Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-04
PRESIDENT CALLS
SENATE SESSION
Ratification of Naval Treaty
Predicted Despite Protest
of Minority.
Continued From First Page.)

chairman of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, and to Senator keed of Penn
sylvania and Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, both of whom were members
of the American delegation at the Lon
don Conference. The hope of the ou-
position has been that 1t would be
impossible to keep a quorum CT the
Senate in Washington at this season
to deal with the treaty. But the SEN
at leaders are confident that the SEN
ators, with the spotlight on them, will
not absent themselves from the Capitol.
Some of the Senators feel that a week
or ten days will see the final DISPOSE
ton of the treaty.
The Senate was IN snarling, quar-
relsome mood last night, with anti
administration Senators bitterly criti-
ciSing President Hoover and the House.
which backed up the President. The
pressure for an adjournment of the Con-
gresS, however, was too great to fore
stall final action on the World War vet
Grams bill, the second deficiency bill and
the District appropriation bill, all OF
which had to be disposed of before the
Congress could adjourn. In the end q
few of the diSgruntled Senators sought
to prevent an adjournment, seeking ap-
parently to punish the House and make
it come back to Washington Monday
after the July Fourth holiday, because
OF its support of the President. The
effort failed, however, by large vote.
President Goes to Capitol.
President Hoover, accompanied by
Secretary Hurley of the War Depart
ment, Gen. Hines, director of the Vet
Grams Bureau, and his secretaries,
George Akerson and Walter Newton,
came to the Capitol after the confer
ence report on the veterans bill had
been agreed to by the Senate and it
was apparent that the decks were
cleared for an adjournment. He went
Immediately to the Presidents room,
Just OF the Senate lobby. AS soon as
the word spread that the President had
arrived a stream Of Senators and mem
bers OF the House started toward the
Presidents room Mr.. Hoover greeted
them all cordially. Many Democrats
and insurgent Republicans were includ-
ed In the list Of visitors. The President
signed the District bill, the veterans
bill and the second deficiency bill while
he was at the Capitol. Under the law,
however he has 10 days In which To
sign other measures which were passed
The House had cleared its decks and
was marking time last night. When it
came time for it to take final action on
the appropriation bills and put through
lis adjournment resolution, scarcely
more than hundred members were in
the chamber. 1t was a good hun1ored
crowd in the House, which joked and
heckled and shouted Louder" when
members sought to speak. Both Speaker
LongWorth and Majority Leader Tilson
had already left Washington, turning
over TO representative Mapes of Michi-
gan and Representative Purnell of In
diana their respective duties. vice
PRESIDENT Curtis also was absent from
the Senate in the final session of last
night, and Senator Tess of Ohio occu-
pied the chair.
Adopt Conference Report.
Despite the severe attacks upon the
President and the House in connec-
tion with the veterans bill delivered in
the Senate, that body finally adopted
the conference report en- that measure
by vote OF 48 to IA. 1t had become
clear that this was the legislation
which could be had for the World War
veterans, and no other. The bill sets
up the first real disability pension for
the veterans, as contrasted with the
compensation" plan Of caring for dis
ability traceable only to war service,
which has been the underlying prin-
ciple in earlier veteran legislation.
Notwithstanding the frequent charges
made that President Hoover has been
unable to deal successfully with Con-
gress, the record shows that during the
session now closed he has obtained
from the legislative branch many of the
things which he recommended and that
he has met only couple of real re-
verses. He was defeated in the SEN
ate when he sent to that body the
nomination OF Judge John j. Parker of
North Carolina to be a Judge of the
Supreme Court. He lost also in the
case Of the Spanish War Veterans
pension bill, which passed over his veto.
But the House sustained his veto of
the original World War Veterans bill
furthermore, the President was sus-
tained In his opposition to the "deben-
ture" plan OF farm relief and in his
demand for a continuance of the flexible
provisions Of the tariff law. These were
the major issues made against him
In the Senate by the coalition" and
IN both the coalition failded.
Meet Enforcement Views.
The Congress now closed also put
through the transfer Of prohibition en-
forcement from the Treasury to the
Department of Justice, as recommend
ed by the President. and made a begin
ming generally on the recommendation
OF the President for Strengthening en-
1orcement Of the prohibition laws. Pro-
vision was made also for the reorgan-
lzatlon OF the Federal Power Commits
sion and a permanent status was given
the Radio Commission. And, while the
senate turned down the nomination of
Judge Parker, it confirmed the nomi-
naUon OF Chief Justice Hughes and OF
Associate Justice Roberts.
After the Senate last night had dis
posed OF The veterans bill conference
report and the conference reports on
the appropriation bills, there was a de-
mand from many Senators for action
on other legislation. But this was
DIocKed by protests from Senator Nc
hellar OF Tennessee, Democrat, and by
senator Watson, the Republican leader,
VINO insisted upon having the adjourn
meht resolution put TO a vote. Only a
handful OF Senators were found voting
against adjournment when the show
down came.
Fail on Tariff Demands.
Senator Copeland Of New York. Demo-
crat, did obtain the passage OF a resoIu-
ton directing the Tariff Commission
TO investigate the tariff rates on wool
carried in the new tariff law. and
several other articles. Other Senators
added to the list, Senator Howell of
Nebraska insisting upon having boots
and shoes and hides added TO those
articles 10 be investigated. Senator
Jones of Washington, facetiously sug-
gested that the resolution be broadened
TO include all the articles mentioned in
the ot-Hawley tariff act Senator
FeSs declared the resolution adopted
without the Jones proposal but Senator
Pat Harrison declared he would be glad
10 have the Jones amendment adopted.
Finally Senator Jones withdrew his
amendment and the resolution was al
lowed 10 stand.
---------------a -----------
a OLA cnNUInTc IM cphHC