Evening star., 1939-08-05
Adjournment
By Tonight
Indicated
Deficiency, Security
Measures Pushed
Toward Agreement
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Congress Wearied by seven
months of wrangling and rebellion
displayed sudden signs of acquies-
cence on two final items today due
to an overpowering desire to go
home by nightfall.
A $l89,000 900 appropriation bill
needed House APPROVAL, and a COM
promise measure broadening the So
clal security program lacked final
sanction by the Senate.
Although both proposals orig
inally aroused fiery debate, there
was every indication that members
would talk about them little more
and then accept the legislation.
For the independent, fighting
spirit that characterized much of
the session was nearly gone amid
the adjournment turbulence. Many
legislators had left Washington be-
fore today's session. and those who
remained had their suitcases packed
and time tables in hand.
Bill Passes 61 to I.
The deficiency appropriation bill
was passed last night, 81 to 7, by the
Senate, which added about S135,-
100000 to the House-approved total
That was why the bill had to go to
conference with the House today.
The Senate increases included S119,-
100000 for the Commodity Credit
Corp, voted in response to an urgent
request by Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace.
The Senate recessed overnight,
however, without acting on the social
security bill, to which the House
agreed earlier yesterday. The meas
ure, which among other things
freezes old-age insurance taxes at
the present level for three years. had
been the subject of a deadlock for
weeks.
After disposing of the deficiency
bill, the Senate voted another
$50 900 for the La Toilette Civil Lib
critics Committee and then worked
until II pm. on pet" bills of various
members.
Those in Galleries Amused.
Half dozen Senators often
sought the floor at the same time,
and their shouted demands for at
tention of the presiding officer drew
laughter from the crowded galleries.
Its just like trying to get into
a crowded theater," laughed Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida. "Ev-
cry one wants to get in at once"
For time yesterday leaders had
hoped that Congress could quit by
last midnight. The House threw a
monkey wrench into the adjourn
ment scheme, however, when Ma
jority Leader Rayburn refused to
hold his chamber in session all eve
ming and when Representative
Woodrum, Democrat, of Virginia.
declined to consider Senate House
differences in the deficiency appro-
priation bill until printed copy of
the Senate measure was available.
The Senate, departing from Gus
tom, acted on the deficiency bill be-
fore copies were supplied to the
members. The one available CODY
was held by clerk, who often had
to read provisions several times be-
!ore the members understood them.
Hope for Speedy Compromise.
Conferees on the bill were called
together at 10 o'clock this morning,
and watching legislators were
hopeful they would draft COM
promise between the Senate and
House bills in an hour or so.
The S1l9,000,000 item for Com
modify Credit loans, designed to keep
surplus crops off the market, had
been rejected by the House Wednes-
day in victory for the so-called
economy bloc"
The Senate lost little time in re-
storing the fund. Then, with men,
bers trying a host of parliamentary
maneuvers, the chamber rejected
two amendments which would re-
store the prevailing wage system
for w. P. A. workers and modify
new regulation that persons on the
w. P. A. rolls for 18 months must
be furloughed.
The latter provision had been
added by the Senate to the Presi-
dents lending bill, but died when
the House refused to consider that
measure. Last nights action killed
any changes in the relief law until
next year, at least.
Bitter Argument Provoked.
To the delight of sightseers in
the galleries, last nights Senate
debate often became SnappiSh and
ill-tempered.
The bitterest argument was pro-
voked by the resolution to grant the
Civil Liberties Committee an addi-
tional $4,000 of Senate funds The
money, appropriated by a vote of 36
to II, will be used to continue pend
Ing Investigations, including one of
the Associated Farmers of Cali
fornia, Inc
Senator Johnson, Republican, OF
California told the Senate he would
fight to protect" the civil liberties
of his constituents, but added that
conditions in his State should be in
Vestlgated by grand jury rather
than a Senate committee.
From Senator Cotton Ed" Smith,
Democrat. of South Carolina came
lengthy speech on States rights,
which included charges that the La
Toilette group was political smell
Ing committee" a rowing grand
jury" and ''snooping committee"
Waving his chubby arms, Senator
Smith told the Senate he could "see
steady drift toward cenJra lization
OF government"
we are almost right now in state
OF state socialism," he shouted, so
far as I am concerned. I would
rather have the States work out their
own salvation-or their own damna-
tion-than to have the Federal Gov
eminent do it for them"
Health Bill in Effect
BOSTON, Aug. 5 (P).-A measure