The Washington times., 1924-05-30
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# ACT IS
PASSED
House Starts Work Upon Com
promise-ReguIars Sure
/ Of Adjourning June J
BY KENNETH CLARK,
International News Service.


President Coolidge has con-
veyed word to Administration
leaders in. Congress that he
strongly opposes the McNary-
Haugen farm bill, creating a
$2O0,OOO,O0O export marketing
corporation, it was learned today.
This bill has received the in
dorsement Of the so-called pro-
gressives and farm bloc members
in both houses. They were con-
centrated for a final drive to at
tempt its enactment before ad-
1ournment, scheduled for June z.
Wants Measure Killed.
President Coolidge was said to
feel that the bill would not meet
the needs of the agricultural IN.
0ustry. and he wants It killed in
Congress, without coming 10 the
WHITE House for him to pass upon.
BesieEed from all sides wish rer-
e1stent demands for enactment If
some farm relief measures, Admins.
tration chieftains, therefore, sought
today compromise proposal which
can be showed, through speedily and
not interfere with adjournment
plans.
They were virtually unanimous in
admitting that, with President Cool
1dge's disapproval Of the McNary-
Haugen bill, none Of the farm
measures now pending can be
passed because of inability VI the
various sectional and bloc repre-
sentatives to come to an agreement
on just what should be done by
the Government to help the farmers
Move By Republicans.
AS the first step, Republicans
planned to pass the Smith. Hoch bill
directing the Interstate Commerce
commission to make 4 c0mprehen.
sive study Of rail conditions with a
view to revising and lowering the
entire freight rate structure, par.
t1cularly on farm commodities.
administration supporters also
locked to the Curtis-Aswell bill,
authorizing a $4,000, 900 loan fund
Tor farmers to assist in organizing
cooperative marketing associations,
held by President Coolidge to be
the most pressing need Of the agri-
cultural industry. This hill has
been favorably reported by a Sen.
ate Agriculture subcommittee
Other than these measures, Re
publicans held little hope for enact.
ing additional farm legislation.
Progressives and Democrats. how.
ever, were more hopeful and threat.
ened to filibuster. to block the ad.
journment plans unless measures
they are sponsoring are passed.
Representatives from the wheat
growing sections Of the Northwest
concentrated their efforts upon a
new bill which would virtually put
the Government into the wheat
marketing BUSINESS.
AS tentatively drafted, the bill
would appropriate approximately
100000 to buy this years wheat
crop at not more than $1.4O a
bushel. Not more than hree-fifths
Of any individuals crop could be
purchased.
Progressive farm organizations
backed the bill. 1t has not been
determined who will introduce it.
Those in charge OF the legislative
calendar predicted the proposed
measure would fare badly.
Despite the clamoring against
adjournment on June 7, Admins.
tration leaders declared they could
muster sufficient strength to pre-
vent a break down Of their plans.
Taken Up BY House.
Farm relief legislation in the
form OF the McNary Haugen bill
was taken UP again today by the
House. There is uncertainty what
shape this relief legislation will as.
sumo before the expected final vote
on 1t Is taken tomorrow.
1t is conceded the ,McNary- Haux-
On bill will not pass the House.
A bill preserving the title may
pass but its provisions will be dit
ferent in ali respects from those
now in the measure.
Desperate last hour efforts are
being made to save the bill and
Congressman John W. Summers
(R.) Washington, issued a statement
In which he declared that 'swe
realize that the fight will be a close
one, but there is every indication
Of sufficient support for favorable
action IL the friends Of the pro.
posed legislation stand steadfast {"
Congressman Tncher Rep.) OF
Kansas, who voted to bring the Nc.
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