Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05

Early in the session OF the ad-;
ministration's resolution for crea-
ton Of a joint congressional COM
mittee to study reorganization Of
the prohibition enforcement ma
chinery comes up In the house.
With the appointment Of this group,
the Hoover law enforcement COM
mission has promised a preliminary
report Of its investigation.
Tariff Rushed
In the senate. where the holiday
recess has been disturbed by a Sc
ries Of outbursts Of republican drys,
leaders OF all factions today de-
manded the long pending tariff bill
be given undisputed right Of way
beginning Monday.
Legislative possibilities r in line
for consideration in both branches
and a series of committee hearings
and Investigations will be under
way before the end Of the week on
both sides of the capitol, regardless
Of the tariff.
REORGANIZATION LUOfnS
Reorganization OF the republican
committees in the senate Is tmmi-
nent. Chairman McNary Of the
committee on committees has called
a meeting for Tuesday to draft the
new. INSTRUMENTATION. Awaiting
a report by this committee, Senat-
or Watson, OF Indiana, the republic
can leader. today postponed the
party conference he had called for
Monday until Wednesday or Thurs
day.
Another debate on prohibition In
congress is expected during consid-
Grafton Of the treasury department
appropriation bill carrying FUNDS
for next years enforcement. This
bill has been deferred and It Is not
expected to be reported TO the
house before the end Of the month.
Whether an attempt viii be made
by the drys 70 increase the Sl5.OOO,-
600 annual allotments for enforce
ment work hinges 10 some extent
on the promised report Of the law
enforcement commission and the
amount recommended by the ad-
ministration-
Leaders Confer
Senate leaders today conferred.
Word emerged that they intend TO
stick by the agreement entered in
to before the Christmas recess TO
give full right Of way to the tariff
The Western republican independ-
ents, who hold the balance OF pow
er between the republicans and
democrats in the senate. met with
Senator Borah Of Idaho to consider
future work on the tariff.
Senator Borah, who has been
outspoken during the recess IN as
sailing the Hoover dry enforcement
policies. indicated he would seek
to confine debate to the tariff In
the hope Of early disposition Of that
long pending problem. Likewise he
indicated satisfaction with the new
enforcement policies announced by
the administration.
Senator Watson. speaking for
the regular republicans. announced
his favor toward combining senate
discussions hereafter TO a DISPOSE
ton to the tariff.
The appointment Of Senator
Sackett of Kentucky, as ambassador
10 Berlin, added a new problem TO
reorganization Of the senate repub-
lican machine. Sackett was a men,
Der Of the powerful finance COM
mittee. for which there is already
scramble for the vacancy caused
by retirement OF Senator Edge OF
New Jersey TO become ambassador
to France.
Senator Lafollette OF Wisconsin
was proposed for this committee
by western independents but then
the administration found that Sen
ator Golf. Of West Virginia, would
like the place. He outranks Lafol-
lette. Rather than create another
vacancy on the committee at this
time. there have been some indica-
tons that Senator Sackett may con-
tinue at his senatorial post for a
while.
Chairman Caraway, Of the senate
lobby committee, announced today
that this group would resume hear
ings on Tuesday.