The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
DEBATE ON THE
FARM BILLS IS
NEAR THE END
House Members Have Night
SessiOn-AnOther Indi-
Gated For Tonight
THREE BILLS PRESENTED
Little Indication Has Yet Been
Given As to the Trend
Of Sentiment

Washington, May 7-(AP)-The
house today swung into the home
stretch of the four-day period set
aside for debate on the Haugen, Tin
cher, and Curtis-Aswell farm relief
bills. The halfway post was rounded
at session last night and indica-
lions pointed to members again sit
ting till well after dark.
So far only handful have spoken
and little positive indication has been
given as to the trend of sentiment,
although friends of each proposal hold
the drift to be their way.
Each has been explained by it's au-
thor, Representative Tincher. Repub-
lican, Kansas, completing the trio by
taking the floor in behalf Of his last
night AS yet, however, no party
leaders have spoken and their pater-
nal voices are awaited to give the
first definite clue to prospective line
ups.
Prohibition Mentioned
Prohibition, meanwhile, has bob'bed
up anew in the situation. with Repre-
sentative Black, Democrat, of New
York, contending in statement that
it is the reason farm relief is needed
and asserting that "the answer to the
| farm problem is light wine and beer"
An attempt was made three years ago
ITO amend the McNary- Haugen bill,
| which was based on principles 81 milar
ito those in the pending Haugen meas
| ure, to permit use of corn, wheat,
| barley and rye in the manufacture of
| 2.75 per cent alcoholic beverages.
| Predictions have been made that
Democrats will support the Haugen
| bill with it's plan for price stabiliza-
! tion in the hope that the measure, as
some have expressed it, can be left on
the White House steps for the pres
| ident either TO approve Or reject.
These, however, have not been borne
out by the applause Democrats have
been giving to speakers endorsing the
Tincher credit proposal and the
| Curtis -Aswell national commodity
marketing plan.
| Close Attention Given
| That members are closely following
discussion has been apparent from
the start by a large number in at
Itendance on the floor, usually a sign
that minds have not been made up.
| The session last night was spirit
l Gu. IuttIIuDtcu IlCIuNutIy uuISus
attack on the Haugen bill, Represent
ative Tincher at times brought both
members and the crowd that packed
the gallery into roars OF laughter, rs
he shook his massive fist at an OPP
ponent while painting for breath with
which to reply.
a "direct subsidy" and urged men,
| Es~ i'm ho mil Lot
of a general strike. to learn the ef-
fects of subsidy policy. He de-
scribed the corn belt delegation sup
porting IL as Lobbyists who have no
principles and declared they had
changed their position regarding It's
provisions uptil it has become moi'
strosity."
Hall Supports Haugen Bill
Frank o. Lowden, former governor
of Illinois, Representative Tincher
charged, has shifted to the Haugen
camp under the influence Of the corn
belt group. This brought Represent-
ative Williams, Republican. Illinois
to his feet, contending that Lowden's
recent procurement in favor OF the
prin cipies embodied in the Haugen
bill was in line with his testimony pc.
fore the agricultural committee. but
the Kansan would not agree that this
was true. Representative Hall, Re-
publican of North Daokta, said farm
relief should come only through an
eoualization fee as proposed in the
Hauren bill, while Representative
McKeewen, Democrat, of Oklahoma
asserted that reference to the Eng
lish strike and Subsidy" were at
4empts ''to scare" members away
from the Haugen measure.