Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30

III answer 20 this telegram RED
resentative Garner replied asking
what coalition was referred e..
His telegram follows:
liz am anxious To see the TARIFF
bill disposed Of at he earliest pos
sible moment and am contributing
in that direction. Please advias
what coalition you refer to a.
tending to delay passage OF bill.
Command me freely"
90 incenSed at rumOrs being cir
culated OF Represen ltive Garner
taking any steps TO defeat or retarl
the tariff bill we're friends Of Mi.
Carriers In Brownsville last nigh.
that they branded the entire pro-
ceeding as political propaganda
against Mr.. Garner instead of a
move 70 aid In the passage OF TIM
bill.
Yates Points To Lobby
Judge III. r.. Yates went 70 Far
as 10 say that lie believed that the
source OF information on danger
to the tariff. which Mr.. Brown
White later In the day was said I'D
have refused to divulge. was none
other than A. j. Arnol 50 dis
credited In the recent lobby inves-
tigation.
Following the report or Saturday
that kilograms were being sent
from the Valley to Texas represen-
t~ativeS. IL vas said that the COM
municationS asking Valley action
came TO Mr.. White. local shipper.
and chairman Of the tariff com-
mittee OF the Valley.
MI. White in declining TO dIvulgs
his source Of information from
Washington said he considered 10
authoritatively.
Joining MFR. Garner I'm wonder
ing what the flood" or kilograms
was all about IA Senator Connal-
IT, Mr.. Connally In reply to the
kilograms said. The tariff bill
will 20 into conference or the two
houses Monday or Tuesday. It will
probably take the committee m
month to work out the disagree
ments. IL is not true that q coal
ition Is doing anything TO delay
agreement on the bill"
Gamers Friends Rally
Local friends Of Mr.. Garner de-
clared today that the representa-
tive lis for the tariff bill, but against
giving the president authority tn
increase. or decrease. the rates az
his own personal discretion
The local feelig was engendered
over a published report TO the ef-
feet that Valley well-wishers should
send kilograms to washington urg-
ing Texas representatives not To
take part In the reported coalition.
In order to obtain the filing OF
such kilograms. IL was held that
the local tomato crop was en-
dagered.
kilograms were received during
the day by a number OF Valley In
terests urging that such kilograms
be sent.
white Signed Telegram
Representatives Of large business
iterests in Brownsville called at the
Herald office last night TO brand
the report Of interference Of the
passage OF the tariff bill by Mr..
Garner a. especially insiduous
propaganda against the congress-
man. who Is nov leading ef-
forts 10 ecure the deep water
port for the Valley.
G. c. Richardson. secretary OF
the Brownsville Chamber OF Com
rerce. added his voice 10 the pro-
test saying that he received a telc-
gram urging him 70 send a wire II
protest to washington, but noticed
that II came from san Benit0
and was signed by 70 rOvn White.
Mr.. White was referred TO as one
OF the three men who represent
cd the Valley In Austin 10 secure
the tomato tariff. others being j.
z. Bell of San Benito. and w. Z
McDaVitt of Brownsville.