The Washington times., 1929-06-03
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HOUSES

The special session Of Con
gress, which President Hoover
called for the relief of agri-
culture and for revision of
the tariff, entered its eighth
week today with its program
sufficiently advanced to war
rant the leaders arranging an
all-summer vacation.
The new farm relief bill, upon
which Senate and House conferees
are rapidly reaching an argument
win be placed upon the statute
books within 10 days unless some
unforeseen development bars It's
path.
The new tariff bill already has
passed the House but will not be
ready for the Senate for another
two months, while the Senate Fl,
ance Committee considers it.
Leave On June IL
In the meantime, Administration
leaders, with the concurrence OF
Democratic chieftains, have decided
to send Congress home probably
from June II or IL until Septem-
ber 9.
A number of relatively minor
tasks must be completed before the
recess begins. First, the House
must pass the new census and re-
apportionment bill and both branches
approve its conference report. Sec
ond, the Senate must do something
about President Hoover's recommen-
dation for repeal of the national
origins act, which changes immigra-
ton quotas on July 1. Both these
tasks will be accomplished this
week. IL Administration leaders have
their way.
Senate Publicity
The question Of Senate publicity
gress quits. The Senate Rules Com.
mittee has recommended publication
of all roll calls and a new rule,
providing for public consideration
of presidential appointments when
ever a majority so decides. The
Senate must act on both proposals
though before they can be adopted.
Another little row has been
initiated by Senator La Toilette R)
Of Wisconsin, who introduced
Senate resolution, directing its
Finance Committee to conduct pub
lie hearings on the tariff. The
committee starts its sessions June
II so a decision must be reached
on the resolution before Congress
quits or the usual secret sessions
will be held. These hearings Incl
dentally will last six weeks and
the committee probably will require
several weeks more to draft the bill,
so that it hardly will be ready
for the Senate before September /.
Progress on Farm Bill
The big stumbling block to an
all-summer recess appeared to have
been removed when Senate and
House conferees reported progress
in considering the farm bill. The
conference has agreed to limit the
proposed Federal Farm Board to
nine members, including the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. the appointive
members to serve for six years at
an annual salary of $4,000.
This compromise represented
greater yielding by the House con.
ferees than on the part of the
Senate representatives. The con.
ference continued today and further
accords will be reached until the
export debenture plan is con-
sidered, probably Wednesday. Then
both sides will agree to abandon
it but this verdict must be approved
by the Senate itself, since it once
voted AZ to "A to adopt 1t over
the Presidents opposition.
An incidental portion Of the
recess plan will be an agreement
fixing a date for a vote in the
Senate on the tariff next fall. Both
Republican and Democratic leaders
have agreed to this procedure so it
apparently will not prevent the all
summer vacation.