Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
Tax Reduction, Tariff Meas.
ure and Ware Case First
to Be Considered.
NORRIS TO ASK VOTE
DENYING SENATE SEAT
Jones Resignation Makes Certain
Reorganization of Faction
Split Party.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Preparing for the opening of the first
regular session OF Congress in the
Hoover administration. Republican lead
ers on Capitol Hill yesterday assigned
tax reduction as the first job for the
House, but found the unsettled tariff
bill and Ware case confusing the Sen
ate program.
A move was started to defer again
the consideration of the right of Sena-
tor-elect William S. Ware of Pennsyl-
vania to a Senate seat, but Senator
Norris, Republican, Nebraska, asserted
he would demand a vote next week on
his resolution denying Ware admittance
to the Senate.
Whether the Ware case is set aside
temporarily or is decided this week-it
comes up automatically upon Tuesday
by previous agreement-the Senate will
plunge once more into the tariff dis
pute hanging over from the special seS-
sion shortly after the opening formali-
ties have been concluded.
Would Deny Ware a Seat.
The Norris resolution would deny
Ware seat because of expenditures Of
more than $4,000 by his ticket in the
1925 primary campaign.
900, 900 tax reduction resolution to the
Senate before the end of the first week
and leaders of both parties in the Sem
ate are prepared to lay aside their
other worries some time before Christ
mas to permit vote there.
Thus tax reduction, the Ware case
and the tariff appear as likely to COM
mand all attention before the Christ
mas recess.
The resignation yesterday of Senator
Jones of Washington as assistant Re-
reorganization of the faction-split
party in the Senate for the next ses-
sion.
Senator Jones resigned to become
chairman of the important appropria-
tions committee, post made vacant
by the death of Senator Warren OF
wyoming. It appears now that Sena-
tor McNary of Oregon, who was adj
vanced by the Young Guard" Repub-
ican regulars as their spokesman,
would succeed Jones as assistant
leader.
Hoover Consults Leaders.
President Hoover has been in con-
sultation with Senate leaders this last
week and there are indications that he
has shown considerable interest in
bringing about a reunion of the Re
publican forces. Senator Watson of
Indiana, the Republican leader, also
has been busy since his return from q
rest trip to Florida in ironing out party
troubles.
Senator Smoot of Utah announced
after q White House call yesterday
that he had definitely decided to con-
tinue as chairman Of the powerful
finance committee, which handles the
tariff and tax reduction legislation,
rather than 60 over to the head of the
appropriations committee.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, one
of the leaders of the young guard
Republican regulars in their uprising
against an adjournment Of the special
session, also was a White House visitor
yesterday.
With the old guard and young guard
Republicans in the Senate apparently
working together again under the lead
ership of Senator Watson there is still
no sign of a reunion between this group
and the Western independents who have
bolted the party to rewrite the Repub-
lican tariff bill in coalition with the
Democrats.
Text of Jones; Letter.
The letter of resignation by Senator
Jones, written to Senator Watson, fol-
lows.
"I herewith resign my position as as
sistant leader of the Senate to take ef-
feet upon the selection Of my successor
by the Republican conference.
I'm this connection, I want to ex-
press my sincere appreciation to the
conference for the honor 1t has done
me by selecting me as assistant leader.
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