New Britain herald., 1929-04-10
HOOVER STRENGTH GETS EARLY TEST
Special Session Will Try At
 Least Two Major Policies

Washington. April 10 70 The special session Of congress promises
 to provide an early test of strength Of the Hoover policies on at least two major subjects and possibly others,
 The first test will come on farm relief. which. with the tariff. will be discussed by the new executive In message to the congress proba- bly the second day it meets. While Mir. Hoover has his own ideas on this subject, revolving
 principally around better marketing facilities. the democrats in congress are threatening to raise an old issue by reviving a plan closely resembling the equalization fee.
 The republicans. with increased lmajorities in both houses-15 in the senate and 100 in the house-see little chance of any such minority program being adopted, hut they apparently will have to face fight
 just the same.
 The tariff will supply another test for the president. He wants the rate changes. outside the agricultural sec ton, limited to a few schedules where economic shifts prove them to be necessary. Republican leaders
 have pledged to back him up on this. but they admit they are tack ling a difficult task,
 Still another test-not so inn
 portant as the others-will be af- forded by the effort of the republi- can leadership to limit the session to consideration of farm relief and the tariff. The democrats and even such restriction and are prepared to offer other bills. These. how ever. would develop in the senate. for the house has taken advantage of it's rules and prepared to organ ize only those committees needed to handle the twin subjects.
 Representative Vandenberg. re- publican of Michigan, would like to have the senate pass upon the house reapportionment bill. The house is ready to consider such a bill, provided the senate acts first.
 Should the squabble over the na- tional origins clause of the immi- grafton act remain unsettled by the time the special session starts. 1t. too, may be injected into the pro- ceedings.
 President Hoover favors repeal of the clause. but under the law it will go into effect July 1 unless congress postpones the date. The effect of the provision would be to cut down immigration by about 15,000 year. and increase the numbers allowed entry from England and discriminate against Germany and other coun- tries.
 Interest will not be centered alone on legislation at the coming ses- sion. Many new personalities will be on the congressional stage for the first time and several veteran mem- bers will be playing higher roles. The senate will have a new presid- ing officer and majority leader in former Senator Curtis of Kansas and Senator Watson Of Indiana. Robinson of Arkansas will be at his old past as minority leader.
 The republican leadership in the house will be the same. with Long, worth Of Ohio welding the speak, CTS gravel for his third term, and Tilson of Connecticut again serving in his capacity as majority leader. The democrats, however, will have a new floor leader in Representa- tive Garner of Texas, who begins his fifteenth term at the opening of the seventy-first congress.
 Garner will retain his post as ranking democrat on the important ways and means committee. He is looked upon as spokesman for the minority on all financial matters and his voice undoubtedly will be heard time and again during tho debates on the new tariff bill.
 Seven new senators will make their bow at the session, and 70 new members will be among the en- tire membership to be given the oath in the house-three of them women. all Ruths: Ruth Baker Pratt, republican. New York: Ruth Hanna Mccormick. republican. H. linois. and Ruth Bryan Owen. demo- crat, Florida. Another new mem- Der is Oscar De Priest. negro, of