Evening star., 1939-07-25
BY the Associated Press.

Senator Vandenberg, Republican
tration's $2,490 100000 lending bill
today "a device for cheating the
debt limit, for socializing business
and for another tug at boot-strap
lifting"
He issued a statement while the
Senate leadership worked for early
approval of the measure and while
reports circulated that coalition
of Democrats and Republicans
would try to bottle up the legisla-
ton in the House Rules Committee
This" said Senator Vandenberg,
"is the final spree of the spend
thrifts who think they can make an
$4,000, 100000 country out of a
$50, 100000 country by borrow
ing the difference,
Under the impact of universal
criticism they have feverishly
trimmed their bill of some of its
more glaring affronts to economic
sanity.
But it is still device for cheat
ing the debt limit. for socializing
business and for another tug at
boot-strap lifting.
Seemingly they never learn that
you can't make silk purse out OF
sow's ear; and you can't build a
solvent prosperity around an inSolv-
ent Treasury"
Sidetracked in Senate.
The lending measure was side
tracked temporarily in the Senate
yesterday when a bill to create new
Federal judgeships and a treaty with
Panama provoked hours of conten-
tious debate.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the
Deocratic leader, seeking to stir the
Senate to fast pre-adjournment
pace, announced that night sessions
would begin tomorrow. He urged
Senators to stay on the floor SO that
a majority might be present to
transact business.
Only a few hours after Senator
Barkley spoke, however, two calls
of the Senate roll brought only 81
Senators-a dozen short of a quo
rum-to their desks. Senator Bark
ley then agreed to adjournment
until II a m today.
Roosevelt Canvass Likely.
President Roosevelt, returning to
Washington overnight from Hyde
Park, N. Y, was expected to can
vass the legislative situation He
was represented as anxious to OBJ
tain enactment of the lending meas
ure as we'll as bill to double the
present $500 200, 900 borrowing power
of the United States Housing Au-
thority before adjournment.
The latter measure ran into
trouble in the House, meanwhile,
when the Rules Committee pigeon
holed it for the time being.
The committee heard testimony
late yesterday that the leadership
wanted prompt action, but ad-
journed without acting on a pro-
posal to give the legislation pre-
ferred status. Representative Cox
Democrat, of Georgia, a frequent
administration opponent, said, I'VE
may never vote"
Committee members said the
failure to give the housing measure
right of way might be followed by
a similar move against the general
lending bill. 1t was said authorita-
lively that combination of Repub-
licans and anti administration
Democrats might WELD the COM
mittee's veto power" against the
latter measure
Some Not Eager to Adjourn.
Although Senator Barkley set the
middle of next week as a possible
time for adjournment, yesterdays
lengthy Senate speechmaking indi-
Gated many of his colleagues were in
no hurry to leave Washington. The
Democratic leader told reporters
that he hoped the Senate would
pass the lending measure Wednes-
day night or Thursday.
Senate Republicans and Demo-
Gratis critical of administration
fiscal policies, however, were busy
drafting amendments to curtail the
lending measure still further. The
Senate Banking Committee already
has cut $310, 0,000, 900 from the bill.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
(See CONGRESS, Page A-3)