Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-22
Agriculture Committee Over
rides Hoover Opposition
by 8-to-6 Vote.
DEFEAT ON FLOOR SEEN
AS DEMOCRATS DIVIDE
Three New Republicans Put on
Body at Conference-All Be-
lieved to Oppose Measure.

The Senate committee on agriculture
slapped back today at President Hoover
and by vote of to determined to
retain in the farm bill the export de-
benture plan.
The committee met at the call of
Chairman McNary to take action on the
bill, with the Presidents letter strongly
opposing the debenture plan before it.
The voting of the committee in the
debenture plan was as follows: For
retaining the plan-NorriS Of Nebraska,
Frazier OF North Dakota and Norbeck of
Arkansas, Heflin of Alabama, Wheeler
of Montana and Thomas of Oklahoma,
Democrats, and Shipstead of Minnesota,
Farmer-Labor. Against retaining the
plan-McNary of oregon, Capper OF
Kansas, Gold of Maine and Thomas of
Idaho, Republicans; Ransdell of Louis
lana and Kendrick of Wyoming Demo-
Gratis.
Although majority Of the Senate
committee refused to be guided by the
President in this matter, the posi-
bilities are that the debenture plan
finally will be defeated in the Senate
itself. The Democrats by no means
present a united front l. favor OF the
| debenture plan.
King Considers Plan Foolish.
Two Democratic members Of the COM
mittee voted against it today. Another
| Democratic member, Smith OF South
| Carolina, was not present. 1t is known
| that a number of Democratic Senators
outside of the committee are also against
| the debenture plan. Senator King OF
Utah said today he considered the
debenture plan foolish anG unsound
and that he stood squarely with the
President in his opposition. Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts has expressed
himself in opposition to the plan. too
Had the meeting OF the agricultural
committee been held tomorrow instead
of today, the vote on retaining the
| debenture plan would have been differ
ent. For the Senate today added three
new Republican members to the COM
mittee on agriculture, and all of them
| it is believed, would have voted with the
administration against the debenturt
plan.
This might have resulted in tie vote
| IL Senator Smith of South Carolina, the
absent Democratic member of the COM
mittee at today's meeting. had votec
with the supporters of the debenturt
plan. Under such circumstances, the
vote would have been 9 to 8.
The fight over the debenture PROPOSE.
tion. it was pointed out by Senator Nc.
Nary today, will have to be settled BY
the Senate.
The three new Republican member:
of the farm committee are Senator.
Townsend of Delaware, Walcott o1
Connecticut and Hatfield of West Vir-
| ginia.
| Presidents Letter Is Read.
Chairman McNary read to the com
mittee at its meeting today the lettel
which the President sent him givinl
his 10 points of opposition to the de
benture plan. There followed consider
able discussion of the whole matter, il
which supporters of the debenture plal
attacked the arguments Of the Presiden
and declared their support of the plan
The bill was ordered reported in ex
actly the same form as it was intro
duced last week by Senator McNary. II
addition to carrying the debentur
plan, it differs from the House bill ii
several other particulars, among then
being the size Of the proposed Fedora
Farm Board The House bill calls TO
a board of and the Senate bill TO
board of H. Both bills add the Secre
tary OF Agriculture as an ex-offici
member.
Senator McNary announced on tn
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