Evening star., 1929-11-17
Consideration of Amendments
to Agricultural Schedule
Is Completed.
DELAY ON SUGAR RATE
STUDY MAY BE SOUGHT
Strenuous Campaign Is Made to
Have Measure Ready for
Regular Session.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Under the driving impetus of the Re-
publican young guard" aided by Re-
publican Progressives and Democrats,
the Senate yesterday wound UP con-
Sideration Of finance committee amend
ments to the agricultural schedule and
completed the beverage schedule.
Many increases in the tariff duties Of
the agricultural schedule were agreed
to in the sweep toward completion OF
the BILL The demand Of the farm States
for tariff aid was needed in practically
every instance, and about rs increases
were written into the bill.
While there was still grave doubt that
the bill could be completed by the Sen
ate before the opening Of the regular
session December 2 and sent to confer
ence, the hope for such q result was
stronger last night than it has been for
weeks.
May Delay Sugar Consideration.
The sugar schedule is due to come up
for consideration tomorrow. But there
is a definite move on to postpone action
on this schedule, which is likely to lead
to much controversy and long debate.
The plan is to take up less controverted
schedules and hurry along with the bill.
Those Senators who are pressing for
conclusion of the bill before the close
of the special session believe that II
sugar can be laid aside temporarily and
consideration of the rest OF the bill
completed the psychology OF the situa-
ton will be good for q f1nal drive to
dispose of the bill some time next week.
On the other hand, If sugar Is taken up
tomorrow, and the debate drags along
for several days, the cry again VIII be
raised that 1t is impossible to act flnally
on the bill in the Senate this session
and demand for an adjournment Will be
renewed.
The senate has, up to date, conn
pleted consideration OF committees
amendments to the following schedules:
Chemicals, earthenware. metals. WOOD,
agriculture and beverages. 1t also has
completed work on the administrative
features of the bill, which always take
q long time for consideration. There
remain to be taken up for committee
amendments the following schedules:
Sugar, tobacco, cotton manufactures,
fax, hemp, jute,, ETC.; wool and WOOL
manufactures, silk, rayon, paper ana
books and sundries. There remains
also the free list.
The opinion was expressed last night
that outside the sugar schedule, and
several items in the sundries schedule,
there was not left in the bill q great
deal over which there would be much
controversy. Hides and boots and shoes
come in the sundries schedule.
Agree to Recess.
The 'young guard" yesterday yielded
to the request of Senator Walsh, Dem
ocrat, of Montana, for a recess soon
after midday until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. Senator Walsh pleaded
that the Senate was travelling at %
pace that kills" Members of the
young guard" said that when they
pledged themselves to night sessions Of
the Senate they did not intend to de-
mand Saturday night sessions. Nor
are they anxious to bring serious
breakdown in the health of any Of the
older Senators, members of the finance
committee, who have worked for months
on the tariff bill They will demand,
however, that the night sessions be con-
tinued next week, and in this they will
have the support, 1t is expected, OF the
Republican ProgreSSives and many OF
the Democrats.
Members of the young guard, the -
Republicans banded together to see
what can be done in the way of passing
the tariff bill at the present session, said
emphatically last night that the move
ment was not intended to ditch" the
present Republican leaders of the Sen
ate, Senator Watson of Indiana, who is
away Ill, and Senator Jones of Wash
ington, the assistant leader who is act-
ing in the absence Of Senator Watson.
Young Guard Demands Action.
They explained that the group was
as one, however, in the demand for ac-
ton on the tariff bill in the present
special session of Congress; as one in
favor Of night sessions to expedite the
bill; that 1t was opposed to wholesale
attack on the Fordney-M rates
on industrials. and while willing to see
increases proposed by the committee on
industrials stricken from the bill, would
fight efforts to force the rates below
the existing law and that 1t was favor
able to increases in the agricultural
schedule.
Finally the young guard" is as one
in its support of President Hoover and
In the belief that the legislative ways
should be cleared of the tariff bill so
that the Presidents legislative program
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