Evening star., 1935-04-25
HARRISON BONUS
PLAN VOTED OUT
Vinson and Patman Bills
Lose in Committee.
No Record Vote.
Continued From First Page.)

Barkley Gore, Clark, Byrd. Lonergan,
Black. Gerry and Guffey. Democrats,
and Keyes. Metcalf and Hastings, Re-
publicans.
For the Patman bill: Connally,
Democrat: Couzens and Capper, Re
publicans. and La Toilette, Progressive.
Chairman Harrison voted present.
George, one of the authors of The mo-
tion, was not present for the vote.
Senators Bailey. Democrat. of North
Carolina. and Costigan, Democrat, of
Colorado also were absent
Harrison Bill Wins.
Harrison then moved to substitute
his compromise plan for the Vinson
bill. The vote. II to 8, follows:
For the Harrison bill: Harrison. King,
Walsh, Barkley. Connally, Gore. Bailey,
Byrd, Lonergan. Gerry and Guffey,
Democrats, and Keyes, Republican.
For the Vinson bill: George,
Clark and Black, Democrats; Couzens,
Metcalfe. Hastings and Capper Re-
publicans, and La Toilette, Progressive.
Senator Costigan was the only MEM
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this vote. The vote on the amend
ment to permit the President to use
the work relief funds follows:
For: King Walsh, Gore. Clark,
Byrd Lonergan and Gerry, Democrats,
and KeyeS, Metcalf, Hastings and
Capper. Republicans.
Against Harrison. Barkley, Con-
nally Black and Guffey. Democrats.
and Couzens, Republican, and La Fol-
lette, Progressive.
Senate leaders meanwhile foresaw
the possibility of a clash between the
bonus and the anti-lynching bill.
With an open filibuster against the
anti-lynch bill ready to start and
the bonus issue voted out today,
veteran Senators said clash was al
most inevitable.
They predicted motion would be
forthcoming to take up the bonus bill,
which would automatically sidetrack
the anti-lynching measure.
Harrison who will handle the bonus
measure, is one of the Southern Demo-
Gratis determined that the Senate shall
not act on the lynching proposal.
TickliSh Decision Seen.
This issue would confront many
Senators with a ticklish decision. If
they voted to take up the bonus bill,
they would run the risk of antagoniz-
ing those voters who eagerly desire the
anti-lynch bill. If they voted to keep
the latter measure before the Sem
ate. they might incur the wrath of
those who are seeking quick action
on the bonus. In general, only South
ern Senators would welcome the
choice
On the Senate floor, Southern Sen
ators were organized today for the
most open and determined filibuster
conducted in the Senate for years.
They fatty announced they would not
permit the Costigan-Wagner anti
lynching bill to pass,
A motion by Senator Costigan,
Democrat. of Colorado, one of the
bills authors. to begin consideration
was pending before the chamber.
This placed the burden upon the
Southerners, who either had to talk
or face the vote.
With so many willing to join the
move to block the bill it looked like
an easy task to prevent action until
the bonus and other big issues crowd
into the Senate demanding action.
Then the pressure would be trans
ferred to the bills friends, to keep
1t up for debate.
The bill would place heavy penal
ties on officers who by negligence per-
mitted mobs to seize prisoners. Coun-
ties where such incidents occurred
would be liable for damages.
Costigan appealed for the bill yes
terday, saying national wrongs de-
mand national remedies"