Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
Forecasters Wary About Saying
What Congress Will Undertake

One guess Is conceded to be as good
as another as the press contemplates
the approaching special session of Con-
gress and wonders how long it will last
and what will be done in addition to
dealing with farm relief and the tariff
as suggested by the President.
mo one can tell what Congress will
do nor how long it will take to do it,
when once in session." says the Indian
apolis Star. IF the next Congress would
make hit with the Nation, 1t will
proceed TO earnest consideration and
action on such subjects as are present.
ed by the President, and then win adj
journ." The Waterloo Tribune, how
ever, recognizes that 1.-The country will
have no more to say about 1t than the
President; not so much, in fact" and
the Iowa paper visions the National
legislative body as starting to grind
April is and concludes that "there Is
no telling when it will quit"
1.-THE extra session will probably run
into the late Summer, and the Deem
Der session will not be far away when
Congress lays down its work for an in
terval of rest" predicts the Lexington
Leader. although it admits that it is
likely "the agricultural relief bill will
be ready for submission by the day Con-
tariff measure will be introduced"
Efforts are made to restrict legisla-
ton to the two subjects named by the
President through appointment of a
committee on those subjects alone" the
Portland Oregonian observes, "but Con-
gress controls its own action, and there
Will be pressure to take UP other legiS-
lation. An exception in favor of reap
portionment of the House is already
conceded. The national origins basis of
immigration quotas will become effec-
tive on July l unless it is suspended
or repealed before that date. and its
opponents will certainly make renewed
effort. Both the railroads and the In
terstate Commerce Commission are i'm
patient for new law on consolidation
and they will not wait. The perennial
Muscle Shoals problem will surely be
brought to the front"
There is plenty to be DONE" in the
opinion of the Houston Chronicle.
There will be credit enough for both
political parties If they get together and
work out constructive program" The
Lynchburg Advance remarks as to the
tariff, Many, many business interests
which desire to see their products given
the benefit of higher tariff duty are
going to be grievously disappointed and
hurt If they are not given some con-
cession."
1.-The session may run to the Fourth
Of july" according to the st. Louis
Times, which offers the estimate of the
situation: 1.-THE farm-relief advocates
are going to die hard unless they OBJ
tain what they wish to get, and that is
a great deal What their radical leaders
would like to put over would be a
measure affording Government guar
anty of prices based upon liberal esti-
mate of production costs to be made
by bureau which agricultural interests
would dominate. The meters of
this vision will not let go voluntarily"
On the two questions for which the
call was made. the Pittsburgh Post-Ga-
zette comments: THE President meets
the view of large body of public opin--
ion in taking a stand against a general
inward revision of the tariff at this
time. The farm problem has
been sufficiently discussed to make plain
at least the remedy proposals that can
not hope for Executive approval. Mr..
Hoover has shown himself as strongly
set as was President Coolidge against
the equalization feature. But he has
ideas for price sterilization through CO.
operative and other agencies and sub
stantial revolving fund to aid the pur-
pose" The Hartford Times, however,
thinks there is little prospect of sue
cess in this direction and sees ''substan-
tial impossibility of defeating the opera
ton of natural economic laws by the
enactment of political statutes"
DOUBTLESS the President would prefer
that there should be no session and next
that there should be nothing consid-
cred except farm relief" says the
Charleston Evening Post. But the
manufacturing interests are not to be
denied; the question is how far they
will insist upon going in their de-
mands" The Post believes that "the
chances are that the President will be
able to hold the situation in hand"
ut might easily, prove to have been
better for everybody concerned to per-
init congressional activities to follow
! their ordained chain Of events" states
the Fort Worth Record Telegram.