Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
EQUALLY DIVIDED,
SENATE RECEIVES
NEW TARIFF PLAN
Agreement Reached to Defer
Amendment Voting Until
Monday.
FULL GALLERIES WATCH
SM00T SUBMIT MEASURE
Independents Hold Balance of
Power as Legislators Pre-
pare for Battle.

BY the Associated Press
The revised House tariff measure was
formally laid before the Senate TODAY
as 1t started actual business after a
Summer recess.
For weeks the measure has been
under consideration by the finance
committee. With the time for its dis
cussion at hand. many members are at
disagreement over its provisions and a
heated contest is expected.
Most of the Senators were in their
seats and the galleries were filed COM
fortably as Chairman Smoot submitted
the bill.
Debates on Program.
Agreement was reached earlier in the
day between the Republican and Demo-
cratic members of the finance conn
mittee that actual voting on amend
ments would be deferred until Monday
leaving the remaining days of this
week for debate.
The committee previously had voted.
IL to 8. to favorably report the bill
the ballot being along party lines.
Last-minute conferences of the con-
tending factions showed the Western
Republican independents, headed by
Senator Borah of Idaho and Norris of
Nebraska. virtually holding the balance
OF power. The Republican revolters ex-
pect almost solid support from the
Democratic minority in their fight to
confine the tariff revision solely to ag-
ricultural products. A working
coalition of these groups may give them
a majority over the Republican regu-
lars, who favor more general upward
tariff revision
The impending tariff struggle was al
most the sole thought of the senatorial
hosts as they came from their vacation
retreats by train and airplane, Senator
Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada, taking
plane from Los Angeles to Kansas
City to speed his arrival.
Chairman Smoot of the finance COM
mittee, whose Republican majority has
rewritten the House tariff measure. was
ready to lay the legislation formally be-
fore the Senate.
Anxious to drive the bill through be-
fore the opening of the regular session
in December, the administration group,
headed by Senator Watson of Indiana,
the Republican leader, planned to get
the Senate to work as quickly as pos
sible and to carry on through the re-
mainder of the week.
There will be some other business. but
the plan is to sidetrack all but emer-
gency matters in the interest of the
a~iE Hnc a h0fHh
portant nominations, including the
members of the newly organized Farm
Board. but little apprehension Is felt by
the administration over the quick con-
firmation of these.
The Jones Resolution.
Almost forgotten in the concern over
the tariff, the unfinished business of
the Senate today was the resolution OF
Senator Jones. Republican. Washington.
to carry out the recommendation OF the
President for appointment of a joint
congressional committee to consider
reorganization of the prohibition en-
forcement agencies under the Depart
ment of Justice. However, If opposition
develops to this it is believed it will be
withdrawn in favor of the tariff.
The Republican independents organ
lied for the tariff contest yesterday In
the Office of Senator Borah and agreed
to meet again today to draw up their
plans. They reported that they are as
militant as last jun, when they lost by
only single vote the Borah resolution
proposing to confine the tariff revision
to agriculture products.
It appears certain that the first test
of strength in the tariff contest will
come late this week or early next week
on new attempt to put the Senate on
record for tariff revision for the farmer
alone. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, o
member of the Democratic group on the
finance committee, will offer motion
to strike out of the tariff measure all
rate revisions except those applying to
the agricultural duties.
Borah May Counter.
There is some dispute among the
parliamentarians as to whether such a
motion is in order, but there are indica-
tions that If Thomas is put aside by the
rules that Senator Borah will counter
with a motion to recommit the tariff
measure to the finance committee with
instructions to confine the rate revisions
to farm products. The Republican in
dependents are hopeful of winning q
| vote or two and this reversing the roll
! call of 80 to 38 by which the Borah res
olution for farm tariff revision alone
was defeated last June.
However, regarQleSS OF the outcome OF
the effort to put the Senate on record
again for only farm tariff revision, there
appears to be no escape from considera-
ton of hundreds of various rate
schedules.
If the Republican Independent Demo-
cratic coalition wins in its drive for
limiting the tariff revision to agricul-
tural products, the Republican regulars
are expected to counter by offering their
other tariff proposals as individual
amendments.
If the Republican regulars again beat
down the attempt to continue the tariff
revision solely to farm products, the
coalition intends to make an individual
fight against each of the rate increases
as they are reached.
So, many weeks of work are ahead.
The most conservative estimate Is that
at least two months will be required for
completion of the tariff debate.
House Not in Session.
The House, which started last jan
uary formulating the first tariff legisla-
| ton in seven years and sent the COM