Evening star., 1924-06-01
FARM BILL DEFEAT
Seen IN. TEST VOTE
Opponents Garry Adjournment
Motion, 180 to 1856, Delaying
Ballot on Passage.
COMES UP EARLY THIS WEEK
Longworth Tells House No Substi.
tute Is in Sight.

The House adjourned last night
without reaching a final vote on the
McNary-Haugen farm relief BILL,
The motion to adjourn. adopted by
a vote Of $50 to 1876, was offered by
Representative voigt, Republican in
surgent, Wisconsin, one of the men,
bers OF the agriculture committee
opposed to the measure.
Defeat IL Forecast.
The result indicated, leaders gem
orally agreed, that the bill will be
defeated when a vote on passage is
reached tomorrow or Tuesday.
Supporters of the proposal, estimat-
ing that at least forty opponents
mainly from eastern states, had left
washington for Memorial day and
the week end. sought to force a vote
last night. Reading OF the bill was
concluded and the final vote was the
next order of business when Mr..
voiEt psopossd adjournment. asI
Only one amendment, offered by
Representative Jones. Democrat. Tex.
as. Friday. was adopted by the House.
1t is designed to afford the same price
increase benefit to producers of whea,
and live stock as to producers of flour
and meat products.
Seeks to Block Vote.
At the outset Of yesterdays ses-
sion. Representative Longworth, the
Republican leader. sought to obtain
an agreement to postpone a vote on
the bill until Tuesday. Objection,
however, was raised by Representa-
tive Summers, Republican, Washing
ton. who has been active in behalf
OF the measure, and those in charge
of the proposal Immediately began a
drive to complete consideration.
. Amendment after amendment was
rejected. Friends Of the bill sue
ceeded in keeping a quorum on the
floor at all times and cut short
all attempts at extended debate.
Throughout the session they held a
whip hand in the voting. and many
were confident they could muster the
votes to prevent adjournment and
put the bill through last night.
Mr.. Longworth and Representative
Garrett. the Democratic leader, Joined
with opponents OF tho bill in forcing
the vote over until this week, while
Representative Nelson Of Wisconsin,
the Republican insurgent leader, cast
his lot with friends Of the measure.
No Substitute In sfxAt.
With defeat Of the proposal, which
would set up machinery for the
marketing abroad Of surplus farm
products. almost a certainty, Mr..
,Longworth continued yesterday to
express confidence that Congress
would adjourn next Saturday. He In.
formed the House he knew Of no
substitute for the McNary-Haugen
bill and there were no new indica-
tionsc that one would be offered.
Just before tho House adjourned
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Texas. attempted to kill tho bill by
proposing to strike out the enaotink
clause. but his amendment was ruled
out on a point OF order.
Among the amendments thrown
into the discard yesterday was one
by Representative Oldfield, Democrat,
Arkansas, which would have pro-
vided that when the emergency
clause proposed under the bill. be-
came operative the tariff on COM
modities farmers must purchase
should be reduced by a per cent
equal to the difference between the
tariff on tho articles and the ratio
price. which would be established BY
the emergency. It was eliminated
on point Of order.
An unsuccessful effort was made
by Representative Kincheloe Of Ken.
lucky. Democratic member of the
agriculture committee, to empower
the corporation to purchase Other
than agricultural commodities In q
foreign market and bring them to
this country free Of tariff duties. He
also failed IN another attempt to
amend the bill by providing that
after the ratio price had been deter
mined 1t would be increased by 10
per cent.
Representative Begg, Republican,
Ohio. failed In an effort to eliminate
rice and corn from the commodities
upon which an emergency could be
declared.