Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
NEW TARIFF REVOLT
SPLITS COP. RANKS
Borah Troubles Party Lead
ers in Senate by Asking for
Limited Revision.

BY the Associated Press
A fresh revolt in Republican ranks
in the Senate. directed against the
tariff bill passed by the House, con-
fronted Congress today as 1t settled
down to work on the two principal
recommendations of President Hoover
to the extra session--tarif revision and
farm relief--which alone remain to be
acted upon
Senator Borah of Idaho, who con-
tended for the export debsnture plan
of farm relief In opposition to the
President. gave his party leaders In the
Senate. new cause for concern today
with his proposal to put the chamber
on record for limitation of tariff re-
vision to agricultural and related prod
ucts.
Similar Motion Beaten.
The IL Republican Senators on the
finance committee already have de-
feated a similar motion by Senator
King, Democrat, Utah, which won the
support Of the Democrats o,4 the COM
nittee. It was then that Borah put
the proposal before the Senate and it
was recognized as the principal issue
before that chamber today, with pros
pects OF considerable support from the
Republican independents and Demo-
Gratis who lined up against the Presl-
dent on debentures.
Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re-
publican leader, declared for a general
revision of the tariff, as provided by
iYanfeH1SfHlV
began rounding up his forces to block
the Borah proposal as soon as 1t was
introduced.
No Word From White House.
No direct word has come from the
White House Of opposition by the Presi-
dent to the House tariff bill. He pro-
posed Limited" tariff revision in his
message to Congress, but he did not
tural increases.
In connection with the tariff bill more
Is to be heard from the advocates Of the
export debenture plan. even though 1t
has been eliminated as an issue in farm
relief legislation.
Their plan, in process Of formation
ever since 1t became apparent weeks
ago that no farm measure which IN
cluded debentures was likely to be ap-
proved. is to try to put the proposal
into the tariff bill in the Senate.
House administration leaders assert
the, attempt will prove as futile as did
that to include the proposal in the
farm bill
This view is not shared. however. by
those who favor the plan in the Senate:
A movement already Is under way to
modify the proposal in the hope OF
gaining support for 1t In the House.
Senator Brookhart. Republican OF Iowa,
intends to propose the revenue from
debenture certificates be given only to
stabilization corporations which the
Federal Farm Board will be authorized
to set up under the terms OF the farm
relief bill.
Held Benefit to Spectators.
Chief objection to the debentures
centered In the belief that the farmer
would never obtain the full benefit of
the money derived from their use.
President Hoover contended they would
beneflt spectators but prove ruinous
to the farmer.
Senator Brookhart and other deben-
t,Ire advocates now contend that,
through issuance of debenture certifi-
Gates directly to the Farm Board and
addition of their face value to the
the possibility of speculation in them
would be, eliminated and the farmer
would benefit through his direct con-
troll Of the corporations.
A number of the House farm leaders
who asked for defeat Of the debenture
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