Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
SENATE FARM AID
|. BILL TO CONTAIN
DEBENTURE PLAN
Definite Decision Irrespective
of Hoover View Announced
by McNary.
HOUSE AGAIN TAKES UP
DISCUSSION OF MEASURE
Under Change in Plans, Considera-
tion of Amendments Deferred
Until Tuesday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman McNary Of the Senate
agriculture committee announced to-
day the committee definitely had de-
cided to incorporate the export deben-
ture plan in the farm bill, to be intro
duced Monday, irrespective Of whether
President Hoover or other administra-
ton officials definitely declared against
the proposal.
While these DEVELOPMENTS were taking
place at the White House and the Sem
ate. the House again took up discussion
of the farm bill Immediately after con-
vening at noon. The House measure
does not contain the debenture pro-
poSal, Its agriculture committee having
rejected the plan a week ago by a
vote Of 19 to 4.
Agreement Reached.
Shortly after the House resumed de-
bate an agreement was reached to ex-
tend the time for discussion for an
other day. 1t had been scheduled to
terminate with adjournment tonight.
This change in plans will defer until
Tuesday, at the earliest, start on con-
Sidering the farm bill with amendments
in order
Meanwhile, administration officials
had their ears attuned today for a re-
action to the appeal of President
Hoover to the farm organizations to
compose their differences over measures
of farm relief and present a solid front
during congressional consideration OF
such legislation.
Since the debenture plan of the Ma
tional Grange now is the chief point
at issue between the agricultural Or
ganizationS, there was a general opin-
ion here that Mr.. Hoover had the diff
ferenceS over that question in mind, al
though he did not mention this or any
other suggestion except that in the Re-
publican platform adopted at Kansas
City last June.
No Public Statement.
There appears to be feeling among
administration leaders on Capitol Hill
that the President does not look with
favor on the debenture plan, but he has
made no public statement on the sub
ject.
After the Grange proposal was pre-
sented to the Senate agriculture COM
mittee a subcommittee was appointed
to obtain Mr. Hoover's views on it. He
declined to give an offhand opinion.
but called attention that the deberture
plan had not been included in the party
platform and that it had not been dis
cusSed in the last campaign.
In his appeal to the farm organiza-
tionS, issued late yesterday in response
to inquiries from newspapermen, the
President emphasized his previous
declarations that a definite plan OF
principles was adopted by the Kansas
City convention and that it was the
plan of the party and not of one indi-
yidual or group.
He said it was necessarily the result
of compromise; that it represented an
effort to get together and establish
fundamental beginnings and necess1tated
the yielding of views by all OF us
that it was supported by all elements
of the party in the campaign, and mat
upon it We have clear mandate"
Reference to a mandate on the
Kansas City plan also was made by Mr..
Hoover in his message at the opening
of the special session of Congress, and
it is known that with suggestions for
minor changes he approved the House
bill without a debenture proposal.
Behind the present situation is an
interesting bit of egislative-pol1t1cal
history. The first chapter was the effort
of some Senators to have the President
himself write farm bill. He declined.
taking the position that the party had
a well defined plan of principles and
that it was the function of congress
sional committees and not the Chief
Executive to prepare legislation embody-
ing these principles.
The second chapter was the quiet
opposition of some Senators as well as
representatives of several farm or
eanizations to the creation of Federal
farm board with a strength and inn
portance equal to those of the Inter-
State Commerce Commission and the
Federal Reserve Board.
It is now an open secret that the
argument was laid before the President
that he was embarking upon a rather
dubious experiment, the failure Of which
might entail political misfortunes of
serious proportions for himself and his
party.
Tabor Calls at White House.
Mr.. Hoover's statement resulted In
calls at the White House today by Louis
j. Tabor of Ohio master Of the Ma
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