Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-03
DEBENTURE DEFEAT
EXPECTED IN HOUSE
BYG. O. P. SPOKESMEN
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tually all duties from lumber and shin
giles, the Republican spokesman were
confident of q majority against the de-
benture proposal.
With votes also on the Senates plan
for flexible tariff rates and its amend
ment to provide reorganization of the
Tariff Commission, the leaders expected
adjournment tonight to find all House
action on the tariff measure completed
The Senate Is to take up the confer
ence report and the bills few provisions
still in dispute next week.
Hoover Opposes Debenture.
The debenture plan, under which it
Is intended that the farmers shall re-
ceive Government bounty on exported
agricultural commodities, first came into
prominence in connection with the farm
relief bill which became law last Sum-
mer. Twice the Senate voted to include
1t in that measure and only receded
from its position after the House had
disapproved 1t by a record vote of $50
to 1903. In the meanwhile, President
Hoover had been outspoken ia his OBJ
lection to the proposal, denouncing 1t
as an economic abSurdity.
At the height of its power, the Demo-
neutrality-suspicious. Republican coalition
OF the Senate attached the debenture
scheme to the tariff bill in a slightly
modified form. When the measure was
sent to conference, the Senate COM
mittee was pledged to reach no agree
ment on this provision and the flexible
tariff clause without seeking additional
instructions from the Senate as a whole.
Under the present tariff law the Presi-
dent is empowered to reduce or increase
tariff rates by so per cent of their
present amount after investigation and
recommendation by the Tariff Commits
sion. The Senate's amendment strips
the Chief Executive of this power and
is vigorously opposed by President
Hoover.
The amendment provides that the
Tariff Commission shall make its rec
concentrations to Congress, rather than
to the President, and that the National
Legislature shall then be authorized to
go ahead with the contemplated change
OF duty, restrained at the same time to
opening up the tariff schedules TO q
general revision.
BY a vote of 229 to 100, the House
yesterday went on record for the Sen
ate rate Of 2 cents a pound on Cuban
raw sugar. The bill it sent to the Sem
ate provided for q rate of 2.40 cents
and the present duty Is 1.76 cents.
Leading the Republicans, Chairman
Hawley of the ways and means COM
mittee had urged the adoption Of a
compromise rate of 2.20 cents.
Vote Proves Surprise.
It appeared that he had won out.
when, on a division vote, the House
disapproved the Senate rate by the
scant margin of eight votes. A record
vote was Immediately demanded and
surprise was general when it disclosed
a substantial majority in favor Of the
Senate figure.
Previously, the House had rejected
the Senate duty of 80 cents an ounce
on silver land had voted TO retain fir,
spruce, pine, hemlock and larch lum-
Der and shingles on the free list. The
Senate had voted q duty of $3.50
thousand board feet on the soft wood
lumber and the House had originally
adopted rate OF rs per cent on
shingles. All are on the free list under
the present law.
The lumber and shingle votes were
defeats for the Republican regulars,
who in both cases had urged that the
higher duty be adopted.