The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-20
CONGRESS DESERTS
CAPITAL; TARIFF
! ACTION MUST WAIT
Finance Committee Tolls Over
Figures Involved IN Pend.
ing Measure
WILL RETURN AUGUST 70
Senate Reverts TO Dispute With
Hoover Over Export De.
bsnturs Merits
WILL RETURN AUGUST 10
BY FRANCIS NJ. STEPHENSON
Associated Press Staff Writer)

(AS00C18Ve0 4TC0B StSII VESVeEI
Washington, June 20.-R)eThe
senate finance committee stood guard
In the heat Of q Washington summer
ct the deserted capitol today to toll
over the mass Of figures involved in
the pending tariff measure while the
other members Of congress enjoy q
vacation.
For two months the committee will
hear witnesses and work over the vol
luminous tariff measure passed BY the
house and then the senate will re-
turn-on August Ito begin consid-
Grafton Of this last recommendation
Of President Hoover remaining to be
acted upon q, the special session.
Debate Il Vigorous
The recess was taken last night
after q day Of vigorous debate in the
senate revolving principally about
prohibition and q few hours of dis.
cussion In the house over the admin
istration proposal to postpone the
maturity date Of the $500 1000, 900
French war supplies debt. The latter
was approved by both chambers be.
fore adjournment.
The senate prohibition debate
hinged OH the resolution Of Senator
Jones, Republican. Washington, pro-
posing appointment Of q Joint con-
gressional committee, as requested by
President Hoover to study the advis-
ability Of transferring the prohibition
agencies to the department Of justice.
The long round Of discussion fore
stalled action and the resolution went
over as unfinished business.
The final hour Of the session found
the senate again reyertiug to It's dis
pute with President Hoover over the
export debenture farm relief plan.
Senators Norris. Nebraska, and john
son, California, leaders Of the Re-
publican Independent group which
supported the debenture proposal. as
sailed published stories which they
said cast aspersions on the motives
Of Republicans opposing the presi-
dent on that issue.
Tells Of Pressure
In contrast to statements that some
senator's had voted against the presi-
dent because Of failure to get patron
age, Senator Norris declared he url-
derstood considerable pressure" had
been brought to bear on Republicans
to win their support for the Hoover
viewpoint.
The Nebraskan said one senator
had told him he had been offered
1.-THE world with q fence around 1t" II
he would oppose the debenture. How.
ever, he said he did not make any &C.
cusation Of improper activities by Mr..
Hoover himself.
Senator Johnson said the newspa-
per accounts demonstrated the kind
Of propaganda" sent out when mem
bers Of the senate attempted to act
independently. The particular story
which aroused the discussion "a one
published by the United Press asso-
citation.
Although both the house and sen.
ate adopted the French debt resolu-
ton yesterday, the house rushed away
to its vacation before Speaker Long
worth could affix his signature. The
opinion was expressed both at the
capitol and at the treasury, however,
that President Hoover would be war.
ranted under the circumstances in
allowing a postponement If France
ratifies the agreement before August
1st.