Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
Senate Finance Committee,
ToiIing Over Tariff Figures,
Stands Guard.
PROHIBITION DEBATED
DURING CLOSING HOURS
Administration Proposal to Post
pone French War Supplies Debt
Maturity Is Approved.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate finance committee stood
guard at the deserted Capitol today to
toll over the mass of figures involved in
the pending tariff measure while the
other members of Congress enjoyed q
vacation.
For two months the committee will
hear witnesses and work over the
voluminous tariff measure passed by
the House, and then the Senate will
return--on August 1e-to begin con-
sideration Of this last recommendation
of President Hoover remaining to be
acted upon at the special session.
Prohibition Move Is Delayed.
: The recess was taken last night after
day Of vigorous debate in the Senate
revolving principally about prohibi
ton and few hours of discussion in
the House over the administration
proposal to postpone the maturity date
of the S400, 100000 French war supplies
debt The latter was approved by both
chambers before adjournment.
The Senate prohibition debate
hinged on the resolution OF Senator
Jones, Republican, of Washington, pro-
posing appointment of Joint congress
sional committee, as requested by
President Hoover, to study the advisa
bility of transferring the prohibition
agencies to the Department of Justice.
The long round of discussion forestalled
action, and the resolution went over as
the unfinished business before the Sen
ate to be taken up after the recess.
Debenture Plan Up Again.
The final hour of the session found
the Senate again reverting to its dis
pute with President Hoover over the
export debenture farm relief plan.
Senators Norris of Nebraska and john
son of California, leaders Of the Re-
publican independent group which sup
ported the debenture proposal, assailed
published stories which they said cast
aspersions on the motives of Republic
ans opposing the President on that
issue.
In contrast to statements that some
Senators had voted against the Presi-
dent because of failure to get patron
age. Senator Norris declared he under
stood considerable pressure" had been
brought to bear on Republicans to win
their support for the Hoover viewpoint.
mol Accusing HO0VRT~
The Nebraskan said one Senator had
told him he had been offered the
world with a fence around it" II he
would oppose the debentures. How
ever. he said, he did not make any ac-
cusation of improper activities by Mr..
Hoover himself.
Senator johnson said the newspaper
accounts demonstrated the kind OF
"propagsn nda" sent out when members
of the Senate attempted to act inde-
pendently. The particular story which
aroused the discussion was one pub
lished by the United Press Association.
Restriction Is Success.
The determination Of administration
leaders to restrict the sessions work to
the limited program outlined by the
President was successful in general,
only few minor measures of emer-
gency nature receiving any attention.
OF the numerous nominations sent to
the Senate by President Hoover, not
one of Importance was rejected. The
confirmation of former Senator Lenroot
as a Federal judge was bitterly OPP
posed, however.
The adjournment was taken without
consideration of the conflicting reports
made by the Senate judiciary commit
tee on the right of Andrew w. Mellon
TO continue as Secretary of the Treas
Try in the face of an old statute for
bidding that cabinet officer to be en-
gagged in carrying on commerce. A bare
majority of the committee held that
Mr.. Mellon was legally holding office.
No action was attempted In the clos
ing Senate hours on the resolution of
Senator Wheeler. Democrat, of Mon
tana. for an inquiry into labor condi-
tions in the textile industries.