Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-03
CONGRESS NEARING.
END OF SESSION
Longest Meeting in 8 Years
Marked by Senate's Clashes
With Hoover.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress approached the end Of It's
first regular session in the Hoover ad-
ministration today with its legislative
record, headed by the new tariff law,
virtually complete.
1t is the longest session of any Con-
gress in eight years and it has been
marked by conflict between President
Hoover and the Senate on almost every
major issue with the Democrats and
Western Republican independents COM
bining in opposition.
The record for the Seventy First
Congress today showed the following
principal points:
Smoot- Hawley tariff law.
Income tax reduction of $3.50, 900, 900
Ratification of the French debt
settlement.
Rivers and harbors legislation.
Expansion OF public buildings pro-
gram.
Reorganization of the Federal Power
Commission.
Transfer Of prohibition enforcement
from the Treasury to the Justice De-
partment.
Expansion of the Federal road aid
program.
Both House and Senate passed meas
ures providing for the disposition of
the wartime Muscle Shoals (Ala.) Nj
trate & Power Plant, but again the
two branches are at odds and this
legislation goes over to the December
session.
The rivers and harbors bill was still
at the White House unsigned today,
but congressional leaders were confident
Of its ultimate approval by the Presi-
dent. Some believe the presidential
signature was being withheld while Mr..
Hoover waited to see II Congress was
going beyond his figures in the World
War pensions rate.
The session saw the President and
the Senate at odds on two nominations
to the Supreme Court. The Republican
independents, led by Senators Borah of
Idaho and Norris of Nebraska, fought
the nomination of Charles Evans
Hughes as Chief Justice, but were de-
feated two to one. They opposed the
nomination of John j. Parker of North
Carolina. to the high tribunal and de-
feated him. owen j. Roberts of Phil
adelphia, who was named in Parker's
place, was approved without opposition.
Throughout the session Senate COM
mittee was almost constantly at work
investigating lobbying activities with its
attention centered principally on those
interested in the tariff. The long line
of witnesses called before it included
the national chairman of both parties
and representatives of all agencies
identified with the prohibition problem.
The row between the President and
the Senate over farm relief, which was
threshed out to meet the administra-
tions wishes in the special session called
year ago by MIR. Hoover, was revived
this session. The coalition of Senate
Democrats and Republican independents
again adopted the export debenture plan
of farm relief, making 1t a part of the
tariff bill, but 1t was again rejected by
the Republican House.
When this session closes It will find
Mr.. Hoover without Congress in action
for almost the first time since he en-
tered office in 1929.
However, some Investigations have
been ordered to proceed this Summer.
The Senate has directed an inquiry into
the leasing of temporary post office
buildings by the Government. This will
get under way probably in July. The
Senate also has authorized a general
inquiry into the banking situation, A
committee headed by Senator Glass
Democrat, Virginia, will start this study
next Fall, giving particular attention to
the use Of Federal Reserve facilities In
stock market transactions.