Washington, July 12
President Roosevelt's hopes of force ing Congressional action on the Neutrality issue in this session of Congress received a crushing blow in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today when the Committee decided, by twelve votes to eleven, to postpone, until the next session, consideration of the Administration's substitute for the Neutrality Bill.
Under its substitute measure, the Administration had hoped to secure repeal of the embargo on the export of arms to belligerents, and replace it with a provision permitting the sale of arms on a "cash and carry" basis which would have benefitted Grea Britain and France in the event of war.
Immediately after the vote, it was reported that Senator Alben W. Barkley, Democratic Leader, would try to take the issue to the floor of the Senate, which could be done if he secured the Senate's approval of a motion to discharge the Committee from consideration of Neutrality legislation.
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