U.S. POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1929, Page 5

U.S. POLITICS

PROPOSED BILLS

United Press Association—By Electne Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 0.27). a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 18.

An expert debenture plan which Mould give a farmer a bounty of half •the tariff duty on his exported products, was. included in the Farm Relief Bill introduced in the Senate by McXary (Chairman of the Senate Agricultural Committee). McNary revealed that while Mr Hoover had been silent on the plan and the House ignored it, bis committee was prepared to adopt it in the administrations general co-oper-ative m-rketing bill. The remainder of the bill as introduced varies but little from the bill brought up for con•■Ucriitien in the House to-day, the chief difference being it would authorse a Federal Farm Board of twelve members, while the House would provide a Board of six members. It folI>;v.'s the recommendation of the President’s message m authorising a Board to administer n revolving I mid of five hundred million dollars. Iho Roaid would lend' the necessary sums to cooperative marketing organisations, and establish corporations. Senator Blease introduced a resolution in the Senate requesting Mr Hoover to enforce the prohibition law in the strictest sense on vessels flying the American flag on the high seas. Th e measure is believed to have been directed by the controversy involving the Leviathan which recently passed into the hands of private interests, who announced the intention to sell liquor in 'Future. Mr Blease also introduced a proposed amendment to the Constitu tion to forbid the use of liquor by foreign diplomats and also introduced a resolution requesting foreign Governments to send as representatives only persons willing to abide by the United States Constitution.