The times-news., 1938-04-06
BUREAU BILLS
FOES SEE COP.
Way TO POWER
Some Determined to En-
tirely Kill Already
Amended Reform

W ASHlNH O-N, ApiH W. W.
Bipartisan foes of President
Roosevelt's government reorgan-
ization bill, determined to Kill the
measure despite three major ad-
miniStratiOn concessions, yeSter-
day proclaimed that the bitter
fight over the issue may succeed
in returning the Republican par
" 10 power.
House Minority Leader Ber-
trand II. Smell, r., y. y, depart
ed from his usual custom OF max
ing brief remarks 70 deliver
lengthy diatribe against the CON
troverSial measure.
Its a long road that has no
turning" he said. Il can see
little turning down the road, not
so far distant, and it may not be
so long time until you Demo
crats) will not have so many
members in the house.
The white-haired New Yorker
spoke shortly after 4 stubborn
Republican inSurgent Democrat
coalition blocked four admlniStra-
ton attempts TO limit debate by
unanimous consent and thus
speed Il final vote.
lie denied administration con
tentionS that the present bill does
not seek to confer on Mr.. RooSe-
Welt more power than has been
granted Republican presidents III
the past to bring about reorgani-
zatiOn of the executive depart
ment.
Another late development came
when Frank r.. Gannett, newspa-
per publisher and head OF the
Committee to Uphold Constitu-
tional Government, charged IN a
telegram 10 Representative Lind
say G.. Warren, d., n. T., that
Warren in floor speech had Ill
beled" Dr. Edward Rumely, exc
cutive secretary Of the commit
tee.
Demanding an apology from
Warren, Gannett cited q speech
in which he said the North Caro-
linian accused the C.U.C.G. oi al
legedlv obtaining names from tel
ephOne directories 10 sign 10 tele-
grams of protest mailed 10 Seha-
tors and congressman.
Under the divided debate, more
than a score proponents anu op-
moments took the floor. ReDreSen-
tatiye William NJ. Colmer d.,
Miss, said ne would introduce an
amendment exemptin" the Neter-
ans administration from reorgan-
izstion, one OF the compromises
offered by the administration.
The remainder of the debate
centered on the civil service lea
lures OF the bill, with occasional
attacks on New Deal methods ana
policies.
The bills supporters, opening
a new drive to obtain hnal house
action this week by limiting de-
bate, were forced to accept an ar
rangement that open debate
would bc resumed with only an
agreement that speaking time be
divided equally among proponents
and foes.
Four reauestS-to limit further
discussions TO two, four, SIX or
eight hOurs--failed under house
rules providing that one oblec-
ton can block such move. The
Apaes" were SOUGHT by Majority
Leader Sam Rayburn, d.: Texas,
and Chairman John j. Cochran,
d., Mo-, of the reorganization
committee.
Cochran, after lengthy wran-
Cling, obtained unanimous con-
sent to an arrangement dividing
control of Speaking "eriOds be-
tween himself and REPRESENTATIVE
John Taber, r., n. T., ranking
minority member of the commit
tee and a leader OF the Opposi-
ton.
Meanwhile Chairman John j.
O'Connor, ID. y. Y, Of the power
ful house rules committee, and
bitter foe of the bill, notified the
house that when the bill reaches
the amendment stare he will move
To strike cut the enacting clause
and thus kill the measure.
He demanded that the house
version of the Senate-approved
bill-a combination Of four mea-
sureS technically under consider
alton us one amendment TO the
senate-approved bill--be read as
an original bill to provide the pos
Sible opportunity for amend
menlS.
In bitter exchange Cochran
refused 10 agree.