Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-19
Marsh Says Solution OF Agri-
cultural Problem Depends.
On Passage OF Norris Bill
Vote Expected Today On
Right OF Way Proposals J;
John S. Williams, Missis-
sippi Senator, Denounces
Shippiig Bill And Farm
Credits Measure.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Heaings on
rural credits legislation before the
senate banking committee neared an
end today with members of committee
predicting that comprehensive bLl
embodying features Of several OF the
farm relief measures now pending
would be ready for submission to tho
senate early next week.
At today's. committee session Ben G.
Marsh, who said he represented the
peoples reconstruction league. COM
posed Of progressive farmer and labor
organizations, declared solution of the
present agricultural situation lay In
passage Of the Norris government ccr-
poration bill. rather than in the ex-
tension of further farm credits.
Need Higher Prices.
What agriculture needs. he said,
"is not credits, but higher prices and
legislation which will divorce the
farmers from the Wall street owned
and controlled federal reserve sys-
tenn" He also charged that the COM
mittee was not permitting tne farm
ers to lay their side of the case before
it adequately but was giving a hear
ing to all bankers representatives
who want to appear. saz
Right of Way Fight.
Washington. Dec. 19.-Supporters
Of the administration shipping bill and
members OF an alliance between OPP
ponents Of the measure and propo-
nents of the Norris agricultural
in the senate Monday without definite
results.
The issue was embodied in the mo-
tion of Senator Norris, of Nebraska.
chairman of the agricultural COM
inittee to lay! aside the ship bill and to
up thu senator's. own n1easure to
Great StsA SF government capitalized
agency to buy and sell farm products.
The question was. the subject Of nu-S
merous conferences and several
speeches including tho maiden address
Of Senator. Brookhart. Republicans,
Iowa. 2ssas
Renewed efforts for vote on tn,
question were to be made today
with prospects favoring a vote before
adjournment. 'e'5@N@ W
For Credits Bill.
Demanding that the shipping bill bs
laid aside was made during the session
by Senator Brookhart, Senator Borah.
Republican. Idaho and Senator
Fletcher of Florida, leader OF tho
Democratic opposition to the meas
ure. Senator Ransdell, Democrat,
Louisiana. in four hour speech urged
prompt passage of the legislation
while Senator Jones. Republican.
Washington. in charge Of it. stood
firmly on his declaration to keep the
bill, before the senate until rural
credits legislation could be reported to
the senate by the banking and cur
rency committee. Chairman Mclean
Of this committee, announced during
the day that such action might be ex-
pected early next week.
Williams Against Both.
One senator-John Sharp Williams,
Democrat, observation-disclosures he
would not vote either way on the
question, because, he said. he would
consider himself "disgraced either
! way" He said he had not thought
ut was within the realm Of human in
genuity to frame bill worse than the
; ship subsidy BILL" but that Senator
! Norris, by his measure had accom-
plished the impossible"
! Senator Borah urged casting aside
of the ship bill in favor of agriculture
relief as matter Of justice. declaring
that "ship susbidy can wait" until the
next session of congress. but that the
American farmer with another crop
season approaching could not wait
He warned his Republican colleagues
that they had 'trifled long enough
with that seven million majority and
asserted that il rural credits legtsla-
! ton and measures to relieve. the aEri-
! cultural situation were slighted at the
! present session of congress. the Re-
publican party in the next election
would mot have enough votes to
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