Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-25
House Members Refuse to
Proceed Without Recession
on Part of Senate.
CONFERENCE TODAY ENDS
AFTER Fifteen MINUTES
Representatives Are Adamant and
Will Not Consider Other Phases
of Relief Measure.

The conference on the farm relie1
bill broke up today in deadlock ovel
the debenture clause inserted in the bill
by the Senate.
The conferees on the part of the
House after meeting with the Senate'S
representatives for Is minutes today
stated fatty they were unwilling to pro-
ceed with 2 conference on the farm bill
until the debenture clause had beer
disposed Of and until the Senate con-
ferees were willing to recede on that
clause.
As matters stand following the meet.
ing today. Chairman McNary is author
lied to call the conferees into session
whenever he believes that something
may be accomplished. The House con-
ferees have indicated, however, that
they do not care to hold further con-
ference until the debenture matter has
been settled.
House Firm.
Senator McNary and the other con-
ferees on the part of the Senate again
urged today that the rest of the bill
be considered in conference and agree
r1ents reached, leaving the debenture
course the House conferees declined
again to follow.
An argument advanced by the Sena-
tors was to the effect that if they had
a perfected bill, with some of the Sen
ate amendments adopted, to lay before
their colleagues in the Senate, it might
be possible to get an agreement elimi-
mating the debenture clause. For them
to go back to the Senate after receding
on the debenture clause without first
giving the Senate opportunity to go on
record again in the matter or without
a direct vote on the debenture having
been taken in the House, they said
would get them nowhere.
The House conferees for their part
said they we're perfectly willing to &c
ahead with the rest of the bill. pro-
vided the Senate conferees would first
agree to report a recession on the de-
benture clause. There the matter
stands, with an apparent impaSse con-
fronting supporters of farm relief legls-
lation. 1t Is possible that after day or
Two some plan may be worked out agree
able to both sides which will break the
dication of weakening on the part OF
those Senators who demand the de-
benture clause.
Larry recess Nanbeu.
Mixed up in the whole situation Is a
growing sentiment in the Senate and
in the House for an early recess of
Congress. One plan on foot would bring
about a recess by June S, lasting until
September IS. This plan contemplates
the final enactment of the farm relief
law, passage of the tariff bill by the
House, the enactment of the census and
reapportionrnent law and some disposi-
ton of the national origins problem OF
immigration quotas. 1t Is doubtful
whether such a program could be car
ried out by June 5. Certainly change
of sentiment must arise over some Of
these measures in the Senate before
such recess plan can be contemplated
It would be necessary also to obtain
some agreement for a vote on the
tariff bill in the Senate before the be-
ginning of the regular session December
/. according to Republican leaders. The
difficulty of obtaining such an agree
ment is admitted.
The House has the farm bill in it
hands under the parliamentary pro
cedure observed at the Capitol. Th1
means, Senate leaders say, that it il
impossible for the Senate conferees ever
to report to the Senate disagreement
until after the House has taken some
action. A suggestion was made TO-DAY
that possibly seperate resolution tax
ing the census of the Senate on the
debenture clause might be offered il
order to guide the conferees In further
consideration of the farm bill.