Debenture Clause Left in: Mil and Cream Tax Put On Washington, May 14
The Senate tow lay passed the Farm Relief Bill 9s introduced into the present special session of the Congress by Senator MeNary of Oregon, the chairman of the spperhowse committee on agriculture.
The measure as passed includes the debentures clause which would. refund to farmers, as bonus, one half the tariff duties charged on, thie exported products and: which has been denounced Friends of the President hope the debentures provision will bey inated In the House of Representatives, where the Senate Bill is sent for readjustment, The President's first move in his compromise programme with the agricultural congressmen opposing: his Farm Relief programme and the Tarif Bill was indicated to-day.
Hoover, in an Executive ner eased the tariff on flax seed from 40 to 56 cents a bushel. The milk duty was ineveased frou 25 to 38 cents a gallon and the duty cream from 20 to. 20 cents publishing the order Mr. Hoover pointed out that the inerens the cream tariff chane was lowe than that proposed in. the 'Tarif Bill, 'The President refrained from any' general statement regarding. his views on the inevensed schedules: provided in the proposed new tavifty now being considered by the House of Representatives.
The reason for the unexpected Executive Order, Mr. Hoover dicated, was his desire to grant imdiate aid to the farmers. The evident said that his conferences with leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, had. eon vinced him that the ageicultusa population of the motion deserves! some immediate succour, without awaiting for the proposed new tari' sehedles to become effective,
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