Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
G. O. P. Leaders Belle
House to Bring Victory fc
His Farm-Aid Stand.
SENATE SUPPORTERS
MAY ASK 1T In TART
Conferees to Meet Tomorrow Nor
ing to Attempt to Iron
Out Differences.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The struggle over the farm bill and
the debenture plan will be resumed
when the conferees of Senate and
House meet tomorrow morning. Re-
publican leaders predicted last night
that the House and President Hoover
would have their way and that the
debenture plan would be stricken out
of the bill.
Not only is the sentiment In the
House strongly against the inclusion
of the debenture proposal in the farm
bill, but certain elements are working
on the side of the opponents Of the
debenture in the Senate.
The first of these is the knowledge
that even if the debenture plan goes
cut of the farm bill, Senators who sup
port the debenture plan will have an
other opportunity to vote for it when
the tariff bill comes before the Upper
House.
Farmers Want Help Now.
The second element is time. The
House, it is said, is prepared to stanc.
out indefinitely against the debentur4
proposal. There is a demand from the
farming sections of the country for the
passage of the farm bill without un-
due delay. This is reflected in tht
correspondence of many Of the Sena-
tors.
Il remains to be seen how long the
Senate will be willing to hold up this
legislation. It is generally understood.
although no announcement has cont
from the President, that If the bill j,
sent to him with the debenture claus
i'll it, he will veto it, which would caus
still further delay.
The third element in the situation i
found in the desire of many membei.
of Congress, including some of thos
who are supporting the debenture, fC
a recess. while the Senate finance com
mittee holds hearings on the tariff bi
and amends that measure. 1t Is clea
that there will be no recess of Congres
until after the farm relief bill has bee
disposed of. The House is expected t
pass the tariff bill by June !, If not {
day or two before. The plan has bee
to recess for three or four weeks il
June.
Agreement on Rest of Bill Seen.
The conferees of the Senate, althoug!l
q majority of them did not vote for thl
deDenture clause when the bill was be
fore the Senate, are expected to make Z
stubborn fight in conference for tina
clause. 1t is probable that the con-
ferees will take up the other feature
of the bill before they deal with the
debenture clause.
If that plan is followed, it may b,
possible to get an agreement on the res
Of the bill and to have disagreemel
reported to the Senate, or to the Hous
OF to both on the debenture plan. TIL,
conferees then could obtain instruction
from their respective houses on thu
particular issue.
If possible, however, complete agree
nent on the bill will be obtained befol
the conferees report to the House. Viii
there Is large majority in the Hous
opposed to the debenture plan, there al
some members who would be glad nc
to be compelled to take part in a dire;
vote on the debenture plan, particular
some of those who come from farmi7
sections, who might find opposition
their denomination next year If tn
are on record against the debent,.
clause.
Won by Slim Edge in Senate.
Whether the House takes separa
vote on debenture or not. it appee
likely that the Senate conferees flna.
Will yield on the debenture clause unit.
after there has been a vote in tn
Senate itself. The debenture propose
won in the Senate with a margin OF
three votes. The members of the Sen
ate who supported the debenture could
yield gracefully. it is said. in order to
expedite the passage of the farm bill.
saying at the time that they intended
to make their big fight for debenture in
the tariff bill
So far members of the Senate have
not been besieged by their constituents
with demands that they stand firm for
the debenture plan in the farm bill
Indeed, it is said. there apparently has
been little interest taken by the farmers
themselves in this fight. Out in the
agricultural States of the West there
Is, however, a real desire that the
farm bill be put through as quickly as
possible and the administration get to
work under the terms of that bill In
aid of the farmer. The prices of whes'
have dropped. A bumper crop is es
pected in this country and also in s.
number of foreign countries. 1t was
pointed out last night that If the farm
Dill were put through. it would be pos
sible to set up at an early date a
stabilization corporation to aid in meet
ing the wheat situation.
Such a corporation might take 100,-
100000 bushels of wheat or more out
of the market and hold it if necessary
for year. Such action, 1t Is argued,
would tend to stabilize wheat prices in
this country.
Many Pin Hope on Hoover.
There is a real demand, too, among
many farmers of the West that Presi-
dent Hoover be given an opportunity
to tackle this farm relief problem. They
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