Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
BY WILLIAM HARD.

nc approaching IdIuu ICN1otOn Will
be limited revision, all right; but 1t
will not--absolutely not--be a revision
limited" as Senator Borah desires, to
agricultural and related products alone
That is the indubitable prospect that
faces the country as the Congress pre-
pares to recess and then to reconvene
In August in order to conclude its
1abors of this special session by passing
the noot-Hawley tariff. law.
If the two houses Of the Congress
should disagree as to the moment when
the recess should begin or as to the
moment when it should end, the Presi-
dent has the power, under the Con-
stitution, to declare both houses adj
iourned and to order them to come
together again at any future date that
Is preSidentially pleasing to him.
This power seems never to have been
exercised by any President, but 1t exists
IN the Constitution in article two, sec
ton three 1t is thought that one of the
most affecting spectacles In the history
of the City Of Washington would be
achieved If the President should adjourn
the Senate while Senator Caraway was
In the middle of q speech. It Is not
known If the mass of Senators would
physically survive presidential estoppel
of their august activities; but that fact
does not diminish speculative interest
in the theme.
May Not Use Power.
1t Is rumored that the Presidents
power In this respect was pointed out to
him by Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire, and 1t Is further rumored as gossip
that thereupon appeared on the Presi-
dents face at first look OF aston1sh-
ment and then a smile, as OF D boy, who
na met hanF1ilu 1lnaYnnNfAC
stone IN his pocket.
It is not seriously apprehended. how
ever, that the President will throw II
or need to throw it; for the recess
seems sure to happen through agree
ment between the two houses them
selves, and Washington during the next
few weeks will be principally nothing
but the finance committee Of the SEN
ate and q horde of agricultural and In
dustrtal Lobbyists" totally surrounding
and besieging 1t for tariff dement's.
The central issue in that struggle viii
be the meaning of the word limited
According to Senator Borah, In his res
olution introduced into the Senate last
Thursday. the word Limited" should
mean that the finance committee Of the
Senate shall report to the Senate only
on agricultural and directly related
According TO the President In his
message to Congress on April 10. the
word "linited" should mean a sort OF
special consideration for agriculture a
a whole, but at the same time O little
incidental consideration for industry tr
limited" parts.
The President, In his message. specif-
ically stated that there should be a
revision of the industrial schedules II
cases In which there has been a sub
stantial slackening Of activity In an IN
dustry and q consequent decrease OF en-
ployment due to msurmountaole COM
petition" from abroad. ,.-
A Crushing Side-Swipe.
Thus. as In the matter of the deben-
ture there Is now again a head-on col
lision, or at least q fast and crushing
side-swipe between the President and
the most distinguished member OF the
Senate.
Il is said, indeed, and probably with
truth, that the President thinks tna'
some Of the proposed changes In the
industrial schedules show tendency
to 90 far and indiscriminately upward
To that extent there Is actually sym
pathy between the mood Of the Presi-
dent and the mood of Senator Borah.
A certain vital difference between
the two moods, however, Is apparent
The President and the Senator concur
In wanting to give a special tariff lift to
agriculture. They differ in that the
President would give a new Limited
lift to industry and the Senator would
give none.
The stars In their courses were
against the Senator In the matter OF
the debenture and they are against
him in the matter Of the tariff now.
The Senator in this special session is
adding heavily TO his reputation as one
whole national history and one Of the
most frequently defeated. He took the
side of debenture in this special session
and the farm bill will 60 TO the Presi-
dent for signature wholly without the
debenture. He took q stand, along with
the President, against the national ORR
girs" provision of the immigration law
and the national origins" provision won
The Senator, If one may tease him
about it q bit, gets defeated in this
special session when he is against the
President and he gets defeated when he
is with the President If the Presi.
dent should look with misery and with
foreboding upon any support offered tc
third and last crucial issue Of this spe-
cial session, on top Of the debenture
and national origins" Is the tariff and
frankly, IN 80 far as the Senator and
the President are In agreement on the
tariff, 1t seems likely at this moment
that they will both get defeated.
Cites Two Reasons.
The fate Of the Borah tariff resolution
| In the Senate makes no difference one
! way or the other. Ultimately, in both