Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-28
HOOVER'S TARIFF
VIEWS REQUESTED
Senators of Both Parties
Seek Attitude in Order
to Save Time.
Nv III. Associated Press.

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~ the Associated Press.
Demands that President Hoover make
known his position on the tariff bill as
1t now stands in order to save time were
made in the Senate today by both Re-
publicans and Democrats as friends OF
the administration rallied to support OF
the measure.
Senator johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, asserted that when the Prcsf-
dent insisted upon a certain provision
In the bill and representatives OF the
executive department used the party
lash" to whip Senators into line on the
provision, then 1t was up to the execu-
tive to say whether he wants one kind
Of q bill or another"
The President, he said, was remain
ing mute on rates. Senator Harrison
Democrat Mississippi, suggested that
Mr.. Hoover take the Republican leaders
into his confidence, saying If the Chief
Executive would just come out at this
psychological moment and let either
one or the other side Of the Republican
groups know where he stands, we could
20 along with the bill and save a lot
Of time Disagreement on what the
President wants leaves the country In
doubt"
Tess Opposes Request.
Senator Tess, Republican, Ohio, said
legislation should be left to Congress
President"
The reason why there was no solid
fly of opinion, said Senator Borah. Re-
publican, Of Idaho, Is due to the PreSt-
dent recommending limited revision and
the tariff framing committee going be-
yond that limit.
Denying the bill had been "obstruct-
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finance committee, Harrison contended
that the responsibility for the delay
rested with the majority members.
Senator Hefiin, Democrat, Alabama,
suggested the debate be limited, assert
ing that q bill of benefit only to agri-
culture could not be passed as there
were too many industrial interests
here" to permit it.
Controversy Over Purpose.
Senator La Toilette, Wisconsin, Of
the Republican independent group, said
If the bill was passed before the regu-
lar session 1t meant the Senate must
accept the work of the Republican
members of the Senate finance COM
n1ittee and he would not hesitate to
take whatever time he believed neces-
Sary.
Borah and Tess than engaged in a
COutIOVEISy ORcI tIlC IpUoc Va Vic
special session. Borah, who is &C
credited by many as the influence which
led President Hoover to call the ses-
sion, insisted its sole purpose was for
agricultural relief.
FesS, however, said the Republican
platform, which Borah helped write,
promised tariff revision to industries
needing 1t as well as agriculture.
individual Rate Up Today.
The second week Of debate on the
individual rate schedules of the measure
began today with half of the items in
the first schedule, that devoted to
chemicals, oils and paint, still to be
taken up. Fourteen more schedules
remain to be considered when the first
has been disposed Of, and after these
the free list must be debated.
Today's daily controversy embraced
determined effort by the champions of
agriculture to impose an increased duty
on vegetable, animal and fish oils and
fats. The independent Western Repub-
ncanS were actively behind o move to
fix the tariff on these. commodities at
IS per cent ad valorem, as contraSted
to fall short Of that levy.
Supported by Allied Group.
Their project had support from the
administration group as well as from
their usual Democratic allies. Jones of
Washington. the assistant Republican
leader, and Thomas of Idaho were
active sponsors Of the As per cent ad
valorem rate.
The dispute over the oil and fat
duties aroused the already settled con-
trOversy on imports from the Philip
pines, now duty free. The farm group
contended that cocoanut oil from the
islands was proving a serious COMPETE
tor of domestic cottonSeed oil. The
Senate had already gone on record,
however, as opposed to disturbing the
present free trade arrangement with
the archipelago.
Referring to figures compiled by H.
z. Miles of the Fair Tariff League,
Senator Tydings Of Maryland last
night declared that the result of the
work Of Senator Bingham's secretary
lobbyist" Charles l.. Eyanson, pro-
posed tariff rates which would give
Connecticut industries an annual rev.
e1ue increase Of $53,000,000.
Criticises Bingham.
He severely condemned Bingham's
action in putting Eyanson, an official
of the Connecticut Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, on the Government payroll
as his secretary, and as such having
him attend the secret sessions of the
finance committee. then considering
tariff rates.
Connecticut industries, Tydings said.
are among the most prosperous in
the country" He quoted figures on
individual concerns to support his con-
tention and described the proposed tar
ia rates as merely typical instances Of
the effort to get increased rates merely
to swell profits" and tributes to the
effectiveness Of Secretary Lobbyist
EyanSon'S work."