The Washington times., 1929-04-25
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there for it's adoption, was among
those addressing the conference. He
urged his colleagues to vote for
real relief"
Senator Frazier RI OF North
Dakota, approved the debenture
plan and announced he was forced
to believe President Hoover didn't
mean what he said when he prom.
ised adequate farm relief.
Declaring he campaigned for
Hoover as ''the lesser Of two evils"
the North Dakotan decried the
stand taken by the new President
since the special session of Congress
convened.
G. O. p. Leaders Meet
While the Democrats were meet.
ing the leading Republican Senators
held a separate conference and de.
cided to stand by President Hoover.
The Republican conference was
called by Senator James l.. Watson
(R) of Indiana, the new floor
leader, and attended by Senator
Reed of Pennsylvania, Borah of
Idaho, Bingham Of Connecticut,
Edge OF New Jersey, Goff OF West
Virginia, Jones of Washington and
others. They,discussed the farm re-
lief situation and all voted to OPP
pose the debenture plan.
After the Democratic conference
Senator Joe 7. Robinson D.) OF
Arkansas, the minority leader, an
nounced the Democrats felt farm
relief would be ineffective unless
the debenture or some similar plan
wre adopted.
THE conference was called pri.
marily to DISCUSS the farm bill,
said Robinson. ut Is not contem-
plated that any attempt shall be
made to bind members of the con-
ference for or against any particu-
lar provision or measure. The dis
cussion in the conference disclosed
that many Senators in attendance
believe Incorporation OF the debent-
ure plan will prove Immediately
helpful to agriculture.
"'rhe relation OF the tariff to the
subject of farm relief is recognized
in view OF the Presidents purpose
to ask revision OF some schedules
probable the farm situation will be
a.
legislation at this time.
Unless the debenture or some
similar plan is made possible. the
result of any tariff revision will be
to increase the costs farmers must
pay for necessary manufactured
commodities. 1t is to be expected
further conferences will be held
from time to time in order that
fN
acquainted with the viewpoint of
telligently and effectively as a
party"
Robinson also announced he was
authorized by the conference to
confer with the Senate Commerce
Committee over amendments to the
flood control act. He said special
attention would be paid to legisla-
ton on the compensation provision
for flowage rights in spillways and
to emergency protection works on
tributaries.
President Hoover neared his first
congressional victory today in the
passage by the House of the Haugen
farm relief bill setting up a Federal
Farm Board to encourage co-opera.
$500. 100000 appropriation.
The first high hurdle has been
cleared by Administration leaders in
preventing consideration of the
equalization fee. The export deben.
ture plan of the National Grange
also was ruled out of order.
Thirty-one attempted amendments
to the Haugen bill had been defeated
as the House continued to work on
amendments today.
Haugen Driving Bill
Representative Haugep R1 of
Iowa. chairman of the agriculture
Committee. was driving the bill
steadily toward a final vote. with
virtually solid Republican support
and with the machine-like precision
with which the old McNary-Haugen
bills wei . rolled through the House.
Although more than score of
amendments were offered to the
House bill before 1t had been half
completed many were of minor ma
ture. The fact that no appeal was
taken from the rulin~ of Representa-
tive Mapes (R) of Michigan. in the
chair, on the attempt Of Representa-