The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-11
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The Hoover administration
faced vote Of confidence in
the Senate today on its farm
relief program, with the Presi-
dent a likely victor.
The vote will come at o'clock
upon the conference report on the
new farm bill, from which the
export debenture plan has been
eliminated. Adoption Of the report
win send a debentureless farm bill
to the White House within "a hours
for the Presidents signature. Re-
lection of the report viii send the
bill back to conference. deadlock the
farm relief battle, delay enactment
of the bill and probably force the
House to a direct vote On the de-
benture- the astute poll
ticians in that branch have lodged
throughout the special session.
The President seemed likely to
win, although by a very narrow
margin. "A careful check by Inter-
national News Service indicated the
debentureless report would be ap-I
proved by the Senate by margin
OF two votes, Az to As or 48 to As,
depending on the number Of abb
sentees. This would be in contrast
to the Az to AZ vote by. which the
debenture was first retained in the
bill over the Presidents opposition.
Two Sena tors Trammell and
Fletcher, Florida Democrats-haye
shifted since their State legislature
unanimously condemned the deben-
ture. A third-kendrick Cd of
Wyoming-left the city, ordering
a pair against the debenture, after
having paired originally in its favor.
Curtis Presides
The vote will be so close, since
a single Senator changing against
the President could bring a tie,
that Vice President Curtis will be
held in the presiding officers chair.
Administration leaders have no de-
sire for repetition of the Warren
incident. in which the absence OF
Vice President Dawes resulted in
the rejection Of a Cabinet nomina-
ton by a tie vote.
Once the farm vote has been
taken, there appeared strong
possiL lily that the Senate would
dispose of the Presidents request
for repeal of the national origins
immigration act.
Both advocates and opponents of
national origins quotas have claimed
victory, but the indications were
that the President would meet de-
feat. It seemed entirely likely that
the Senate would refuse to discharge
the Senate immigration Committee
from consideration of a repeal reso-
luton. This action would kill the
repeal and the new quotas would
go into effect July /.
Enact Census
With these two issues out Of the
way. the new census and reappor.
tionment bill must be finally en-.
acted before Congress leaves on its
long vacation. Due to the refusal
of Democratic Senators to fix a
definite date for enacting the tariff
next fall, Administration leaders
decided to shorten the Senate's va
cation from three months to two
months. The recess will start late
in the week, unless the farm fight
Is still unsettled, and the Senate
win be recalled in middle August
while the House can stay home
until September.
The Senate Finance Committee
will meet during recess to redraft
the House tariff bill. The Senate
hearings begin Thursday and viii
last until July 10. The bin proba-
bly, will be ready for the Senate by
August and the Senate will be
brought back to be kept in con-
tinuous session until the new tariff
measure is a law.