New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
seae Leaders Still Hope. ful for Adjournment by Next Week-Census Bill in Senate.

expovt Aebonturo controversy. the osnats contest over President Hoo- ver's recommendation for repeal of tho. national origins quota basis Of the immigration act, and the be- gianing Of work on the house tariff haN by the senate finance committee, left consress little time today to give thought to its plans for summer vacation.
 Hope for Relief Sooa
 Nevertheless. administration lead- era believing that the house would reject the proposal to incorporate the export debenturs plan in the farm bill and that the senators fav. ering 1t would then permit the measure to Q to the prealdent with out that provision. still believed that tho situation would bs sufficiently clear by the end of the week to be- gin recess then or soon afterward.
 Under the agreement reached by Congressional leaders at their con- ference with the president after the senate had again refused to follow his advice against the debenture plan. the house will not vote on the Issue until tomorrow. and in the meantime 1t had only . relatively few minor bills on its calendar to- day.
 Census hill Before senate
 The new compromise bill to pro- vide for the taking of the 1880 cen- sus and reapportionment of the house. meanwhile. was before the senate. having been accepted by the house after the joint conference committee had changed the date for beginning the canvass from the sen- ate's choice of next November until April. next year. At the same time. tho senate was confronted with . renewal of the national origins controversy. with Senator Nye, re- publican. North Dakota. leading the administration forces for action looking to repeal and Senator Reed. republican. Pennsylvania, heading tho opposition. /.
 The outcome of that contest Is conceded by proponents of both viewpoints to be in doubt, some even going 70 far as to believe that it may provide Vice President Curtis with hts first opportunity to break a tie vote. Frequent efforts to obtain an agreement for . vote this week have been blocked. but leaders expect a decision before Saturday night.
 Tariff Hearings Soon
 The tariff bill, containing fuses to set off controversies even more vio. lent than that which has held up enactment of farm relief lesislation. 10 expected to occupy the finance committee in public hearings until July 10. after which the measure will be rewritten and presented to the senate at the end of its contem- plated recess about the middle of August.
 The committee has divided into four subcommittees to take testi- Mony on the various rate schedules proposed in the house bill 70 as to expedite the work. That procedure will not be started until tomorrow. however. the full committee of II republicans and eight democrats having decided first to hear . num- Der of witnesses today on the ques- ton of methods Of arriving at valu- ations on which duties on foreign products are to be based.
 The strong indications which al- ready have been given that President Hoover is not satisfied with the &C., tion of the house on the tariff bill have received additional support in the remark of Senator Allen, re- publican. Kansas. that he saw mo occasion for . general revision at this time" It was recalled that the president recommended limited tariff revision for the benefit of agriculture, and that Allen. although the most recent addition to the senate's roster. was the leading de- fender of the presidents viewpoint on expoKt debentures during the concludl06 days of the contest over the conference report recommend ing elimination of that proposal from the farm legislation,