Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
Expects DebentWes to Be
Killed by Narrow Margin
of Votes.
HOOVER TO GET BILL
BY MAY 10. HE BELIEVES
Sees Little Difficulty Agreeing
Upon Its Final Form
in Conference.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Dh W. OONhD AhNtOLNs
The Senate should vote on the farm
relief by Friday or Saturday of this
week. in the opinion of Senator McNary,
chairman Of the committee on agricul-
ture.
The so-called export debenture feature
of the bill will be stricken out of the
measure, though probably by narrow
margin Of votes, and the measure sent
to conference with the House, Senator
McNary said.
The conferees of the Senate and
House will have little difficulty agreeing
upon the final form of the bill, accord
ing to Senator McNary. He believes
that .he measure should reach the
President for his approval by May 10.
While the Senate is putting the finish
ing touches upon the farm bill, one OF
the two major pieces of legislation for
which the Congress was called into
special session by President Hoover,
the House probably may receive the
second, the tariff bill. If possible the
bill will be completed by the ways and
means committee and submitted to the
House by the end of this week. 1t
has been estimated it will take the House
two weeks to pass this measure. If
this schedule should be held to, the
tariff DILL may pass the House and reach
the Senate by May 90. Certainly 1t
should pass the House before June /.
Senate leaders yesterday were laying
plans for an adjournment of the Sen
ate and the House for three weeks or
a month, after the House has put
through the tariff bill and it shall have
been referred to the Senate finance
committee In a months time, the
leaders estimated. it would be possible
for the Senate finance committee 70
hold hearings and amend the bill and
have 1t ready for action by the Senate.
Then the Senate would return to Wash
ington and remain on the job until
the measure was put through, agreed
to In conference and sent to the Presi-
dent.
Whether consent can be obtained for
such long adjournment remains to be
seen. There is disposition on the part
of some of the members of both houses
to get through the legislative program
as soon as possible and adjourn sine die.
The probable early date of the passage
of the farm bill has encouraged them
in the hope of winding up their work
here in July.
The only real hght in the Senate on
the farm bill is expected to be over the
debenture plan although Senator Cope
land of New York has offered as sub
stitute the old equalization fee of the
McNary- Haugen bill of the last Congress-
Senator Norris of Nebraska has pending
before the Senate amendments to the
debenture section, seeking to meet the
problem of overproduction which may
grow out of the proposed Gvernment
subsidy. 1t is expected these amend
ments will be adopted The vote OH
them will be no test of the real strength
of the opposition to the debenture, 70.
Senator McNary and others who will
vote against the debenture plan, are to
support these Norris amendments to
perfect the debenture plan. They will
support the amendments on the theory
that If the debenture should be adopted,
it should be adopted in the best possible
form.
Seek Early Vote on Watson Motion.
AS soon as the debenture plan has
been perfected, the amendment Of
Senator Watson of Indiana. the Re-
publican leader. to strike out the de-
benture plan, will be in order. The Re-
publican leaders are planning to obtain
as early vote on this motion as pos
sible. Once the debenture fight has
been settled, the remainder of the bill
is expected to go through in short order.
Senator Copeland expresses hope that
his equalization fee substitute will be
adopted, but it is not believed that 1t
will command as many votes as the de-
benture plan.
The Democrats are seeking desperate
ly to line up all Senators of their party
in support of the debenture plan. They
wish to show a united front if possible.
Already one conference has been held
to discuss the matter and another is
likely to be held early this week. 1t does
not appear now that this drive will be
successful. for some of the Democrats
are unalterably opposed to the debenture
plan. on the ground that 1t is a Gov
eminent subsidy and also that 1t is un-
sound and uneconomic. IT now appears
that at least six or seven Democrats
will not support the debenture plan,
but will vote against it.
While the supporters of the debenture
plan are seeking to augment their
ranks, the administration is exerting
itself to defeat the proposal Once the
debenture plan is out Of the bill, the
differences between the House and the
Senate are likely to be ironed out in
conference with little delay. The Sen
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