New Britain herald., 1929-08-23
TARIFF BILL FOES
 OUTLINE CAMP PAIGN
Democrats and Insurgents Pre-
 pare Attacks on Measure

Washington, Aug. 23 P)-Oppo- nents of the tariff bill passed by the house and rewritten by the repub- licans of the senate finance commit tee claimed the spotlight today as the lines of their impending attack on the measure became more and more clearly defined.
 The democrats of the committee were called to begin their study of the measure in preparation for the organized efforts of the senate mi nority to block many of the rate in creases proposed. while leaders of the republican independent group were on record with statements eX- pressing their dissatisfaction.
 The committee majority, mean while was practically through with the bill until September f, when a meeting of the full committee will be assembled to go through the for mality of voting on q report to the senate which will place it before that chamber later on the same day and initiate the long debate in pros pect.
 Apparently refecting the views of a number of his fellow democrats, Senator Mckellar of Tennessee holds that whether you take the house bill or the senate bill, it is q general tariff revision and in no sense limit ed as requested by the president"
 Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, has made it clear that he has not changed his stand in opposition to general revision. Asserting that the object of the special session was to act without delay to 'restore eco- homie equality to agriculture he said:
 My examination of the bill re- ported by the senate finance com- mittee convinces me that there IS very little difference between the two bills insofar as they affect agricul- ture. If either bill (the committee bill or the house bill) is passed, az riculture will suffer the same in equality, the same injustice that We were pledged to remedy
 He declared that those who have the interest of agriculture at heart and those who believe that the pledges made ought to be kept. are in duty bound to endeavor to change this bill in the senatc.'
 House Delay Likely
 The decision of the senate to de- lay consideration of the tariff bill on the floor until early in September has made it probable that the house will not resume active work October 14, as planned.
 When the house members stepped out of harness for the summer rest they left behind them an empty legislative vehicle. All of the tasks that had been laid out for them in the special session had been com pleted pending return to the tariff bill from the senate for final consld- eration.
 The adjournment resolution pro- vided that the house should reas- semble September 25 but would meet only on every third day until October A, The leaders planned that no business should be transacted until the October date, when, they hoped, the senate would be through with it's amendment of the tariff bill.
 With postponement by the senate of debate on the bill until early in September, more time probably will be needed and the house will find it. self still left with nothing to do, This may compel the house to idle along for some time, going through the formality of meeting every third day
 Speaker Longworth was granted permission before the house ad- journed to designate some member to preside between September 21 to October II if he should be away from the city. This permission could be extended beyond the October date if the house found itself in idle ness.
 Unless the tariff bill should be passed by the senate, or some emer- gency legislation arise. there is little likelihood that the house will be called upon 10 act on any impor- tant measures in mid October.
 The farm board already is oper- ating under legislation. passed before the recess, plans are under way for taking a census under which re- apportionment of the house mem bership will be made, and the pro- posal to repeal the national origins clause of the immigration act, one of the matters placed before the special session. apparently has been eliminated from consideration by the aenate.