Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-13
FARM CREDITS MEASURE
TO D|sPLACE SHIP BILL
Subsidy Proposal Soon to Be
Sidetrackcd in u. S.
Senate.
AGr,crLTrnr RELIEF SOUGHT
Farm Bloc Mcmbers. However. Are
Not Yet in Agreement on LcEtSla-
tion Aimed 10 Cure Financial Ills
OF Crop Growers.
Try Associated Press.l


wAsUINGToN, Dec. l2-Prompt
cnnctmonr az the administration
shipping bill was urged In the Sem
alto and at the White House today.
hu; nj tho same time Indications
grew stronger that tho measure
might soon bc laid aside by tho SEN
ate Ia favor OF rural credits lcEisla-
ton.
Developments In connection with
these two major pieces OF legislation
camo ,hicf and fast mt the Senate
wing of tho Capitol and were supple
mcntcd ny tho declaration at the
he,!cvod tho merchant marine meas
uro should DO disposed OF before any
other legislation was taken up by the
Sonate Tho President, II was fur
;hcr asserted. hold the view that the
country was entitled To have n de-
cisior with respect to tho measure
without undue delay.
Ready 10 Give Credits Right of Way.
Almost simultaneous with this
declaration was the announccmcut
~ Senator Jones, Republican. Wash
iuEtou, In charge Of the shipping bin.
that m would aErcc To lay aside his
measure temporarily should ndvo-
Gates IF rural credits loEislation be
able 20 bring before tho Senate hill
in which there was n considerable
degree II unanimlty. iio added later
IN tho day. in the course Of an cN-
tcndod address in behalf Of the shin
ping n!ll--thc opening statement for
proponents or the merchant marine
lnoasurC-":hat there Is no lcEisla
tioN We can pass except possibly u
rural credits hill that Will boncn,
The farmers more than this Eill TO
afford TRANSPORTATION across the
ocean tor their products
The announcement, by Senator
Jones ur his willingness to lag aside
tc'unorarily the shipping hiIl was
ur,>edel hy a series OF conferences
hotwecu Democratic and Republican
opponents or tho ship measure dur
ing which thu stronger advocates OF
farm rcllef legislation in both par
Ties worc enlisted in the support Of
% pr posal that motion he made, as
sruu ass a rural credit bin was re-
ported from committee. to tax" up
'hs iarm measure and 10 displace
'Hc nershant marine legislation.
Senator Fletcher. of Florida, rank
iur guuucrat on tho Commerce Com
uitto.. leaders Of the farm bloc. and
Senators 80 Toilette. OF Wisconsin.
AHA H-ookhar,, 81 Iowa, Republican
'n,u,usrs OF the new progressive
1Hp.. Conducted these conferences ana
trujlh, announced they had fifty
SGD, senator's, or considerably more
'aau a majority, to support tho
r.-m Credits 20 Fore.
liuN soon the move might he
made WAS question tonight. al
,houlh rural credits Legislation was
nuch 90 the for" about the Senate
throughout tho day The Barking
anil Currency Committee, 10 which
most Df the half dozen or moro rural
rrodjts bins havc been referred. b.
: fssr, consideration Of the measures
hrforo 40 with tho hearing OF some
II tn" proponents. Further hearings
viii Doe hold tomorrow and 1t WAS In
dicated it would BE ton days before
q measure could bc reported
Tho Agriculture Committee, which
also is considering credit legislation.
heard additional members OF "a dele
CATION from the Northwestern States
upon tho Norris bin TO establish :,
government capitalized corporation
70 buy and sell farm products and
upon the Ladd lin to stabilize prlcos
of The major agricultural products.
MISREPRESENTATION" Charged.
Late in the day the hearings wore
onlivoncd by charges by former Rep
Icscntative Kelley, OF South Dakota.
that the Chicago Board OF Trade had
contributed 100000 toward the or
Eani2atiou OF the American Farm Ru-
-eaU Federation. ono OF the larccs;
~ the various 'arm~.5' associations.
The witness acvu.-h>s n Howard
PRESIDENT. and Gray Si!yr-. lcrisIa-
tive sentative 90 tho federation.
~ representing tn" farmers" he
."uE.ns % tho organization