New Britain herald., 1929-09-04
Farm Bloc Is Ready

Washington, Sept. (UI)-Wlth a bi- partisan farm bloc coalition 1 threatening to oyerturn the whole structure of tpe new republican
 $500 ,0U0,000 tariff bill, the senate i half of President Hoover's special | farm relief session of congress rc- | convencs here at noon today to take
 up the issue where it was dropped last June.
 The tariff bill will be reported to- | day by Chairman Reed SmoOt of the senate finance committee with the revisions made by the committee. Under the rules it must lie on the table for a day, but SmOOt wants 10 get debate started tomorrow if pos sible, because he realizes a long ! hard contest is in prospect.
 The farm bloc leaders think it will not be very long. Nine republicans from middle western states Organiz- ed late yesterday in a meeting held | In the office of Senator Borah of Idaho. Trey expect more of their group 10 be present at q second gathering later today, where they will decide how to proceed toward eliminating the industrial rate in creases grapted in the republican bill, and preserving only the increas- ed duties for agriculture.
 Last June their movement was defeated by a ono-vote margin, $ 10 30, with many absent.
 Borah Claims Majority
 Borah, who sponsored the move ment at that time, says he has not lost a vote, and claims to have gain ed "at least one or tWo." One would enable him to sweep the whole str1lC turc of the new bill into the dis card.
 Arrangements are understood 10 have been made to cast aside the pending Thomas resolution which would carry out the same idea. Re publican leaders indicate it will be held to be out of order because it seeks 10 Contnc the action of the senate upon q bill already formally before that body.
 Borah and his followers believe the best method would be by mo- tion to recommit the bill to the sen ate finance committee with instruc- tiOns to Curtail the proposed tariff revision to "agrlCultural and related products" IT the Thomas resolution is sidetracl<ed on a point of order, BOrah or some other member of the group probably will propose d mo- ton to recommit.
 AIasscd in Full Strength
 The farm bloc appears to have massed it's full strength for this fight for the first time since it's insti- tuition in 1922 The eight republi- cans who met with Borah include Norris and Howell, Neb., Frazier and Nye, North Dakota; LaFolletta and Blaine, Wis: BroOkhart, Iowa; and McMaster, South Dakota.
 In addition, Norbeck, South Da- kota; Johnson, Calif,; Capper and Allen, Kansas; Schal Minn.; and Thomas, Idaho, are expected to join in later, This would give the group a strength of 1 , republican senators who if they joined with a sufficient number of democrats whose objects are similar would control a majority of the senate.
 Capper, who was head of the or iginal farm bloc. told the United Press he thouht the pending meas ure of no benefit to agriculture. He said he would seek to increase the tariff on some of the agricultural commodities such as hides, cattle and Casein.
 "The men on the finance commit tee who framed the bill do not rep resent agriculture.' Capper said. I've have no representative on the committee. l anticipate the measure will be changed considerably in the senate"
 ''I think we've got it licked" said Brookhart. whose view was echoed by Norris in the following language: T think present rates on manufac- turcd products are too high. We can't get agricultural relief by mak- ing them any higher The bill should he confirmed to agricultural sched- ulcs."