Evening star., 1935-01-22
HOUSE GAG EASED
ON &,S8O,ODO,O 900
WORK RELIEF BILL
Democratic "RebeIS" Force
Observation-Disclosures
Up Tomorrow.
REPUBLICANS OFFER
SUBSTITUTE PROPOSAL
G. 0. P. Would Give Pro Rata
Shares to States to Relieve
Unemployment.
BY the Associated Press.


TALLY appeased, the House Rules Com
mittee today voted liberalized gag
rule for House consideration Of the
s4,88O 100000 relief program.
The action was taken without a
record vote as President Roosevelt
conferred with Speaker Byrns and
Chairman Buchanan of the House APP
preparations Committee and after
Democratic leaders had called a party
caucus today for pm. TO bind the
majority to support the measure.
Soon after the House met the Dem
Ocrats forced adjournment until to-
morrow in a frank move to head of
Republican attacks on the proposed
procedure. The roll call vote on ad-
Journing was 278 to lO8.
Representative Dunn Of Pennsyl-
vania was the sole Democrat voting
with the Republicans against the mo-
tion to adjourn. He later explained
ne was against all gag rules and
steam roller" tactics.
The insurgents gained some con-
cessiors. Debate on the rule was
fixed at one hour, while three hours
of debate we're granted on the bill
itself
10 Do
In addition. a motion to send the
measure back to committee was as
sured, and other amendments are TO
be offered by the Appropriations
Committee.
The revolters demanded changes in
the bill affecting classification of pub
lie works projects to be undertaken.
The measure will be brought up IN
the House tomorrow.
After the White House parley quick
adoption Of the bill by the House was
predicted by Byrns. The Speaker and
Buchanan reported to the President
there was every prospect the admin
istration measure would go through
without change.
The two House leaders said they
called at the White House merely t.
report to the President
A majority Of the Rules Committee
had objected yesterday to the swift
procedure proposed. This put the
measure already one day behind
schedule
6. o. P. Offers Plan.
After a secret conference last night,
Republicans, under the leadership OF
Representative Smell, Republican. of
New York, produced a plan to scrap
the administration measure which
would give the President the S488O.-
! 100000 in a lump sum- with discre-
| ton as to how it should be spent.
Declaring Congress would be giving
away its power by delegating such
authority to the President, the Repub-
licans proposed a substitute. The
chief feature of this, they said, aims
at keeping the Government out OF
competition with private business.
Each State would be given a pro rata
share of the appropriation. to be spent
only through private contractors in
! the administrations announced drive
to transfer 3500,000 persons from the
dole" to jobs.
we are united against this bill that
would take away from Congress the
right to appropriate and legislate,"
/ Smell said
/ Speaker Byrns had sought unSuc-
: ell
/ Committee around to the administra-
! ton view. Under the original sched-
ule, it was to have passed today.
Cox Hits at Buchanan.
Some leaders have expressed fear
that if it were brought up without
! drastic curbs. the administration
lump sum" idea would be wrecked
under a rush of log rolling" designed
/ to ear-mark sums for legislators home
districts.
Chairman Buchanan expressed that
! opinion yesterday in arguing in vain
| with the RlueS Committee. Repre-
sentative Cox, Democrat of Georgia,
replied: THAT looks like an indict-
\
| ship of the House"
! Smell spoke of unprecedented dele
CATION of power to the Executive"
Among other provisions. the measure
would empower the President to abol-
| iSh or consolidate Government
agencies, make regulations providing
for fines of $4,000 and two years in
Jail if violated and obtain real or per-
sonal property by eminent domain.
Among the members of the Rules
Committee who demanded more liberal
debate on the bill were Representatives
Smith of Virginia, Dies of Texas.
Lewis of Colorado and Cox of Georgia
Buchanan Questioned.
Buchanan was questioned closely by
Rules Committee members as to who
would head the unified relief-works
agency President Roosevelt plans
This recalled that some House mem
berS are reported angry over Secre-
tary Ickes' handling of p. w. A.
Buchanan's answer was that he
could not say who would be chosen
Whether any move would be made
later to let the "revolting members
of Congress know the Presidents
choice was not known.
The President has come to the
conclusion" Buchanan said, that he
can't bring about recovery unless We
put $500, 900 men to work. He wants
the $4,000,000, 900 now to start the
transition from the dole to work
relief"
The remainder, $3.50, 100000 is for
carrying on direct relief and other
activities while the change is being