The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-15
|HOOVER'S STRENGTH
I IN CONGRESS RESTS
WITHPROCRESS|VES
Administration Anticipates No
Trouble in House, Due to
Safe Party Majority
soRAH IS QUESTION MARK
Nye and Frazier Not Altogether
Satisfied With the Present
Farm Plan, ls Rumor

Washington. April 15.-R)-How
President Hoover and the predomin.
ately Republican congress swept into
office with him will hit 1t off Is one
of the foremost questions drawing the
attention OF political Washington.
Because Of It's restricted agenda
the special session launched today
may fail to furnish q conclusive an
swcr, but even with the activities ri
the legislators limited largely to farm
relief and tariff revision some inter-
esting possibilities present them
selves.
Friends of the president anticipate
that he will have little difficulty with
the house because those In the lead
ership there long have been his sup
porters; because there is far better
than a safe party majority, and be-
cause the rules can be invoked to cx-
pcdite legislation.
Has Paper Senate Majority
Quite a different situation IS pre-
sentcd in the senate. however, for
the Republican majority there is
largely a paper one with number OF
unknown quantities entering into the
equation Of both domestic and for
eign questions with which the ad-
ministration and congress will have
to deal during the next four years.
In the view of most political OBJ
servers, one Of the big question
marks is Senator Borah, of Idaho
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, even more outstanding
figure in congress than heretofore
now that Charles Curtis has been ele-
waited to vice presidency and Jim
Reed. Of Missouri, has retired to his
Kansas City law office.
The Idaho senator was one Of the
first Of the big party leaders to throw
his support to Hoover at Kansas City
campaigned, s vigorously for him
through the farm belt, and generally
is credited with having had a weighty
voice in the counsel which led Mr.
Hoover to promise the farmers the
extra session Of congress to consider
farm relief legislation.
Differs On Foreign Policy
But Senator Borah differs with the
chief executive on several matters Of
foreign policy and is just as likely to
differ with him on domestic issues, as
he Is an independent in legislative
matters and never supports a measure
simply because 1t bears the label OF
his party.
At the outset, the president finds
three formidable foes within his party
fold In the senate-Norris Of Nebras-
ka, who espoused the cause Of Alfred
E. Smith. the Democratic presidential
candidate. and La Toilette and Blaine
Of Wisconsin. who were openly hos
tile to Hoover in the campaign.
Others Of the Independent Repub-
licans supported the chief executive
in his battle for the presidency, but
naturally there is conjecture as tc
how far they will 60 along with the
administration on economic Issues
other than that Of farm relief.
Brookhart hacks Hoover
Senator Brookhart Of Iowa, carly
declared for Hoover and in variou,
addresses from September to Novcm-
Der hailed him IS the best friend
the farmer ever had. The president
fails to 80 as far in a program Of
financial aid for the farmer as the
Iowa senator would like to have him
50. but Brookhart Is expected to sup.
port the farm bill embodying the plar
outlined by Mr.. Hoover in the cam.
paign.
Senators Nye and Frazier of NORTH
Dakota. also identified with the indie.
pendent group. supported Mr.. Hoover
for election, but It is no secret that
they are not altogether satisfied with
the farm plan Is 1t Is now taking
shape. Whether their dissatisfaction
will find voice on the senate floor re.
mains for the future.