Evening star., 1939-06-26

haze held up a Dote on the bills
because they said they could get
no assurances from the Treasury
that this price 1Oould be in
creased.
By the Associated Press.
The Senate approved today a
price of TIA cents an ounce for do
mestically- mined silver after voting
to wipe out President Roosevelt's au-
thority to devalue the dollar further.
The Treasury now is paying 64.64
cents an ounce for domestically
mined silver under provisions of a
proclamation which expires June 80.
Action to cut off Mr.. Roosevelt'S
authority to devalue the dollar came
on an amendment to eliminate the
devaluation power from pending
monetary legislation.
The vote was announced as Al to
81 in favor of the amendment.
Administration supporters Waged
a vigorous fight against the amend
ment, which was offered by Senator
Adams, Democrat, of Colorado. The
administration group argued that the
devaluation power was necessary to
prevent damage to United States
trade if other countries deprecated
their currency.
Earlier the Senate rejected today
proposal to fix the Treasury's price
for domestically mined silver at s1.16
an ounce.
The vote was announced as So
to 26.
Western Senators, seeking an in
crease in the present silver price,
have been holding up the bill by
speechmaking and have created
anxiety among administration fol-
lowers that the monetary powers
may lapse.
Senator Barkley, Democrat, of
Kentucky, the majority leader said
today that if the power were not
extended the United States would
be unable to carry out its part of the
tri-power monetary agreement with
France and Great Britain.
Barkley Brands 1t Filibuster.
Although the vote on Senator
Pittman's amendment cleared away
one major controversy. Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada told
reporters that "full discussion" of
the monetary legislation would be
continued.
Senate Leader Barkley, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky was on record be-
fore today'S vote as wanting to side
track temporarily the controver-
sial monetary bill in order to begin
debate tomorrow on the administra-
tion's relief bill but Western Sen
ators blocking the former measure
said they would object.
The Westerners' prolonged de-
bate-Senator BArkley calls it
fllibuster-over the silver issue en-
tered its second week today. ST.
multaneously Republican demand
for a $500,000,000 cut in Federal ex-
penses was received and admins
tration leaders were trying to find
way to rush through the relief and
farm funds before the fiscal year
ends Friday night.
Martin Completes Bill.
Representative Martin, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, the House
minority leader, completed a bill
providing for 10 per cent reduction
in all properly susceptible" appro-
priations. He excluded such items
as relief of distress" social security,
war veterans benefits and interest
on the public debt.
Estimating that Congress would
authorize expenditure of 5000, ,OOO,-
900 this year, Representative Mar
tin said in statement:
Despite much talk of economy,
there has been no action to that end
because the administration and its
spokesmen in Congress have refused
to cooperate with the earnest eff
forts of Republicans and a small
group of patriotic Democrats in the
House"
Democratic chieftains gave little
immediate attention to this pro-
posal, devoting all their energies to
the tangled legislative situation
which they fear may prevent en-
actment of pressing appropriation
measures before the June 80 dead
line.
A Senate Appropriation Subcom-
mittee hoped to complete revision
OF the House-approved $1,735 OO0,-
600 relief bill by nightfall, after
changing several features opposed
by the administration.
Another bill which must pass be-
fore Friday if endorsements are to
be avoided is the 81 ,180, ,O00, 900 Agri-
cultural Department supply meas
ure, on which Senate House COM
mittee Is trying to reach a COM
promise. Funds for the Communi-
cations Commission and deficiency
funds for other agencies also are
awaiting final action.
The Senate subcommittee working
on the relief measure was under
stood to have eliminated tentatively
the House provision for three-man
board to administer w. p. A. in
stead of the present single head.
Also discarded, subject to change
were the provisions earmarking
SIPS, 900 of w. P. A. funds for
P. w. A. and limiting w. P. A.
projects to those costing $4,000
where locally sponsored and $4,000
when initiated by the Federal Gov
ernment.
The Federal theater project, which
the House struck out, would be re-
stored. 1t would be placed in the
same category with other white
collar projects, which must have
local sponsors, with the localities
paying part of the cost.
In place Of House provision that
persons on relief rolls 18 months
must make way temporarily for
eligibles on the waiting list, the
subcommittee was considering
(see MONETARY, Page A-4.)