Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-12
LONG FL|BUSTER
AGAINST n. R. A.
BEGUN IN SENATE
Speech Hints Effort to
Block Vote Until After
June is DeadIine.
FAILURE TO KEEP RIDER
PRELUDE TO ATTACK
Gore Amendment Would Require
Confirmation Of All $4,000
q. S. Appointees.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The administration resolution to
extend N. r. A. In abbreviated form
ran into q filibuster by Senator Long
Democrat, of Louisiana, after Demo
cratic leaders had engineered partial
victory in the tangled parliamentary
situation.
To the delight of crowded galleries
Long launched into a long and ram
bling discussion of N. r. A. after he
had failed in an initial effort to sus-
tain q rider" on the resolution ex-
tending the recovery law requiring
Senate confirmation of all Federal
officials drawing $4,000 year or more
Administration leaders rallied theil
forces, after their hurried recess last
night, TO win. A to 36, q test vote look
i'm toward reconsideration OF the rider
That was to come later.
The Louisiana Senator was eager
TO obtain adoption Of the rider, pro-
posed by Senator Gore, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma, because it would break up
the system under which the admin
istration has appointed Federal officials
in Louisiana from the anti-Long fac
ton without Senate confirmation.
Warns Of Vote Delay.
Realizing that he no longer had the
votes for the amendment, which wa
adopted, - to SO, yesterday, Long
took the floor and warned that the
N. r. A. resolution might not pas
by sunday night, when the recovery
law expires.
This is O very tangled mess" HI
eaid. "I doubt If we can get II
Strengthened out by Sunday night"
He attacked N. r. A. as another
government, which he said has
president, q senate and q house o.
its own, and q nag Of its own"
Meanwhile. despite warning by
Secretary Ickes that cit would mean
chaos to dismiss the entire force
when the recovery act expires. Con-
treller General j. r. McCarl held that
the STATS Of three groups created un-
der the act - Petroleum Advisory
Board, Petroleum Labor Policy Board
and oil enforcement section Of the Di-
vision bs investigation -l1umberins
about $50 persons. must sever their
connections with the Government at
midnight Sunday.
q June 30 Deadiine Denied.
Ickes pointed out to the controller
general there still was much detail TO
be cleaned I'D by these employees, al
though code making wss ct an end.
and asked that they be allowed to stay
on until June 80 when their appro-
priation Of 81 100000 expires.
McCarl said, however, that the
termination date Of the N. r. A. ends
their service. Plans are being dis
cussed for continuing the organiza-
tons BY separate legislation.
Lonr was especially interested IN
the Gore rider" because of its effects
on the system under which the admin
istration has appointed his foes TO
Louisiana jobs without Senate con-
firmation. But he sounded the warn
ing of q flibuster against the N. r. A..
resolution regardless of the fate OF
the Gore amendment. After q series
of parliamentary moves in which
Democratic leaders participated, ne
said:
III they want to filibuster, I will
show them how"
Charge Comes Suddenly.
The complications developed yester-
day after administration chiefs thought
they had sraoothed the path for quick
Senate approval of the amended House
plan to extend N. r. A. until April /
next year.
In the face of Senate opposition to
the House measure which would have
continued the provision relaxing the
antitrust laws for voluntary trade
practice agreements, the administra-
ton forces had agreed to an amend
ment restoring the alti-monopoly
statutes to what they termed full
force and vigor."
The amendment they offered would
permit relaxation Of the antitrust
laws only for agreements covering
labor conditions and unfair trade
practices already prohibited by law.
Chairman Harrison Of the Finance
COMMITTEES, who Is handling the N. r.
A. legislation for the administration,
would not comment on Longs threat
OF q filibuster other than to say:
aThe friends Of the administration
are going to stick here on this night
REGARDLESS Of any filibuster."
senator Clark, Democrat, Of Mis-
souri,. pinned Long down to an ad-
mission that he voted for the law
creating N. Il. A.. but the Louisianan
insisted he had voted to strike N. r. A.
cut of 1t
ptlYine the exchange, Clark heatedly
exclaimed that my motives for cast
ting any vote are none Of the Senator's
business"
sT'm glad Of that" Long retorted.
ct don't want 10 be held accountable
for what the Senator does.
Long also engaged In brief verbal
exchange with Senator Mcclellan,
Democrat. Of Tennessee.
AssaiIs Longs Opinions.
.McKellar said he sometimes found
Il necessary to vote on the same side
Of q question &c Long did, but 1T
always makes me feel doubtful Of my
own position" He added that Long
was go generally wrong that ] hardly
believe he Is. right In anything.
Saving he was the first Senate OPP
ponent Of N. r. A. up for reelection
next year, Long said he had no opposi-
ton yet, but he hoped the Blue
Buzsard would get EN- up one"
He said he did not know who the
administration would send down TO
Louisiana to urge revitalized n. r.
Al, but he could not imagine Q "scotin-
drei like Farley being sent.
.sNohoay wants the Blue Buzzard
hi Ecilisiana," he shouted. III you q
take q plebescite ON N. q. A. tn Louis
Dana, you wouldn't get enough votes
10 wad i shotg-'r IN 40 years.