Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
Bill Reported Despite 0ppo-
sition of Democratic
Minority Protest.
DELAY WILL BE SOUGHT
BY FARM STATES GROUP
Decide to Ask Republican Caucus
for Concession While Agreement
Is Being Reached.

BY the ASsocis ted Press.
Without waiting for the adoption OF
a rule governing the Offering OF
amendments, the House today started
general debate on the tariff revision
bill with the indications pointing to the
discussions lasting the better part of a
week
Meanwhile Republican Represent
atives of 10 agricultural States decided
today to ask the Republican caucus
tomorrow to delay action upon a rule
for consideration for the bill for a
week. while they attempt to agree upon
differences that have arisen.
Representative Dickinson. Republican,
Iowa. was designated to present the re-
quest for delay to the caucus.
Hold Informal Conference.
The decision was reached at an in
formal conference of Representatives
from North and South Dakota. Nebras-
ka, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas. Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Missouri and California.
The dissatisfaction arose over provi-
sions in the bill affecting the drawback
on wheat, failure TO impose a duty on
hides, cattle and vegetable oils.
Debate in the House got under way
after the ways and means committee
had earlier In the day favorably re-
ported to the House the measure
framed by its Republican members, by
the strict party vote of Is to 3. One
of the 10 Democrats on the committee.
Representative Hill of Washington, a
new members, voted present.
Representative Hull of Tennessee, a
former chairman of the Democratic
national committee, and an ardent
student of the tariff, said he would
file minority report. but was not
would join in the report as he had not
had time to take up the matter with
them.
Plans Minority Report.
Representative Hull of Tennessee, a
Democratic member of the committee,
announced after the meeting at which
the bill was reported out that he would
flle minority report on the bill with
in the next two days.
Chairman Hawley said after the
meeting he expected debate on the bill
to last at least four or five days He
added that the full committee would
meet daily after the amendment stage
was reached to determine what commit
tee reviSions would be proposed.
A Democratic suggestion that the bill
be taken up under the five-minute rule,
permitting any member to offer an
amendment at any time, was made at
the meeting, but Hawley said this would
not be done.
A Republican conference to sound out
the majority on the scope of an amend
ment-limiting rule will be held tomor-
row afternoon.
Garner Attacks Bill.
The initial organized Democratic at
tack on the bill came in statement
late yesterday by Minority Leader Gar
ner. who declared the members of his
party were unit in opposition to many
administrative provisions of the measure.
some of which he characterized as
vicious"
The statement was issued after a
meeting Of the Democratic members of
ways and means committee, who were
excluded from meetings during the
preparation of the bill, and shortly after
Chairman Hawley announced that the
measure would be taken up for debate
today.
GarnerS statement declared the DEM
ocrats would continue to oppose the
delegation of power to the President
to change import duties under the
flexible provisions and also would op-
pose the new proposal to limit the
jurisdiction of customs courts in reap
praiSement cases. and to give certain
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