Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
Coalition Votes Plan Into Bill
Despite Opposition by
House and Hoover.
DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT
WESTERN PROGRESSIvES
Feeling in Some Circles That
Legislation Will Fail
in End.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


snarl in which the tariff bill finds tt
self when it adopted yesterday Senator
Norris amendment providing for the
debenture brand Of farm relief.
Taking the bit in its teeth again the
Observation-Disclosures progressive Goa
lition which not long ago struck out Of
the bill the so-called flexible provisions
Of the tariff law, which the House In
serted in the bill and which have the
Endorsement of Mr.. Hoover.
End Not In Sight.
What's going to come Of the situa-
ton and of the tariff bill itself none
OF the leaders of the various Senate
groups are willing to predict with any
great certainty. In some quarters a
real hopelessness existed last night; q
feeling that tariff legislation would fail
sight. The Senate has still to tackle
the rate provisions of the tariff bill.
There is a deal Of politics as well as
protection" in tariff making. 1t is
political purposes. would like to see the
Republican President sign the worst,
from the Democratic point of view,
possible tariff bill. 1t would not aid the
Democrats to have the President veto
the tariff bill. If the bill were bad
enough to bring veto, it might well
add to the prestige Of the Republican
President.
The vote in the Senate yesterday
showed the Democrats almost solidly
aligned with the Republican Progressives
from the West in support of the de-
benture amendment, sponsored by Sem
ator Norris of Nebraska, a Republican,
who supported AL Smith in the last ma
tional campaign. Three Democrats
voted against debenture and one was
paired" against it. The four who OBJ
posed debenture are Senators Kendrick
OF Wyoming, Ransdell of Louisiana,
Wagner of New York and Walsh Of
Massachusetts.
The debenture plan of the tariff bill
Is Inherent from that at issue in the
farm bill debate in that it would guard
against speculation in the certificates
by permitting the Secretary of the
Treasury to redeem them at net less
than 90 per cent Of their face value.
The certificates would be issued by
the Treasury on recommendation Of the
Federal Farm Board whenever, in the
boards opinion, the farmers were en-
titled to them. They would be issued
only on exports and in an amount equal
to half the tariff on similar imported
products.
They also would be issuable on ex-
ports OF products manufactured from
1arm commodities and In the case Of
cotton. on which there is no duty, the
debenture would be cents a pound.
The debentures would be receivable at
their face value by any customs collec-
tor In payment of duties collectable
against articles imported by the deben-
ture holder.
To discourage overproduction Of q
commodity on which the debenture has
been operative, the plan provides a
graduated scale of debenture reductions
when production shall have increased
more than 20 per cent.
Republicans Support Debenture.
When debenture was before the Sem
ate last May in connection with the farm
relief bill, Senator Kendrick was paired
for debenture. The other three Demo-
Gratis then voted as they did yesterday.
They we're Joined by fourth Democrat,
Senator King of Utah, at that time.
But yesterday Senator King was paired
for the debenture amendment with
Senator Ransdell, who was against the
debenture.
In all Is Republican Senator'S were
found supporting the debenture yester-
day, IA actually casting their votes for
1t and one of them, Blaine of WiScon-
sin, being paired for it. Thomas of
Idaho and Cutting of New Mexico, who
had voted against debenture when the
farm bill was before the Senate, yester-
day shifted over to the pro-debenture
side. One Republican, Senator Water
man Of Colorado, who formerly voted
against debenture, yesterday was abb
sent and impaired. With all 95 Sen
ators accounted for-there is one va
cancy from Pennsylvania-the support
ers of debenture would have won by
seven votes. Last May debenture was
carried by three-vote margin in the
Senate.
Roll Call in Senate.
The roll call in the Senate yesterday
showed debenture winning by ~ to "a
1t follows:
For debenture:
Republicans-Borah, Brookhart, Cut
ting. Frazier, Howell johnson. La Fol-
lette, McMaster, Norbeck, Norris, Nye,
Pine, Schall and Thomas of Idaho.
Democrats-Ashurst, Barley, Black
Bratton. Brock. Broussard, Caraway,
Connally, Dill, Fletcher, George, Harris
Harrison, Halves, Hayden, Helm. Nc
Kellar, Overman, Pittman. Robinson OF
Arkansas, Sheppard. Simmons, Steck
stephens, Thomas of Oklahoma. Tram
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