Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
HOOVER MAY CALL
. EXTRA SESSION AS
/. EARLY AS APRIL |
Avoiding of Hot Weather Fa-
/. vored in Conference With
Senator Smoot.
ADJOURNMENT BY JULY4
! is IN VIEW UNDER PLAN
Generous Farm Relief and Higher
Tariff Rates Are Discussed by
= Utah Legislator.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BELLE ISLE, Miami Beach, February
4.-There Is some little likelihood of
Congress assembling in extra session
April /, instead of later in the month
as has been generally accepted as the
time President-elect Hoover had in
mind, as result of Senator Reed
Shoots present visit to Belle ISLE
According to the Utah Senator one
Of the first things he took up with Mr..
Hoover when they sat down for to-
day for the first of series of con-
ferences they will hold during the form
ers stay of four or five days, was the
necessity for calling the extra session
as soon as possible. Senator Smoot sug-
gested April i, with the explanation
that by getting to work that early Con-
gresS will be able to complete the tasks
for which it is to be called in extra
session, before real hot weather sets
in.
Sees Early Adjournment.
In his advocacy of April / as the time
TO start the extra session, Senator Smoot
stated with much poSitiveneSs that
Congress will be able to adjourn before
July T. He declined to commit Mr..
Hoover, but he indicated that he felt
quite hopeful of the President-elect
coming around to his way of thinking:
Senator Smoot contends that II Con-
gress doesn't assemble before the mid
die or latter part of April, hot weather
will force an adjournment before the
important business for which it was
called in extra session has been dis
posed of.
Senator Smoot, while discussing farm
relief and tariff revision, the two rea-
sons for an extra session, made the
declaration that he personally would
agree to giving the farmers Of the
country anything they wanted in the
way of assistance and relief with the
sole exception of price fixing. He said
that he would cheerfully vote for re-
volving fund of 500,000,000 If that is
thought necessary to the needs.
Believes In Higher Tariff.
AS for tariff revision. the chairman Of
the Senate finance committee who Will
uilot the taria III when it reaches that
BODY after passing the House, feels con-
fident that there will be very liberal
boost In the schedules and that the
boost will be quite general. He ADDED
that this general increase Is needed II
the prosperity of this country Is 70 pe
continued.
Among some of the legislative sub
tects Senator Smoot will discuss with
Mr.. Hoover before he leaves Belle Isle,
will be reorganization OF the executive
departments Of the Federal Government.
He said today that he personally is just
as interested In this subject as ever
before and that he is happy to know
that Mr.. Hoover believes as he does, that
there is an urgent need for reorganl-
Eation if the Government Is TO 1unction
with higher efficiency and effectiveness.
No Tax Cut Likely.
There is not the slightest possibility
of even considering another tax cut lot
the present, according to Senator Smoot'
The huge appropriations to be mace 1oI
new activities sucE as flood control ano
the revolving fund for farm relief, Will
make it impossible for any one to think
about cutting taxes until some time IN
the distant future.
Senator Smott is of the opinion that
Congress will attempt to contlne Itself
to tariff revision and farm relief dur
ing the coming extra session, although
he looks for the Senate to attempt to
do some other legislating, but none OF 1t
will be of any great Importance.
Gates for Secretary Of Interior.
During his visit Senator Smoot will
urge the appointment of Louis S. Gates
of Utah, nationally prominent engineer
as Secretary of Interior. He said today
that Mr.. Hoover would be extremely
fortunate to obtain the services OF a
man of Mr. Gates ability and expert
ence.
Senator Smoot arrived at the Penney
estate on Belle Isle, where Mr.. and Mrs
Hoover are spending their pre-maugura
vacation in time for breakfast TINS
morning. After this meal the Presi-
dent.eIect and the Utah Senator Sa:
in the sun parlor and talked for more
than an hour. At the conclusion OF
this first conference with his guest MT
Hoover went to the executive office or
another part of the picturesque little
island. where he was busily engaged
until noon.
To Inspect Flood District.
Mr.. Hoover accepted an invitation ex
tended today by Glenn Skipper, Repub
1ican national committeeman for Florida
to personally visit and inspect the Okee
lchobee Lake district, which was deV
lastated by the hurricane and flood o.
las tyear. The time for making this In
lspection trip, to give Mr.. Hooyer al
opportunity to determine what can b.
done by the Federal Government in af'
1ording protection to that district from
future floods, has not been determined
Others received at Belle Isle toda,
were Samuel Koenig, chairman OF tn
Republican city committee OF NeI
York; Mrs. Ballard Dunn of Omaha
iNebr., and. Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Hatricl
of New York.
Entertain Many Friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover yesterday enter
tained at dinner and later in the after
moon quite a company of friends, whicl
Included John Hays Hammond, Mrs
Ia. T. Hert, vice chairman of the Re
publican national committee; Co
Charles A. Lindbergh, II. c. Gregory o
california, one of Mr.. Hoover'S mos
intimate friends, who will be hous
guest for several days Col. Henry "
anderson, prominent lawyer and Re
Ipublican leader, of Richmond, Va, an
Charles S. Barrett, retiring head of tn
Farmers Union.
According to Col Anderson, who too
q conspicuous part in the last campaign
Virginia and all of that section whic
has come to be known as the "Ne'
.lSouth" are looking to the LIBERALISM Q
lPresident-elect Hoover to develop tn
hold the party got in the last campaign
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