The Washington times., 1929-05-28
PROGRAMS
STILL IN
AIR

The special session of Con-
gress, which, President Hoover
called to handle the farm and
tariff problems, will be re-
cessed from June IL to Sep
tember 8, under a tentative
program agreed to today by
Administration leaders.
The Senate and House, however,
will have to complete a certain por.
tion Of their legislative progrem
before the recess is taken. The
ocontroversy over farm relief may
prove q stumbling block, as the
Administration mas decreed the
agricultural measure must be en-
acted into law before Congress can
take q vacation. IL the program Is
completed sooner. the recess may
start as early as next Tuesday.
The program, laid down by Ad-
mintstration leaders, Is as follows:
Tariff bill-passage by House this
afternoon; reference to Senate FL
nance Committee tomorrow.
Farm bill-an agreement between
AHouse and Senate conferees on
farm relief by end of week, with
both Senate and House approving
q bill, with the debenture plan
eliminated, early next week.
Census and reapportionment bill
Passage by Senate Wednesday or
Thursday; passage by House by
next Monday.
Repeal of national origins act-A
possible vote early next week in
Senate; no action in House prior to
recess.
The fight to amend Senate rules,
. 20 as to provide publicat ton of all
roll calls and public consideration
Of Presidential nominations. prob
ably will go over until next fall.
A small group of Republicans will
oppose any change in the rules, even
even though an Overwhelming ma
jority favors an "open door" policy.
This group probably will cause
the delay as Administration leaders
will not hold Congress here merely
to settle the rules fight.
Causes Deadlock
President Hover has sent word to
his spokesmen on Capitol Hill that
the farm measure must be a law
before Congress can go home.
Thus far, the Senate and House
conferees have deadlocked because
the Senate inserted the debeneure
plan in the bill. The House con- |
ferees have refused to consider the
bill until the debenture is elimtn.
ated; Senate conferees have insisted
the conference act upon the bill as
q whole before they take any steps
to eliminate the debenture. Neither
eide has budged from these positions
for the last 10 days.
There appeared q possibility to-
day that the House confereeR would
retreat to the extent of considering
the remainder of the bill. This
would allow the Senate conferees TO
return to their chamber with a re-
port setting forth the compromises
on all other sections and the Houses
determination not to accept the
debenture.
One Way, Out
Then, Administration leaders said,
the senate win eliminate the de-
benture and the whole controversy |
viii be ended.
1S the Senate does not eliminate
the debenture, there probably Will
he an alI-summer session.
The House meanwhile was ter
rninatinr it's tariff debate and the
senate was continuing its discus
sion of TIE new census and reap
portionment bill.
The Senate may. hurdle its biggest
reapportionment row this afternoon
bv voting on a proposal to eliminate
ali aliens from the next censua--a
plan with far.reaching effect upon
congressional representation from
the large cities and industrial States,
After that, there will be another
fight over the section giving
President power automatically to
reapportion the House after each
census. Then the various factions
win be ready for final vote on the
bill.