Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

having session of Congress so early in
his administration.
The impression is growing, too, In
the minds of both opponents of a spe-
cial session and its adherants that such
a session cannot be avoided. The one
hope that is left to those who desire to
force farm bill through at the present
session and foreStaH the need of calling
Congress together this Spring is that
President Coolidge and the President
elect will unite in demand that farm
Legislation go through now. They ad-
nit however, that such move is more
in the realm of fancy than in that of
probability. 1t was indicated today that
such a plan may be proposed to the
President.
Senator Borah is a leading prepayment
of the plan for a special session for
farm legislation. He is against any at
tempt to force bill through now. The
Idaho Senator was in part responsible
for Mr. Hoover'S public announcement
during the campaign that he would call
q session If a farm bill was not enacted
lat the present session of Congress.
While Senator Borah would not discuss
his conversation with the President
elect today, it is presumed that he
urged upon him the advisability of deal
ing with the farm problem in special
session Of Congress.
BOrah Expects Special Session.
At the Capitol today Senator Borah
said he expected a special session. The
legislative situation today is such, in
his opinion, as to make it practically i'm
possible to enact farm bill by March
4. Debate on the Kellogg treaty, which
Senator Borah is engineering through
the Senate, may run for the rest Of the
present week. The chairman of the
foreign relations committee said there
had been no agreement reached for a
vote, and that none appeared in pros
pect
Among Mr.. Hoover's callers today
were Senator Hale of Maine, chairman
of the naval affairs committee, who is
anxious to get the cruiser bill through
the Senate at the present session. With
Senator Hale was Senator Watson of
Indiana, who has been slated TO become
Republican leader of the Senate as soon
as Senator Curtis retires to fill the office
of Vice President. They discussed with
Mr.. Hoover briefly the legislative stu
alton.
Others who called upon Mr.. Hoover
were Representative Walter Newton OF
Minnesota, who had charge of the
hpedkCI6 puLcdu III tlIe pIcoiucIllldl
campaign, and Representative Robson
of Kentucky, who managed the Hoover
campaign in that State.
Mrs. Rogers Sees President Elect.
Mrs. Edith NourSe Rogers, Repre-
sentative from Massachusetts, a strong
Hoover supporter, talked with Mr.
Hoover. She is particularly interested
in stimulating trade between the United
States and the countries o. South
America. She discussed this matte
with Mr. Hoover and also the prospec
of increase in commercial aviation be-
tween North and South America.
A delegation Of Iowa Congressmer
were visitors at the Hoover headquarters
including Representatives Dowell an.
Haugen, the latter chairman of tn
House committee on agriculture. TIN
suggestion was made that Dante Pierce
publisher of farm papers in Des MOines
would make an excellent Secretary o
Agriculture.
The Ambassador from Brazil, Mr.. S
Gurgel do Amaral. called to pay hi
respects to Mr. Hoover and to expires
qualification at the recent visit which
the President-elect made to his country
Other callers slated for today wer,
Representative Wallace White of Maine
Senator Capper of Kansas and Senate
Moses of New Hampshire.