The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-31
Issues Formal Statement
Urging Watson, Aids
to Pass Bill.
CITES VITAL NECESSITY
indiana Leader 0beyS With
Passionate Plea for
Harmony.
BULLETIN
BU United Press

hour after President Hoover had
issued a formal statement, de-
manding tariff ection from the
senate within two weeks, Repub-
lican senatorial leaders today Of
fered terms of surrender to the
MISUNDERSTANDING coalition.
Acting Republican Floor Leader
Wesley L. Jones of Washington
announced that he had conferred
with representatives of the coa-
ition and placed before them O.
proposition to accept most of their
amendments to the pending tariff
bill if offered in good faith.
BN CHtcd Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Presi-
dent Hoover issued formal state
ment today declaring he had urged
Republican leaders in the senate to
get together in an attempt to pass
the tariff bill within two weeks.
The President issued his state
ment after some Republican leaders
in the senate publicly had aban-
doned hope Of passing the tariff
bill.
The President has Just held a
series Of conferences with Repub-
lican leaders who asked to call in
an endeaVOr to harmonic the SEN
ate factions and get the bill passed
during the special session. Claudius
Huston, Republican national chair
man, conferred at length with the
President before the statement was
issued.
THE President has declined to in
terfere or express any opinion on
the details of rates or any COM
promise thereof" the White House
statement said.
1t added, however, that the Presi-
dent could not believe, and there
fore, would not admit that the
United States senate was unable to
legislate."
The statement also declared "th:t
the interests of the country require
that legislation should be completed
during the special session"
Stand Reaffirmed
The White House statement reaf-
firmed the administrations demand
for retention of the flexible tariff
system, but did not touch upon the
controversy as to where final au-
thority to change rates should rest.
In his special statement on the
flexible provision some time ago, the
President recommended retention Of
the present system under which the
rate revision authority lies with the
chief executive.
Carrying the word from Hoover,
Republican Floor Leader James e.
Watson of Indiana appealed to the
opposing factions in the senate to-
day to settle their differences in
order that a tariff bill might be
passed.
After a conference at the White
House Wednesday night, Watson
took the floor at the opening of the
senate session and delivered an i'm
passioned appeal for harmony.
Neither eastern nor western sena-
tors can get all they want, he said,
but no one will get anything under
present conditions.
Harrison Replies
Senator Harrison Dem., Miss.,)
replied for the Democrats and urged
the senate to pass a bill and let
President Hoover decide whether he
wants it.
Harrison said the President
should express his views regarding
the rates in the bill. He pointed
out the Republican party in the
senate is divided into two opposing
factions with regard to the rates.
"The President ought TO take
sides as between the two factions
of his party" Harrison said.
Upon request Of Watson who Is
leaving for Florida for rest, the
senate judiciary committee held a
special meeting today and reported
the nomination Of Will
M. Sparkes to be judge Of the sew
enth circuit court of appeals, In
diana. The action assures con-