The Washington times., 1929-04-26
SE tn UPR0AR AS KILLING OF SMOKE SCREEN MAN Is LAUDED
c. 0. P. LEADERS
BACK HOOVER
FARM BILL

Under an attack from the Demo
cratic side, Republican farm leaders
this. afternoon abandoned the new
export debenture and the old eQuaIi.
zation fee plans OF farm relief to
rally behind the new Hoover farm
blIl.
Senator James f. Watson (R.) of
Indiana. majority leader, an original
advocate of the equaliza ton fee
which brought Presidential vetoes
to two former farm bills, made the
issue by moving to strike the new
export debenture plan out of the
Senate farm bill. He joined later
with Senator McNary tR.l Of Ore.
gOn. In announcing they would op.
pose inclusion Of the equalization
fee In the new bill.
Hoover to Win
Their united opposition to the de.
benture and fee plans drew scath.
ing denunciation of the Republican
leadership from Senator Robinson
Do of Arkansas; the minority
leader.
Robinson charged Watson had
used the farm relief question for
political purposes He chided the
Indianan for making "a forceful,
eloquent. il unconvincing speech"
in behalf of the fee at a session of
the last Senate.
The Senate debated the bill but
30 mini 1es and then adjourned un.
til Monday. Failure of Senators to
have their form speeches ready was
given as the cause of adjournment.
President Hoover's rejection of the
export debenture plan of farm reiief
will be indorsed by the Senate by at
least a nine-vote margin. it was re-
veaied today.
The poll showed 4s senators-43
Republicans and five Democrats
pledged against the debenture form
assured victory to the President,
Senate. where but 9s Senators are
now serving.
May Win by ~.
The poll actually revealed but 81
Senator's Republicans. one Farm
er-Laborite and 2S Democrats
pledged in favor of debenture, com
pared to the 4S opposed. The re-
naming 10 Senator's announced thev
had not yet decided how they would
vote. OF these 10, however. there
were indications four would support
the President. giving him a nine-vote
margin OF victory-S2 to 43-even ii
the other six vote for the debenture
plan.
II all 10 support MIR. Hoover. he
would win by a 21-vote margin
IS to 81.
Complete Poll
The poll follows:
For debenture: t37l.
Republicans: Blaine. Brookhart
Frazier. Howell, La Toilette. McMas-
ter. Norbeck and Norris (S4.
F'armer-Labo lite: Shipstead ~.
Democrats: Ashurst, Barkley,
Black, Bratton. Caraway. Connally,
Dill, Fletcher. George. Glass, Har-
ris Harrison, Hayden. Heflin. Nc.
Kellar, Overman, Pittman. Robin
son, tArk.). Sheppard, Simmons,
Smith. Steck, stephens, Swanson,
Thomas, (Okla.l, Tyson, Walsh,
(Montl. and Wheeler, (28}.
Republicans: Allen, Bingham. Bur
ton, Capper. Couzens. Cutting, Dale,
Deneen. Edge, Fess. Gillette. Glenn,
Goff. Goldsborough. Gould, Greene,
Hale. Hastings. Hatfield, Herbert,
Jones. Kean, Keyes. McNary, Met
calf, Moses, Oddie, Patterson, Phipps.
Pine. Reed. Robinson, Il. d.. Sackett,
Shortridge. Smoot, Steiwer. Thomas,
1dahe,, Townsend. Vandenberg,
Walcott, Warren. Waterman and
Watson, (43).
Democrats: Copeland, King. Rams
dell, Wagner and Walsh, MassJ'
go.
Undecided: 00).
Republicans: Borah. Johnson, Nye
and Schali tD.
Democrats: Biease. Broussard,
Halves, Kendrick. Trammell ana
Tydings. l6).
The critical stage of the farm re
lief fight into which the President
has been drawn is scheduled to be
reached next week.. Senator NC.
Nary (R.) OF Oregon, chairman OF
the Agriculture Committee, an
nounced that he would drive his
own farm bill toward a final vote
on next Thursday.
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