Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
PRESIDENT PUTS
TARIFF VOTE UP
TO HOUSE FIRST
Sides With Senate in Contro-
versy on Export Debenture
Provision of Bill.
CONFERENCE REPORT
ACTION WITHIN WEEK
Breakfast Meeting at White House
Discusses Only Question
of Procedure.

By the Associated Press.
Taking a band in the tariff contro-
versy, President Hoover at conference
with Republican congressional leaders
today sided with Senate chiefs and ap-
proved direct vote by the House on
the controverted export debenture pro-
vision put in the bill by the Senate over
his objection.
The congressional pilots were called
to q breakfast conference by the Presi-
dent after the Senate and House leaders
had quarreled over which branch
should act first on the tariff bill differ
ences between them which were left
unsettled by their conferees.
Senator Watson of Indiana, the ma
jority leader, insisted that the House
act first. House spokesman were re-
luctant to submit to this procedure.
Mr.. Hoover listened to the discussion
and sided with Watson.
To Come Up In Week.
Accepting the decision, the House
will take up the conference report a
week from today. Separate votes will
be in order on the Senate'S proposal
for the export debenture farm relief
principle and on the Senate's modiflca-
ton of existing flexible tariff provisions.
Both propositions were voted into the
bill by the coalition of Senate Demo-
Gratis and Western Republican Indepen-
dents over the expressed opposition OF
the President.
Attendants at the White House
breakfast parley reported that only the
procedure came up for discussion, and
that none of the rates was talked Of.
Sugar Prote{tio Fight.
Shortly after the white House con-
ference, House members from Is sugar
producing States began plans to insist
on as high protection as possible for
the sugar growers and ref1ners.
At an informal meeting they dis
cussed the attitude they would take,
but reserved final decision.
Representative Cramton, Republican
Michigan, one Of the leading advocates
of a higher tariff, said 1--WE decided to
take steps to protect the sugar interests,
both cane and beet"
The House bill increases the exist
ing duty on Cuban raw sugar from 1.76
to 240 cents a pound. The Senate
measure provides 2 cent rate.
Those in attendance at the breakfast
were: Senators Watson, Indiana:
Smoot, Utah, and Shortridge, Califor-
mia; the three Republican Senate con-
ferees, Representatives Hawley, Oregon;
Treadway, Massachusetts,, and Bacha-
rach, New Jersey; the three Repub-
lican House conferees, Speaker Long
worth, Representatives Tilson OF Con-
necticut, the House floor leader; Chair
man Smell Of the House rules commit
tee and Senator McNary, Oregon, as
sistant Republican leader Of the Senate.
Walter H. Newton, one Of the Presi-
dents secretaries, also attended the
meeting.
Explained in Statement.
An official statement issued later at
the Capitol said
"At the breakfast at the White House
This morning the President was informed
by the majority conferees on the part Of
the Senate and House on the pending
tariff bill that they reached an agree
ment on nearly all items in dispute be-
tween the House and Senate, and that
under the usual procedure. the Senate,
having the papers, the conference report
would be considered by that body first.
upon conference it was agreed that
the Senate should deliver the papers to
the House and the conference report be
first considered in the House.
"It was expected that the conference
report would be ready not later than
Tuesday of next week and that 1t will
be taken up in the House on Thursday
of next week"
Representative Tilson said 1t would
take probably two or three days to dis
pose of the report in the House.
All the items in agreement will be
voted upon en- bloc, then separate bal
lots will be taken on the high points
Of difference.
Should the House refuse to concur in
any one Of the Senate rates or admins
trative provisions in disagreement the
bill will be returned to conference.