Evening star., 1936-06-02
Funds in Excess OF ST.
42S, 900, 900 Passed in
Senate, 62-14.
HOUSE AGREEMENT
ON CHANGES SOUGHT
Vandenberg Amendment to Dis
mantle W. P. A. Is Beaten
by 54-to-14 Vote.
BACKGROUND

OeeH tUO mayor issues III SeLLttHg
question of Federal relief policy for
coming fiscal year.
President gaUe key to former ,Dtth
request for about 81 500 0,000,0 900.
Bill nop going to conference calls
for 81 ,425 900 900. Issue OF admin
iStratton has moued through many
phases, ,Dith fight centertng ouer
edrmarking substantial sum to
p. w. A. and oUer Republican pro-
poSdl to break dolDn Federal re-
SponSibility by returning most OF
relief administration to States.
Emerging triumphantly from the
Senate with a 81 to IA vote of ap-
proval. a giant relief and deficiency
appropriation bill sped today into a
conference in which Senators will try
to straighten out differences with the
House
So fast did the Senate amend and
expand the bill last night that clerks
could not Immediately compute the
exact total Of funds it carries. But
the sum was figured roughly at more
than S2,428, 900, 900, Of which the big
gest item is a SLABS, 100000 grant to
President Roosevelt to carry on W. P.
A. and other relief activities next fiscal
year.
Fighting without hope of success
but for purposes "of the record, Sena-
tor Vandenberg. Republican, of Mich
igan sought to dis1nantle w. P. A. and
return the administration of relief to
the States, with the Federal Govern
ment bearing rs per cent of the cost.
His amendment was showed under,
81 to IA.
On this issue Vandenberg found
himself opposed by Senator Borah OF
Idaho another man prominent in the
Republican presidential picture, and
as the debate continued, the name Of
Gov. ALT M. LAndon was mentioned
in chiding tones from the Democratic
side.
Vandenberg argued that If the job
of administration were given to the
States waste and political exploita-
IlOIl "OuIU pc dNOIOcu.
Borah Backs Hopkins.
Borah disagreed on the wisdom of
such a move. He said Harry L. Hop
kins. w A. administrator. was
right, and that it was mot in the
interest of economy for one sovereignty
to contribute the money and another
to administer it."
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
of Washington broke in to say that
since the Senate was hearing from
some Republican candidates" it
should be advised of views expressed
in the past by Gov. Landon Of Kansas.
He read from a number of utterances
he attributed to Landon. including a
statement that the President and
w. P A. are doing all in their power
to get the people work"
Landon, Schwellenbach said, was
consistently and repeatedly praising
the administration of relief" until he
was visited by William Randolph
Hearst, publisher.
Congressional leaders predicted to-
day that the Senate-House conference
would quickly iron out differences and
hurry the measure to the White House
Among changes the Senate made in
the bill as passed by the House some
time ago we're:
The relief fund is given to President
Roosevelt in lump sum, instead OF
being allotted directly to Hopkins.
Secretary Ickes' P. W. A. is per-
mitted to use $500, 100000 for grants
to local agencies to carry on public
works, grants not to exceed As per cent
of construction costs.
The President is permitted to con-
tinue the giant Florida ship canal If
Engineering Boards of Review approve
An amendment offered by Senator
Hayden, Democrat, of Arizona, and
approved by the Senate yesterday
added s57 1000, 900 to the bill for west
ern reclamation projects.
In last-minute Senate voting. the
United States conference of mayors,
(See RELIEF, Page Aid