respective permanent gov
ernment departments or agencies hav-
ing jurisdiction Of such projects" Sen
ator McNary gave notice that he would
move to reconsider the vote by which
this amendment was rejected.