Evening star., 1938-03-25
By ]. A, O'LEARY.

Ihe controversial Government reor-
ganization bill faces attack on a new
flank Monday, when Senator King,
Democrat, of Utah will seek to strike
out the proposed Department of Well
fare
He announced this intention late
yesterday, Just before the Senate
agreed to vote at pm Monday on
the Walsh motion TO send the entire
measure back to committae--aa6Kif
that fails. to vote on final passage $of
the bill at pm. that day
The agreement that will bring to
an end month of bitter controversy
over reorganization powers being dele
gated to the President. was adopted
only after steps had been taken to
preclude any last-minute effort to
attach the anti-lynching bill to the
pending measure
After opponents of the reorganiza-
ton program had failed yesterday in
their last major fight. to prevent abo-
lltlon of the General Accounting Office,
Senator Walsh, Democrat. of Massa-
chusetts paved the way for the final
showdown by moving to recommit
the bill for further study.
Breach in Ran
The vote on this motion will prove
the climax of the long parliamentary
struggle. marked by the sharpest
breach in Democratic ranks since
the Supreme Court enlargement plan
Of last year.
While the agreement to vote Mon
day cleared the legislative path for
other measures in the meantime, the
verbal battle will be renewed for sew
eral hours Monday before the decisive
roll call is taken.
Indications last night we're the mo-
ton to recommit would be decided by
a margin of four or five votes. Both
sides are expected to strive for their
maximum strength on the motion to
recommit
Amendment Reports.
There had been reports at the Capt.
tol early yesterday that the anti
lynching BILL against which Southern
Senators staged successful filibuster
in January. might be brought forth
as an amendment by some opponent
of the reorganization bill.
When Majority Leader Barkley pre-
sented the request for an agreement
on a time to vote Monday, Senator
George, Democrat of Georgia an
nounced he would object to any unan-
imous consent proposal unless it ex-
cluded from time limitation any mo-
ton that might be offered on the
anti-lynching subject
When Senator Barkley tried to re-
phrase the agreement to exclude anti
lynching from the time limit if it
should be brought up, Senator Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri. a leading op-
ponent of the reorganization bill, in
quired:
Clears Up Situation.
"Inasmuch as the whole bill is in
the nature of lynching bill, would
not the request of the Senator from
Kentucky amount to obviating a vote
on the bill itself?"
A few minutes later, however. Sena-
tor clark cleared up the situation by
assuring Senator George he had no
intention of offering the anti-lynch-
ing bill to the reorganization measure,
although reserving the right to offer
it to some later bill.
The Senate then adopted a separate
agreement under which it will not be
in order to bring up the anti-lynching
problem before reorganization is dis
posed Of. With this agreement, no
further objection was made to voting
Monday on reorganization.
Functions Restricted.
Senator Bulkley, Democrat, of
Ohio took the lead yesterday in hav-
ing supporters of the bill adopt q
series of amendments to restrict the
functions of the Resources Planning
Board, which becomes q permanent
agency under this bill.
Senator King said he would seek
to prevent establishment of the new
Welfare Department on. the ground
its proposed functions /already are
being performed by ext1e3ns agencies.