The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-18
Way for Vacation Starting
Wednesday Cleared by
Watson.
WINS SENATE VICTORY
G. O. P. Floor Leader
Forces Adjournment Pro-
poSaI by One Vote.
BY PAUL r. NIALLON
T-nted Press Stiff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 16.-PreSl-
dent Hoover's special farm relief and
tariff revision session of congress
probably will recess Wednesday for
two months, the senate returning
Aug. 10 to work on the tariff bill.
The summer recess is being taken
in an atmosphere heavy with doubt
as to what form the new tariff law
will take.
The way for the vacation was
cleared late Monday when Floor
Leader James E. Watson defeated by
the majority of a single vote, 80 to
Leader James E. Watson defeated
in the senate by the majority of a
single vote, 80 to 38, the Borah
resolution which sought to wipe out
half the house tariff bill and con-
fine senate action upon it to agrl-
cultural schedules only.
Out Of his pocket, unbeknown to
any of the other leaders, Watson
drew forth a peculiar resolution of
adjournment. as soon as the vote on
the Borah resolution was announced.
Decided without Debate
He succeeded in getting a ruling
from Vice-President Charles Curtis
that the two months recess reSolu-
ton must be decided without de-
bate.
Taken by surprise, the mid
western independents and some
Democrats, proposed an amendment
to make the returning date Sept.
Is, knowing that the house would
never agree to such q long recess.
This move was defeated A to 35,
although the harassed floor leader
was deserted by such Stalwarts
among his usual supporters, as Reed
Smoot of Utah, the tariff maker,
and David Reed Of Pennsylvania.
The final vote on the recess reso-
luton was 81 to %, Democrats and
Republicans f1ocking to Watson's
support. 1t was his first victory
after a series of reverses, but it was
a brilliant one.
The whole proceedings, tense and
bitter, gave an indication of what
the tariff fight is going to be like
when the senate resumes it in Au-
gust.
BY a single vote 80 to 38 the in
dependent Democratic coalition
succeeded in defeating the Jones
amendment to the Borah resolution
which would have permitted the
senate finance committee, now
working. the fullest latitude in
drawing a general tariff revision
! bill.
Jones Proposal Defeated
Watson could have passed he
amendment by switching a few
pairs, but he knew if the amend
ment was adopted. a flood of debate
would be released again on the b.
rah proposal, thus delaying the
scheduled recess.
So he let the Jones proposal go
down in defeat and then accom-
| plished the defeat of the Borah
resolution itself by just as slender q
margin.
The issue was whether the house
tariff bill should be accepted as the
standard for senate tariff action OF
whether the senate would kill the
industrial rates of the house bill
acting only upon the agricultural
rates.
AS the decision was reached by
only one vote, it may readily be
seen that the senate probably will
play havoc with the bill when il
begins voting on the individual
rates.
An effort to induce the senate tc
abandon its 140-year-old secret
sessions rules before its recess was
inaugurated as soon as that body
met today.
Secrecy Vote Demanded
Senator Weley Jones, assistant
Republican leader and author of the
pending amendment to the rules
providing for open sessions in the
future, served notice that he Woulc
expect the senate to vote before
night. He was encouraged by Floor
Leader Watson, who made a public
appeal to senators to stay here ano
finish up pending business.
Debate started Immediately anc
the change was Endorsed by all Of
the early speakers.
In the meantime the house was
arranging to accept the senate reso-
luton providing for a recess from
Wednesday until Aug. 10, or amend
it to recess until Sept. %.
House leaders want to get actor
first on a resolution authorizing the
secretary Of treasury to hold oper
the negotiations with France for set
Element of her war debt, because the
negotiations would expire Aug.
unless some congressional action i;
teker-