The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-10
DISCUSSION OF
HAUGEN'
Ic AGREED TO
Definite Assurance Given BY
Party Leaders That Meas
ure Will be Taken Up
MOTION is WITHDRAWN
With Assurance, NOrbecl1
Won't Attack it as Rider
To Revenue Bill

Washington. May l0.--(By the A.
PD-Definitc decision to have the
House consider the McNary Haugen
farm relief bill at this session Of
Congress was reached today by Re-
publican leaders.
Assurance was given supporters
of the measure that it would be TAX
en- up by the House the last of next
week or the first of the week follow
ing.
Senator Norbeck, Republican.
South Dakota, who has charge of the
farm relief fight in the Senate, said
he would be satisfied with the action
of the rules committee if it was sup
ported by verbal assurance Of some
majority leader.
The farm bloc was not content with
the agreement reached this week by
a Republican conference that scme
relief measure would be considered"
it was indicated but wanted the
promise made part of the printed
records.
Later Senator Norbeck said he had
decided to withhold his proposed
motion to put the McNary Haugen
bill on the revenue bill as rider"
Expects Passage
The Senator said the relief bill
probably would pass the House and
Senate and certainly would become
law if it got a little boost from
the White House. His decision to
withhold the notion he said. was
reached after he he'd been Informed
of the DECISION of the House rules
committee and after conference with
repre- and a delegation of
farmers from the Northwest here to
support the measure.
He had been assured by Senate
leaders. Senator Norbeck said, thai
the bill would be given cons liberation
as soon as it reachcJ the Senate,
probably in or 8 days. He added
that another reason. for withholding
the motion was that Il number of
Senators favoring the tax bill said
they would not vote for it with the
farm bill rider although they
would vote for the farm bill as Il
separate measure.
Sees Coolidge
Announcement of the decision to
give the bill right of way was made
after Chairman Smell of the rules
committee had discussed the legis-
lative problem with President Coo!-
;dge at the White House.
On his return to the capitol Mr..
Smell went into conference with
Speaker Gillette, Representative
Longworth, the Republican leader:
members Of the Republican steering
committee, and several members Of
the House agricultural committee,
among them Chairman Haugen.
At the close Of this conference it
was anticipated that the McNary-
Haugen bill would be brought to 4
vote with an adequate time allotted
for debate.
1t was insisted that there had
been no indication as to the Pres
idents view on the proposal, but
Republican leaders in the House
have heretofore declared that before
wight Of way was given to the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill some assurance
should be obtained from the White
House that the measure would not
be vetoed.
Present plans of supporters of the
bill, which calls for creation Of
corporation with capital of $200,000,-
600, to sell surplus farm products
abroad are for the House to con-
slider the measure before it is taken
up in the Senate. Members of the
Senate farm bloc have been insist
ing, however, that the proposal be
brought to vote there without de-
lay.