Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-06-23 | Page 13 | Farm Bloc to Seek Opinions on Tariff Bill

fA cARM M BLOC TO JO 1 SEEK OPINIONS OPINIONS' S ON BlU S By PAUL R. R M MALLON LLON S United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON WASHINGTON June 22 22 United Pre Press Press Th 8 The farm ar Moo bloc loo is' is going goingS S back home homi over th the weekend to sound Bound lOund out opinion lorf among men In S tho the field fl fd regarding the debenture and tho and nc tho proposed proposed tariff bill After organizing forces here iere this Independent group which wielded th the baan balance e of ot power during the fIrst two months of President Hoovers Hoover's Hoovers Hoover's Hoovers Hoover's Hoo Hoo- vers ver's special session is breaking up for a to two months months personal investigation gation atlon of ot conditions and practical sentiment in the hinterland Senator Norris orris is returning to toN toS S Nebraska N braska Brookhart to to Iowa Jowa by byway byS S way ay of Texas Texa Nye ye to to North Da Da- Da- Da kota Walsh to Montana while Wheeler FrazIer and La are taking a a. trip through the northWest northwest north north- west vest farm territory with the Indian investigating committee They will reassemble before the special ses fles 5 sion slon resumes August Augut t 19 19 to plan their program for the tariff fight Meanwhile l individual members of f the grou group group- have been assigned to home Work ork individual Investigations Investigations' investigations investigations' of particular t tariff sch schedules dules In order that they may be armed forthe for for- forthe forthe the debate in tn the fall Just how the group will attack the tar tariff problem Is not yet ct de do- They have agreed greed the they will ham barn raer ner at the sugar and shoe schedules particularly arl those being two items which Thich arr affect t every man woman v mn and child in the country countr Be Before re their program Is definitely outlIned outlined outlined out out- lined however they wish to see seeS seethe S the people back home and also find Democrats are gain gaIna out ut what the to do I Their position In inthe the senate situation situa I tion at present resent is not as strong as ns I their formidable numerical str strength would indicate They can function In conference as a majority only With the Democrats and no one knows how closely the Democrats will work with them For Instance when the debenture plan platt is IR brought up as a a. tariff amend nent the independent bloc may be expected to lose the votes of some southern Democrats who to protect protect protect pro pro- their home industries have in indicated indicated in- in n they do not desire to gom- gom om- om plicate the tariff bill with the debenture debenture debenture de de- de- de plan S A b