Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
c. O.P. LEADERS SEE.
DEBENTURE DEFEAT.
House and Hoover Expected
to Have Way in Farm
Bill Struggle.
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had faith in him as an administrator
during the campaign and they still
have faith in him. They prefer to see
the President given free hand in this
matter rather than to have farm relief
tied up and delayed indefinitely be-
cause of fight for the debenture plan
That plan has had the support Of the
National Grange. Other important
farm organizations, while they have
been willing to go along with the
grange in this matter. have not been
convinced that the debenture plan Is
essential. These other organizations
have obtained amendments to the farm
bill which satisfy them. Under such
circumstances they are represented as
being unwilling to engage in fight
that would delay the enactment OF
farm bill.
The Senate. in amending the bill,
provided for IL members of the pro-
posed Federal Farm Board and also in
serted a provision that the chairman
of the board should be paid a fixed
salary of $l2,500, which is the salary
paid other members of the board. The
House had provided in its bill for
board of six members and had left the
salary Of the chairman to be fixed by
the President. The indications last
night were that compromise might be
reached on these particular items with
the membership of the board placed at
nine and the salary of the chairman
made $4,000 a year. These were
tentative suggestions but were reported
to be looked upon with favor by some
Of the conferees of both houses.
While the conferees on the farm bill
are seeking to work out of the impaSse
that has arisen over the debent6re
clause, the Republican leaders of Ne
House will do their best this week h
get the tariff bill into shape for pass
age. The ways and means committee
has been holding hearings behind
closed doors on many of the schedules.
with other members of the House argu-
ing for or against increases in tariff
duties now written into the bill. The
committee Is expected to give day
or two of consideration to these pleas
for amendment. It is likely that the
committee, in view of the arguments
presented, will frame a number OF
amendments of its own to be submitted
when the bill comes before the House
under the flve-minute rule.
Some time this week it is expected
o caucus of the Republicans of the
House will be held. A special rule for
the consideration Of the tariff bill will
be drafted and consideration of the
measure under the five-minute rule will
begin. General debate on the tariff bill
has proceeded in the House, while the
ways and means committee and the Re-
publican leaders have struggled to al
lay the opposition to the bill which
MO v,ifactad itSplf f01l0Uinp iaS itnfr0dlIc.
ton more than a week ago. The gen.
eral debate has been about exhausted,
so that the House will be ready to take
up the bill under the five-minute rule
as soon as that rule has been reported.
A determined fight has been waged
against the increase in sugar duties
carried in the bill as 1t was reported
to the House. While the vote may be
close, the impression is gaining ground
out. The uproar which was caused
among Representatives from farm
States by the duties placed on build
ing materials also is reported to be
having its effect.
There is a general feeling that the
Republicans from the farm States must
be satisfied, particularly If the de-
benture plan is to be kept out OF the
tariff bill.
A brisk campaign has been carried
on to take hides and leather and boots
snd shoes from the free list and place
duties on them. The demand for
tariff on hides comes from Representa-
tives of the farm States, while Repre-
sentatives of New England and other.
industrial States are demanding a duty
on shoes and leather. Prediction was
made last night by well informed
members Of the House that duties
would be imposed upon all these arti-
cles, with the consent of the majority
members Of the ways and means COM
mittee.