Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Limited Changes of Tariff
to Come Up for Action, With
Leaders Planning to Ward
Off Complete Revision Now.
LEGISLATION OUTLINED
FOR JULY ADJOURNMENT
President Favors Loan Board to
Handle Crops Surplus, as Well
as Strengthening Cooperative
Marketing and Additional Ware.
houses.

President Hoover today formally
Congress to meet in
extra session at noon Monday.
April IS, for the purpose of effect
ing agricultural relief and for
limited changes of the tariff.
In his call Mr.. Hoover specifi-
cally declared that in justice to
farmers, laborers and
manufacturers further agricul-
tural relief and limited tariff re-
vision should not be postponed.
The summons, in the form of a
proclamation, issued through the
Secretary of State, is in compli-
ance with promises made by
President Hoover during the last
campaign. 1t was explained in
his behalf that the date for Con-
gress to convene was selected after
several Senate and House leaders
had been consulted. 1t is hoped
that the session will have COM
pleted the work for which it is
called and be ready to adjourn
early in July.
Text Of Proclamation,
The proclamation in full follows:
Whereas public interests require that
the Congress of the United States
should be convened in extra session at
II O'Clock, noon, on the fifteenth day of
April, 1929, to receive such commune
cation as may be made by the Exec
utive;
And whereas legislation to effect
further agricultural relief and legisla-
ton for limited changes of the tariff
cannot in justice to our farmers, our
labor and our manufacturers be post
poned;
Now, therefore, I, Herbert Hoover,
President of the United States of Amer
lea, do hereby proclaim and declare that
an extraordinary occasion requires the
Congress Of the United States to con-
vene in extra session at the Capitol in
the City of Washington on the fifteenth
day of April, 1929, at IL o'clock, noon.
time be entitled to act as members
thereof are hereby required to take
notice
In Witness Hereof. have hereunto
set my hand and caused to be afixed
the great seal of the United States.
Done at the City of Washington this
Seventh Day of March in the Year of
Our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Twenty Nine, and in the independ-
ence of the United States the One Hun
dred and Fifty-third. Signed
HERBERT HOOVER"
Complete Revision Now Opposed.
Mr.. Hoover has let it be known that
during its consideration of tariff revi-
sion a general revision of the tariff
schedules will not be attempted by Con-
gress. Realizing that there Is consid-
cradle pressure being brought to bear
for general revision of the tariff, he
Will insist that such revision be post
poned until the regular session, which
will convene next December and that
the special session will devote its tariff
work solely to those schedules having
direct bearing on the agricultural indus
Try and oily such other schedules as
are deemed necessary to revise without
their further delay.
The President has assurance from
party leaders in both the Senate and
House that they will do everything DOS
;ible to ward off attempts at a general
revision of the tariff
While tariff and farm relief were the
,nly items specifically mentioned in the
the action of the extra
session will not be limited to these.
One other major piece of legislation
which has the Presidents support. is
hat directing the taking of the 1880
census and the reapportionment of the
of the House of Representa-
ives on the basis of that census.
Farm Loan Board Favored.
Mr.. Hoover favors agricultural legis-
lation that will create a farm loan
board to handle the crops surplus, as
veil as additional assistance in strength
sning the cooperative marketing and
he establishment of adequate ware
houses. He believes in an upward re-
vision of the tariff to protect the do
nestle market from foreign competi-
ion. At least. this covers his ideas re-
yarding the more important legislation
'or immediate relief, although he has
some definite ideas in the matter OF
uture relief. such as development of the
inland waterways and other features of
The revised McNary
iarm relief bill. with the equalization
ZEE feature eliminated. is understood to
meet very fairly his wishes on this sub
ect.
Mr. Hoover's proclamation followed
on the subject he has had
turing the last two days with such
party leaders as Vice President Curtis.
Senator Watson of Indiana. majority
eader of the Senate; Representative
rilson of Connecticut, majority leader
" the House, and Secretary of Agricul-
ure Hyde.
1t is believed that President Hoover's
lcXt important official act will be the
of those he has appoint-
d to serve on a national commission
or a searching investigation of the
whole structure of the Federal system
f jurisprudence, which will include the
METHOD Of enforcement of the eighteenth
mendment and abuse under it. Mr.,
Ioover declared in his inaugural ad-
ress that he would appoint such
commission. and it is the opinion of
bservers that he considers this, for
he present. as one of the paramount
Electives Of his administration. It is