Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-02
Progress of Senate Commit
tee Underwriting Measure to
Be Scanned in Detail.
SUGAR RATE EXPECTED
TO BE FULLY COVERED
President Wants to Know What
Course Finance Group Is
Taking in Revision.

At his mountain retreat on the head
waters of the Rapidan River in Vir-
ginia. President Hoover this week end
will be advised in detail of the progress
of the Senate finance committee in re-
writing the Hawley tariff bill.
AS was the case last week end when
he had the heads of the military
establishments of the Government as
his guests for the purpose of discussing
the possibility of Army retrenchments,
Mr.. Hoover intends to mix business
with pleasure. 1t is not his purpose,
however, to devote all Of his time to
the serious business of the Govern
ment, as he is looking forward to rest
and recreation as well as an oppor-
tunity to discuss business affairs.
Sugar May Be in Fore.
At any rate, when MI Hoover returns
to the White House next Monday morn
ing he will have a more definite idea OF
lust what the Senate tariff bill will
look like when it has been whipped into
shape by the finance committee.
For this purpose, he has invited Sen
ator Reed Smoot of Utah, chairman OF
the finance committee, who has been
personally in charge of all the prelim-
mary work preparatory to putting this
legislation in shape for presentation to
the Senate. Senator Smoot will not
leave Washington with the President
and other members of his party this
afternoon, but will make the journey
tomorrow morning.
The controversial question OF sugar
tariff is expected to be to the fore OF
the discussions. particularly in view OF
the fact that the rates of the proposed
sliding scale plan backed by Senator
Smoot were just made public today.
Attitude Not Publicly known.
Mr.. Hoover Is represented as being
especially anxious to know just what
course the finance committee has been
following in reaching its conclusions
and wants to be advised as to what he
may expect when this committee has
put the finishing touches on its bill.
Other than to say that he did not
want a general tariff revision, but mere
ly changes to assist agriculture and
other industries which have suffered,
Mr.. Hoover has made no public COM
ment upon the Hawley tariff bill as 1t
son to feel, however. that the President
looks upon the Hawley bill as too gen.
eral in its scope and some of the sched-
ules too greatly increased. The feeling
generally has been that he was look
ing to Senator Smoot's committee to
eliminate some of the features that
were not approved by him.
Wants Adequate Protection.
Mr.. Hoover has advocated tariff bill
that would afford adequate protection
where it was most needed, and while he
wanted this legislation to help agricul-
ture. he did not want the revised
schedules confined to agriculture. The
latest information is that the DISPOSE
ton of the Senate finance committee Is
to hold the agricultural schedule up to
the level of the House rates and to make
increases in some Of the duties. and
that a rather limited number of de-
creases have been decided upon. 1t will
be the details about which he and Sen
ator Smoot are expected to talk over
the week end.
Besides Mrs. Hoover and Allan Hoov-
er. the Youngest Hoover son, the party
to leave washington for the camp today
will include Attorney General Mitchell,
Postmaster General Brown and Mrs.
Blown, Lawrence Richey, one of the
Presidents secretaries, and Mrs Richey.
Mark Sullivan, author and correspond
ent; Brig. Gen. Hines, director of the
Veterans Bureau, and Mrs. Hines. and
Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, White
House physician.
Expects to Reach Camp by Dark.
The President expects to get away
from the White House shortly after his
conference with Washington newspaper
correspondents at 3 o'clock this after
noon, which would make it possible for
him to arrive at the mountain camp
before dark. The amusements during
the outing include horseback riding,
tramping over the trails along the
ing dams along the creeks. Already
the President and his guests and he
has indicated that he proposes to build
several more. The Presidents purpose
is to create a series of swimming and
fish pools in the streams. Also the
President derives pleasure in this brief
resort to engineering and from the
physical exercise the work provides.
Word has been received at the White
House that the dirt road from Criglers-
vile, the point where the route to the
camp leaves the main highway, has
been improved during the week. With
the arrival Of the engineer contingent
from Fort Humphreys, with its complete
roadbuilding equipment, the President
anticipates good road in a short time
Preparatory to getting away from
Washington this afternoon. the Presi-
dent made few enpagementS today He