Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-27
VOTE ON MARKET
EXPECTED TODAY
Senate Action Regarded as
Probable This Evening as
Site Is Opposed.

With a Senate vote expected this
evening on the Farmers Market bill
for the District opposing forces in that
body were ready to make their final ap-
peais today for and against the Stalker
bill, which provides for purchase OF the
water front site, between Tenth Elev-
enth, E and @ streets southwest.
Supporters of the Southwest site won
O preliminary battle yesterday after
noon when they defeated, 43 to 20, the
amendment of Chairman Capper of the
District committee to require approval
of certain public officials before any 10
cation is acquired. Senator Capper
proposed that the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Park and Planning Com
mission and the superintendent of Dis
trict markets, or majority thereof, should
approve the site before 1t is bought.
Before the amendment was voted on
Senator Capper told the Senate there
is very strong opposition in the Dis
trict to the Southwest location. He
said the sentiment of consumers is over
Whelmingly in opposition to that loca-
ton. and that in the last 80 days near
~ all of the leading civic organizations
have appealed to him. He added that
at the hearings about so per cent of
the farmers opposed the Southwest
site.
Tydings Pleads for District.
Senator Capper was supported in his
arguments by Senators Nicely, Demo-
crat, West Virginia, and Bruce and
Tydings, Democrats, of Maryland.
Senator Glass, Democrat of Virginia.
IN charge of the bill. denied that SEN
timent in Washington is against the
Southwest site, and called attention to
some OF the organizations that have in
dorSed the pending measure. Senator
copeland, Democrat of New York, sup
ported Senator Glass.
:, After the Capper amendment had
Deen defeated Senator Tydings declared
an injustice had been done the people
OF washington, and that he would pro-
coed to debate the questions involved
Later he announced that before a
nnal vote is taken on the bill he would
propose another amendment, under
winch three pers us selected by the
PRESIDENT would pr IS upon the location.
When the meassre is taken up this
afternoon debate Slll be limited after
$3.50 O'Clock, eact Senator being re-
Stricted to 10 minutes on the bill and
~ minutes on each amendment.
k:a Call Vote.
The. roll cali vote on the Capper
amendment follows:
In favor of the amendment:
RepublicanS-Blaine, Brookhart, Bur-
ton, Capper, Deneen, Frazier, Golf,
johnson. McNary, Norris. Nye, Oddie,
Pine, Schall, Thomas (of Idaho)
Democrats-Bayard, Broussard, Bruce,
Dill. Gerry, Halves, Nicely, Ransdell.
Simmons. Steck, Thomas (of Okla
hona), Tydings, Walsh (of Massachu-
setts) and Wheeler.
Senators opposing it were:
Republicans-Bingham, Couzens, Cur
tiss. Edge, Fess, Glenn, Greene, Hale,
Hastings, Jo.ies, Reyes, Metcalf, Moses
Reed (of Pennsylvania), Robinson (of
Indiana, Sackett, Smoot, Steiwer,
Waterman and Watson.
Democrats - Black, Blease, Bratton
Caraway, Copeland, Edwards, Fletcher
George, Glass, Harris, Eeff1in, Kendrick,
Mcclellan. Mayfleld, Robinson (of
Arkansas), Sheppard, Smith, Stephens
Swanson, Trammell, Tyson, Wagner.
Walsh (of Montana.