The New York herald., 1922-12-20
SPLIT OF FARM BLOC
ON NORRIS MEASURE
help TO ship SUBSIDY
Efforts in Senate to Take
Up Agriculture Bill
Prove Futile.
SOCIALISM SEEN IN 1T
Tabling of Nebraska Sena-
tors Motion Is Expected
To-day.
CREDITS BILL FOLLOWS
This Form of Farmers Relief
May Displace Shipping
Measure.
CREDITS BILL FOLLOWS


New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c., Dec. 10.
Futile efforts were made to-day in
the Senate to reach an agreement to
vote on the motion to set aside the
ship subsidy bill in favor Of the Nor
ris farm aid bill after Senator Brook
hart Uowa) had completed his speech
in opposition to the shipping measure
The farm bloc In split wide open
on the Norris proposal. Many OF the
members refuse to support 1t on the
ground that It savors strongly Of
State socialism. 1t provides for the
creation OF a Federal agency with C
capital Of SOC. 100000 to buy and sell
farm products. Many Senators agree
with Senator williams (Miss.) that II
the measure were enacted into law
Uncle Sam would become a commits
sion merchant on a gigantic scale.
The fact that many members OF the
farm bloc have refused to support the
| Norris bill has heartened the advocates
Of the ship subsidy.
Threat 60 sidetrack.
After ne was ~,nvinced that the farm
bloc was ai :, to pieces over the
Norris bill, Senator Jones (Wash.)' In
charge of the subsidy. announced that
unless an agreement could be reached
soon to vote on the Norris motion he
would move to lay the proposal on the
table. aAf
| ,I hate 10 resort to such drastic
s,eps.- he said, but IN order to Get
any action on this matter. ] may be
fe-cec to ta;se such steps"
Advocates of the ship subsidy say they
have enough votes to table the Norris
motion.
Senator Norris explained the aims
and purposes OF his bill in desperate
effort to gain supporters He asserted
that many governments have crunbled
| because the rulers refused to listen 10
! the voice OF the people. He said that
while one class the Wall Street bene-
fciar1es. was reekins In wealth. the
farmers were crying for help and were
| In deplorable condition.
The Wall Street gang" he added. "is
spending It's time issuing stock dividends
to the amount OF $500. 100000 so as
\ TO cscarc taxation"
He admitted his bill was revolutionary
| and would provide a new venture for
this Government.
Chairman Mclean (Conn.) OF the
! Banking and Currency Committee urged
the Senate not to act upon the Norris
bill and attempt to relieve the farmer
piecemesi" He said his committee ex-
1 g. fe <rfe n
in a few days which would give real
relief to the farmers.
Credits Bill VIII Win.
While all indications point toward the
defeat Of the Norris bill because OF It's
Objectionable features. the farm bloc
will not lose It's fght for credits for the
farmers. Chairman Mclean will report
his bill. which provides relief 20 the
] farmers. but which Is more acceptable
! than the Norris bill. some time next
week. and there will be votes enough to
lay aside the shipping measure for It's
consideration.
A vote probably will be taken TO-
morrow on the proposal by Senator
Jones to lay aside the Norris motion 20
replace the shipping bill with his rural
credits measure. and undoubtedly will
be In the affirmative. Consideration OF
the subsidy measure will continue until
Senator Mclean reports out q measure
which will receive the overwhelming
vote OF Senators OF both parties
Senator Simmons IN. c. told the
Senate ne could justify a vote TO tsko
! up the Norris bill by the belief that K
was less Objectionable than the shipping
bill. He expressed doubt whether the
Banking and Currency Committee would
80 L..
iation before the first OF the year. Sem
ator Robinson (Ark.) expressed the
opinion that the Norris bill by amend
rnents could be whipped into shape 80
as 20 aid the farmers materially.
Conservative Democrats like Under
wood (Aia.). Williams (Miss.). Shields
(Tenn.) and Myers (Mon.) Will oppose
the Norris motion, while the more lio-
erai or radical of the party favor IL