The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16
Agrees to Consider Bounty
Clause, Given Approval
in Senate.
CONFEREES SELECTED
Hoover BaCkerS Confident
Debenture Provision
81 Will Be Killed.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, May 16.-To pre-
vent blocking of the farm relief
legislation, house leaders agreed to-
day to accept the senate farm bill
and send it to a conference of COM
nittees representing the senate and
the house, so differences between
the two houses may be amicably
thrashed out
II reaching their decision, the
leaders abandoned their old plan
of sending the bill back to the
senate, because it contains the de-
benture clause to which they, like
President Hoover, have strong OBJ
jections.
The house rules committee will
be instructed to prepare rule say
ing the house considers the deben-
ture clause an infringement on its
constitutional prerogative of origi-
mating all revenue legislation.
The resolution will add, however,
that because of the necessity in eX-
pediting farm relief legislation, the
house will agree to thrash the mat
ter out in conference.
Milder Course Urged
Virtually all Republican leaders
of consequence attended the meet
ing in the office of Speaker Long
worth. Ranking members of the
agriculture committee urged leaders
TO adopt the milder course, to avoid
strife between the two houses, which
would endanger farm relief legisla-
ton.
The rule probably will be present.
ed to the house Friday Floor Leader
John @. Tilson anticipated some
objection to it on the floor, but felt
confident the opinion of the leaders
would prevail.
The house leaders were confident
the disputed debenture clause can
be eliminated from the bill in con-
ference. All five house members
they have appointed are opposed to
the clause-Haugen Iowa; Williams,
Illinois; Purnell, Indiana; Kinche-
loe, Kentucky and Aswell, Louisi-
ana.
Three Against Plan
Of the five members appointed by
the senate to meet with this house
committee, three voted against the
debenture plan-McNary, Oregon;
Capper, Kansas, and RanSdell,
Louisiana. So the conference COM
mittee will have on it only two men
who really want the debenture, Sen
atorS Norris of Nebraska and Smith
of South Carolina.
They may encounter some diff
Guilty in getting consent Of the
senate to kill the provision, but Re-
publican leaders already are working
on the debenture proponents to
bring them in line. 1t is claimed
they may get the necessary three
votes to reverse the decision of the
senate.
The decision cleared the con-
gressional atmosphere considerably.
While debate over the tariff bill
was continuing on the house floor,
the leaders also decided to call a
conference of Republican members
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plan a final vote on the tariff bill
before the end of the month.
Progress Made With Bloc
The ways and means committee
reported progress in hearing the
grievances of the farm bloc against
the bill. Republican members of the
committee are understood to have
prepared a list of conciliatory
amendments which will be offered,
in an effort to induce the farm bloc
to support the bill
Before the committee t5CL~ -Ture
Representatives Dickinson, head 80
the bloc, and Burtness Republican,
N. d., member of the bloc. Dickin-
son asked duty of Il cent a pound
on cattle weighing up to 1850
pounds with 2-cent rate on cattle
weighing more than that amount.
Burtness said the duty should be
more. He asked 215 cents a pound
up to TOO pounds and cents on
heavier cattle. Representative Sloan.
Nebraska, asked cents a pound
QuCy on macs.
LenrOot appointment Up
The senate held two-hour ses-
sion clearing minor business before
going into executive session at 2
p m. to consider the nomination of
former Senator Irvine L. Lenroot of
Wisconsin to be member of the
United States court Of customs ap-
peals.
The nomination was held at the
last session Of congress when it was
presented by President Coolidge.
Midwestern independent senators,
who formerly were associated with
Lenroot are protesting the nominal
ton
The majority appears, however,
to have sufficient votes to confirm
Lenroot, although the debate may
be extended.