New Britain herald., 1929-05-23
POSTPONE MEETING
 0N FARM PROBLEM
CoaSrtss Coaldees to Gather To- molroT-Hoase Begins Late

Washington, May .s N-The farm relief conference committee post poned its scheduled meeting today until tomorrow to permit house members of the committee to attend the republican tariff caucus.
 The legislative machinery of both senate and house was tuned up to push the bills before them toward a vote. but the committees which rep resent them in their disagreement over the farm relief were still dead locked on the export debenture ques- tion.
 The house was called to meet an hour later than usual-at l p. m.- 10 give the republican majority three hours to confer on a special rule to govern the offering of amendments to the tariff bill. Republican lead CTS were confident that objections raised in their ranks to various schedules in the bill had been sat- ished sufficiently to enable the ma jority to get together on rule, shut on general debate and take up the measure for amendment tomorrow.
 The special rule favored by some of tho republican leaders would fA . time for 2 vote on the bill and limit the offering of amendments to members of the ways and means committee. The republican members of that committee met last night to give further consideration to amend ments desired by dissatisfied groups. Conferences py number of the lat- ter indicated that ttey would be willing to abide by the decisions of the committeeman and let their pro- rosals reach the fioor as committee amendments. Their opposition to re- striction on amendments prevented agreement on the special rule last week.
 Agree On Sugar Duty Olie group comprising fifty m m- eers from IT states agreed yester- day to support the proposed increase Tn the duty on Cuban sugar to 2,40 cents pound. Suggestions for usb- stitution of a sliding scale of rates. which have been described as having the support Of President Hoover, were opposed by this group. and it's spckesman, Representative Cramton. republican,. Michigan. indicated .nat 1t would oppose opening of the sugar schedule to amendment on the Floor.
 Considerable interest also attach ~.l <> \, "a iS- trative section of the bill kept open for general consideration of amend ments, in view of the attack made on it yesterday by Representative Beck. republican. Pennsylvania, who was solicitor general in the Harding and Coolidge administrations. He charged that the proposed extension Of presidential authority under the flexible provisions of the bill would transfer excessive taxing power to the executive and constitute an 'ut- terly indefensible change in the character of our government"
 Senate Due to Vote
 The senate was under agreement to limit debate on the census-reap- portionment bill after , p. m. today, making . vote before adjournment possible. The measure, which pro- vides for the 1880 census and com pliance with the constitutional re- auirement for reapportionment of the house membership in accord ance with each decennial enumera- ton has been the unfinished busi- ness of the senate for some days but has aroused little discussion.
 The farm bill conferees. mean while. continued optimistic though still at odds. The house group has insisted that the export debenture proposal be eliminated from the sen- ate bill before other differences be- tween that measure and the one passed by the house are discussed. The senate spokesmen. on the other hand. have urged that the house vote on the debenture plan. either directly as . farm bill conferences issue or indirectly as a tariff pro- posal, so that. if defeated, they could ask the senate to eliminate it from the bill without the danger of an- other prolonged debate on the ques- ton.
 The senate elections sub-commit- tee which has had under considera- tion the contest of William B. Will son. former democratic secretary of labor. for the seat of William s. Ware, republican. Pennsylvania. was called today to hear the final argu- ments. The senate has not yet &C., cepted Ware into its membership.
 The manufacturers' committee also was called to take action on the proposal of Senator Wheeler, demo- crat. Montana. for an investigation Of labor troubles in the textile in- dustry. and the interstate commerce committee to continue its hearing of the bill to set up a federal communi- cations commission.