Evening star., 1932-05-23
ADDITION OF FARM
RELIEF TO TAX BILL
URGED IN SENATE
Nye Offers Debenture-Equal-
izati0n Fee as Rider to
Measure.
FRAZIER LEGISLATION
FRAZIER LEGISLATION
ALSO MAY BE ADDED
Threat on Filibuster Draws Smoot
Warning He May Request Day
and Night Sessions.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The billion dollar revenue bill today
picked up new arguing point-the
combination farm relief bilI-as lead
ers awaited vote on two tariff pro-
visions, lumber and copper.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota offered the export debenture-
equalization fee agriculture relief meas
ure as rider" to the tax measure as
debate was resumed. He also opposed
the lumber import tax.
The farm relief measure Is spon-
sored by the National Grange Ma
tional Farmers Union and the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation.
May Ask Amendment.
Nye gave notice he might propose as
another amendment the bill of Sena-
tor Frazier, Republican, of North Da-
kota for bond and Treasury note
issue to refinance at II per cent in
terest all the Indebtedness of American
farmers, estimated to aggregate from
$4,000, 100000 to $4,000 100000.
Nye explained that in view of the tax
bill being used for other things,'I re-
ferIing to tariff items, farm relief like
wise had right to be offered as an
amendment.
The relief bill, he said, had little
chance of receiving consideration at
this time unless made part OF lh tax
bill.
emergency in no uncertain terms, Nye
said. and would afford with the Frazier
bill complete recovery"
Filibuster Threatened.
The taxation bill, bearing its tariff
provisions, crawled to the crossroads
today with threatened fllibuster pos
sibly blocking its path.
Determined to preserve the lumber
and copper import duties In the meas
ure, the tariff coalition expected to mus
ter almost the same strength which re-
talned the controversial oil and coal
duties.
Senator Smoot, Republican, Of Utah
in charge of the bill, was ready to ask
the Senate for continuous day and night
sessions ii the filibuster threatened by
Senator Tydings, Democrat. of Mary
land. develops. He also has given warm
ing he would not hesitate to ask for the
drastic cloture rule shutting of debate
President Hoover kept an anxious eye
on developments and was represented
as ready to send message appealing
for speed.
However, the Chief Executive is keep
ing hands of the bitter tariff row that
hiss split beth parties. Such Republi-
can sJalwarts as Smoot, Jones of Wash
.ngtOn and Steiwer of Oregon-all up
fer reelection this year-are leading
the tariff fight
Democrats Of the Southwest also are
on the front line for the oil and copper
tariffs and the Senate contest has all
but eliminated the tariff as an issue in
the forthcoming national campaign.
Democrats Back Oil Duty.
Stoutest advocates in the Senate OF
the nomination Of Gov. Roosevelt OF
New York for the Democratic nomina-
ticn lined up for the oil duty-Dill
of Washington. Long of Louisiana and
Walsh and Wheeler Of Montana
There was a faint glimmer of hope
of break in the fight over the rev.
enue bill that might permit its pas
sage this week. Meanwhile, the Re-
publicans, with the support of the Pres.
ident, and Democratic leaders, are pre-.
pared to fcrego next months Nationa
Convention to stay here and finish tbs
budget balancing legislation before the
start of the new fiscal year, July l.