Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-22 | Page 1 | Administration Declares Work Relief Plan Dead

A AD TRA TION DECLA DECLARES RES WORK ORK RELIEF PLAN DEAD Senate Sends Disputed Bill To Committee Upper House Thrown Into Turmoil by Byrns 1 Statement J Presidential y Veto of Prevailing Pre Wage r age Forecast B Br By As Associated ocl Ud Pre Press t V Feb 22 A 22 A flat stat statement ment fr from Senator Byrns D. D S. S C. C an administration spokesman n ma-n that the h works program of the relief relief- bill Is dead threw 1 senate circles into a turmoil of speculation late today as to the ultimate outcome of the legislation Many senators looked upon the statement as merely a a. threat to force a reversal on the prevailing wage amendment Senator Rob Robinson Robinson n the Democratic Democratic- leader and Ch Chairman irman Glass who Is Ism in m charge of at the bill bill ret returned earlier to his appropriations committee committe refused refused refused re re- re- re fused to say what plans they had Byrns who took a leading part infighting in infighting fj fighting opposition amendments in committee and who kept in close contact contact con con- tact with the White House Mouse mean mean- meanwhile while told interviewers after the senate sen zest ate quit for the day f The president will wilt veto the bil bill with the prevailing wage amendment in it but the senate insisted on put putting putting ting it in The work program is dead Predicts Veto Even before the senate returned I the bill to committee on Robinsons Robinson's mo motion on so so the direct relief re re r lief portion could be brought into nt the senate as a separate bill Speaker Byrns had predicted the house howe wo would ld u uh ld th the president in iii apportion 1 to the prevailing ill ili g wage vage amendment nt Despite the statement by Senator Byrns other senators believed the committee either either- would report out n next week to carry forward forward forward for- for ward dire direct relief and develop something something some some- thing later on the works phase or recommend to continue the present setup for far fora a year ear The bill was sent back to commit commit- tee of the bill would leave in committee e the controversial controversial- 4 work relief program to which the senate attached 44 H to 43 43 a prevailing wage requirement opposed op posed by President RoosevelL Roosevelt The action was taken laken without t a record vote vole Hope to Kill KUI Clause After reporting a separate bill administration forces hope to work vork out a way to block Ultimate Ulti nIt mate mat approval by congress cs of th the theMe theMe- McCarran McCarran Mc- Mc Carran prevailing wage amendment so vigorously opposed by Pr President Roosevelt Robinson said there was d danger in further delay in appropriating for forthe forthe forthe the needy and it was the intention n nto to separate the bill so 50 could be acted upon first A Chairman Glass of ot the appropriations Hons committee told the senate the bill was in such condition that It w will l inevitably meet a presidential veto and said it was extremely desirable that it go back to the com corn com The Virginian added that his committee corn com would go over its provisions again and report out a bill that will that not be quite so controversial Senator McNary the he Republican leader questioned the m move ve coming as it did from those thos supporting the bill but promised cooperation from r m m Republican an members members' ot the committee commit tee if prompt action we were taken Jc to t report back the direct relief app 0