New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Subsidy Bill
Faces Crisis In
Senate Monday
Fight 10 Replace II With
Norris Farm Measure
Is Begun, but Test Goes
Over TO First of Week
Close Vote Is Forecast
Big Stock Dividends Scored
in Debate; Calder Calls
Markets Key to Rural Aid

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WASHINGTON. Dee. i6.--The Senate
to-day was confronted with the ques-
tlon Of whether to continue cn the ship
subsidy bill OF 70 sidetrAck 1t for the
Norris bill for a government corpora
tion to buy and sell farm products.
Senator Norris late this afternoon
moved 10 take up his bill. Effect Of
the adoption Of this motion would be
10 displaee the subsidy measure as the
unfinished beslness Of the Senate.
Discussion Of the Norris melton was
postponed. The Senate, under an agree-
ment previously reached. took a recess
until Monday. The Norris motion De
thus left pending and the battle over
Il Is expected to be fought out then.
Jones to Press Fight
Senator Norris made his motion In
the course Of speech against the sub
yidy measure by Senator Mcclellan.
Senator Jones said IL was not In order
while Senator MeKellar was speaking.
However, he fefrained from pressing
the point until Monday. lie moved
brief executive session and then the
Senate quit work for the day. Senator
Jones again served notice he would
press the subsidy proposal early and
late, beginning at ~ o'clock Monday.
Senator MeKellar will resume his
spetch when the Senate meets Monday.
Mr.. Jones vflf endcavor % get Senator
Norriss motion ruled out Of order u he
presses Il before Senator McKe lar con
eludeE. However, one way or another,
Il Is understood Senator Norris VIII
foece a test vote IS between his bill
and subsidy.
Senator Jones and other friends Of
the shipping bin believe that on a test
Senalof Norris viii be unable to side
track the subsidy st this time. They
admit Il will be forced aside for farm
credits, but think the Norris bill will
not command a. many votes as farm
credits.
stormy Controversy Foreseen
All indications tonight were that a
stormy controversy would arse over
the effort 70 displace the subsidy with
the Norris measure.
The Senate had barely taken up the
shipping bill to-day when pleas TOT
Agricultural relief legislation arose.
Senator Nicholson, Republican, OF
Colorado, put in telegram from the
Colorado Farmers Congress protesting
aRainst subsidy legislation.
Senator Smith. Of South Carolina
ranking Democrat on the Committee
or Agriculture, spoke az length in be.
half Of farm credit legislation and
ether measures % relieve the farmer.
He SAID the President in his message
LAD stressed the deplorable condition
OF agriculture" and recommended rem
sdial legislation.
Senator Smith asssiled the dehation
ooliev Of the Federal Reserve Board.
and said there was not a Senator pres
snt who did not know that unless agri-
culture was relieved a condition much
worse than now would be produced IN
the country. He referred to the fact
that large numbers Of farms are being
sold for taxes.
Huge Dividends Assailed
Referring to financial news Of cur
rent papers, Senator Smith spoke OF
the case Of a Massachusetts wool con
eern which had declared q dividend Of
$3.50 psr cent. and OF 3 tool company
th.t had a dividend Of 10000 per cent.
He held such dividends indcfensible
and eontrasted the case Of the farmers.
he said legislation for the farmer was
not class legislation.
"Agrieulture is fundamental said
senstor Smith. at is absolutely es-
scntiAl 20 revive agriculture" He de-
rnanded relief for the farmer now and
the same opportunity for financial as
sistance for the farmer as for other
business.
Senator Calder said he would not
condemn large stock dividends vithou.
knowing the facts in each case. He