Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
Administration Leaders Admit
Lack of Votes on FIex.
ibIe Clause.
SENATE LINEUP SHOWS
49.TO.46 BALLOT COUNT
A Democratic Republican Progress.
sive Victory May Mean Re-
vision of Measure.

The Democratic Republican, Progress
sive coalition in the Senate will win
its fight on the so-called flexible pro-
visions of the tariff bill, it was admitted
today by administration leaders in the
Senate.
The lineup in the Senate as 1t stood
early this afternoon before the roll was
called showed the coalition prevailing
by vote of 40 to 46. There Is one
vacancy in the Senate.
Desperate efforts have been made by
both sides to keep their votes in line.
Unless the unforeseen happens. however,
the coalition will win, it was said.
Backed by Hoover.
President Hoover has strongly recon-
mended that the flexible provision be
retained, giving the President authority
to raise or lower by so per cent the
rate of duty charged on an imported
article under the tariff law, after the
United States Tariff Commission has
investigated and reported its findings
and recommendations to the President.
The President in this fight in the
Senate will be defeated, If the vote goes
as now indicated by much the same
coalition that placed in the farm relief
bill the so-called debenture clause. The
House stood back of the President in
the debenture fight and eventually the
Senate had to yield and the farm bill
became a law without the debenture.
The probabilities are there will be an
one side and the President and the
House on the other over the flexible
provisions In the tariff.
May Rewrite Bill.
A victory by the coalition will be
nailed as an indication that the coalition
will rewrite the tariff bill to suit ITSELF
The hour Of the vote on the issue
whether the Chief Executive shall con-
tinue to exercise authority to raise or
lower tariff rates, after investigation by
the Tariff Commission, was uncertain,
but many felt that it might come be-
fore nightfall. or tomorrow at the latest.
Today the Democrats, recognizing the
need OF every possible vote, were look
ing to the arrival from Europe Of Sena-
tor Copeland Of New York to strengthen
minority votes to the Republican
regulars. they were counting on IL or
IA Republican independent ballots to
support their view.
The ReDuhlican leaders vneouuIoilo
were denendinS heavily IN .dS;tions to
their Strength from, the r,;nor;tv snS
the svavin9 to their cause ~ ~. re-
maining donhtfnl senators ~ hot,,
parties Senator watson of Indiena
the majority leader clIne tn the onin,
ION tnat the issue would be settled by
Democrats Apparently Confident.
The Democratic Leaders he,ievsd tb.v
had strenpthened the anneai of their
PROPOSAL. which would limit the prasi-
dents authority tn renortino Tariff
Commission findings tn Conorese hv
accenting an amendp,ent hv Senatoy
Norris Repubiican' NehrasHa which
provides that Congress 4, cons;Ssr;,a
such tariff revision nronosa,s GO , shonld s hs
limited tn act On the rate or ratas snece "
ified.
Another amendment bv Norris which
the Democrats had agreed tn incorno-
rate in their proposal would reoiire the
commission to make its reports to both
Congress- and the PRESIDENT This was
desiened to to- meet the cont.rt;or o +haf hat
the presider+ s,o,,,J ,ot ha,,a ,sn,,,.r ..iee ~
nieeonhoie renorts -"'e po"eA "
Tariff observers were asking tbenr.
selves TODAY what Womb Toiiox - the
neroocrotic oiar oreyai1aS CO.
trn,,oht ~ pnn.;t;p pom peveneu. tt Soiie Ie
es ~ r1eesed apT r,r;t. vn ;te oH,, wuut tar;@ @
hiI, 6thers bouever % he,ieHsS Avn psn,nI
cratic victorv would not necesSar;Iv
mean a general rewritin1 ~ the re-.