The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-15
ORGANIZING PROCESS
FACES House WHILE
SENATE IS WORKING
President Hoover and Party
Leaders Favor Limiting
Legislative Program
BILL IS READY 70 PRESENT.
Tariff Revision viii Follow Die.
posal Of Agricultural Re.
lief Measure

Warrington, April lS.-(R-
The new farm bin drafted By the
house agriculture committee With
the view Of setting forth . baslc
agricultural relief program for the
Hoover administration was intro.
duced In the house today ana I'm
medlately referred back TO that
committee By Speaker LongwoFth
for the Formally Of official ~.
proval.
Warrington, April lS.-(N-
Representative Nicholas J. Long.
worth Of Ohio was reelecte6
speaker Of the house Of represent
atives today By . vote Of -
against 143 for Representative
Gardner, Of Texas, Democrat.
Washington. April 15.-(P)-In full
fillment Of one Of the prediction
promises Of Herbert Hoover. the sev.
cnty-first congress was called to meet
In extraordinary session today to find
the long sought road to . solution Of
the farm question.
Although its program had been ten.
tatively set to include farm relief,
the related subject Of tariff revision,
reapportionment Of the house, and .
measure setting 4 date for beginning
the enumeration Of the nations popu.
lation, no one would venture . pre-.
diction as to the life Of the session.
The president had been rcprcsented
as favoring q limited legislative pro.
gram. but he had made It plain he
would not attempt to tell congress
what to do. SO it Is up to the Repub-
lican leaders to guide the destinies Of
the session. They also favor . limita.
tion Of activity. but Democratic lead.
ers have threatened to oppose such
efforts.
Only the perfunctory process of or.
ganizing faced the house today, while
the senate was ready for business Inn
mediately, aS this work was taken
care Of In the brief session held early
In March to confirm the Hoover cab
met.
6S New House Members
Other than meeting and adjourn.
ing, the senate had little before II, O.
the message Of President Hoover viii
not be transmitted to the capitol by
special messenger until tomorrow. In
the house, however. 50 new members
were called to take the oath. along
with those reelected last November.
OF the newcomers one. Oscar De
Priest Of Chicago. Is the first negro
elected to congress in 20 years.
OF the other new arrivals three are
women. bringing the total feminine
group there to eight.
At the other side Of the capitol uine
new senator's. already sworn In, were
on the senate roll. At the time Of their
induction into office more than q
month ago the senate also swore In
Charles Curtis Of Kansas q vice
president Of the United States and
its presiding officer. while the veteran
Watson Of Indiana took over Curtis
old post as Republican leader. Joe T.
Robinson Of Arkansas continues oa
the minority leader In that body.
Garner Minority Leader e
Over in the house Nicholas Long
worth looked toward . start Of hia
third term Is speaker. while Tilson d
Connecticut was back as floor leader
Of the majority. Garner Of Texas
veteran Of IA terms, assumed the mi
nority leadership, left vacant by rtnil
J. Garrett Of Tennessee, now federal
judge.
AZ working basis q farm meas
ure was ready for introduction In the
house. but the formality Of referrina
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