Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 6 | Both Factions See Victory on Flexible Duty

8 TH fACTIONS SEE FLEXIBLE DUTY DUJ Outcome May Hinge on Single Vote Smoot Indicates r Oy D. D HAROLD O OVER OLIVER VER Allo Associated Pre Press I. I st Sta Staf U Writer WASHINGTON V Sept 2 28 AP AP- AP Contending factions in tho the senate se lat I dl dispute p to over retention 1 in tho the tat tal Iff ff bill btU of ot the tho year seven ear oId policy of ot perm permitting tim tho president to change customs duties duties' continued to express confidence of success success today after a around around round of ot conferences Tho 8 senate nate took a 1 day off orr for or the tho first time since It began begaii consideration consideration tion of ot tho the Hawley Hawley- Smoot Smoot measure three weeks weeks' ago ao and all groups realizing the tho Influence a a a. victory will have for respective causes were ero bending ng th their h to corral cor cor- rat ral all possible votes I f Republican leaders backed by President nt Hoover in their efforts to toke ke keep kc-ep p the tho flexible principle In the tho bill reiterated t IJ they had enough votes to win when tho the Issue is de decided de- de next week Democratic tlc chieftains chieftains chief chief- countered counter d with tho the claim that they they h had d sufficient strength trel to repeal re re- re repeal repeal peal the provision Thc They were s supported supported sup sup- p- p ported In this thid view by the the- Republican can independents who share theIrs theIr's their s sympathies o on th the qU question MAY HINGE ON ON VOTE That the issue may n bingo on a single vote was Indicated by S tor tot Smoot Republican Utah who said he h was unwilling to give tho Democrats s a a pair for tor or Senator or Cope Cope- Copeland Copeland land of N New w York en route home from Europe Tho finance committee chairman viewed the readiness of ot the Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- to o vote vot yesterday as based on the condition that a a. J pair be bo ob obtained obtained oh- oh tamed for Copeland but Senator 2 Simmon North Carolina ranking minority member of tho the committee said he was was nr lared f fOr r the ballot without a a. pal pair Smoot said he lie would woud ask for a 8 voto vote by 4 s o'clock Tuesday but thought a 3 decision would be delayed de do- until later The Tho terse terso remark as tho flexible provision goes goe so sac goes tho the bill dropped Kentucky Kentuck Kentucky Ken Ken- member of ot the tho tuck tucky a Republican finance committee seemed to turn ni n up the feelings of the administration tion Republicans Anxious to strengthen the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cause the tho Republican independents judo inde pC held a a. the day ana nu decided to propose an amendment to the Simmons Simmons' proposal proPosal proposal pro pro- for lor repeal of ot the tho flexible provisions pro pro- visions and for making the tho e tariff commission an agency of congress alone lIone Framed b by Senator Norris R Republican Re Re- publican Nebraska the amendment would provide that whenever the thc comm commission lesion recommended a a. change e In 1 1 a duty to congress consideration should be bo confined d to tho the Item ster or items in the report thus avoiding a a. general revision every time the commission acted The Th proposal which the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- are aro inclined to favor tavor would bo be In the nature of oC a a. declaration of policy against opening up the tho tariff to general revision every thue the commission lon r reported ported I In eve event t. t tim the minority plan falls faU th the th Republican independent group Is understood to be pr prepared pared to of offer ot- ot for fer another amendment in the form of ot a a. t- t compromise but still lr gl congress the final say as 88 to rate changes It would allow the president president president dent to proclaim new rates after arter In Investigation by the tho tariff commis commission sion slon but also alo would provide that either cither house within ninety days darB could nullify the proclamation by resolution