Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
C0-OPERAT|VEB|LL
ONLYFARM RELIEF
Defeat of FesS Measure by
Decisive Vote Leaves Bu-
reau Plan Standing Alone.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
With surplus crop legislation
crushed beneath the weight of eco
nomic and political controversy. the
administrations cooperative market
ing bill stands today as the only
farm relief measure likely to be en-
acted at the current session of Con
gress.
Struggling with the problem in a
bitter 10-hour session yesterday, the
Senate late in the day voted down
the Fess credits measure. which, like
The cooperative marketing bill, had
the avowed support of President Cool
idge, by a ajority of % votes-a
margin nearly five times as great as
that by which the McNary equaliza'
ton fee rider was defeated last week.
Then, in rapid succession, one sub
stitute proposal after another was re-
jected until. with only relatively
small part of the Senate membership
remaining in the chamber. the CO
operative marketing bill was passed
without a record vote.
Establishes New Division.
This measure. which would estab
lish n new division in the Department
of Agriculture TO handle cooperative
marketing problems and authorize al
appropriation OF S225 900 for its work
already has been passed by the House
but. because of Senate amendments
including one eliminating naval stores
from it's provisions. it must so tC
conference between the two chambers
for adjustment of these differences.
Little delay in final enactment of
the bill. however. is expected to re-
suit from these changes, and House
leaders held today's program open to
expedite the progress of the measure
toward the White House. Nothing
else of ma jor importance remains on
their slate for action prior to adj
iournment. which they hope TO bring
about at the end of this week or
early next week.
Practically no opposition to the CO.
operative marketing bill has develop
ed since it was passed by the House
some weeks ago, the principal
criticism of 1t by members of Congress
from agricultural sections being that.
in their opinion. it was inadequate to
solve the farmers problems.
Served As Debate Vehicle.
In the Senate, it's chief function was
to serve as a vehicle for the proposals Is
which provided the issues for the bat
tie over surplus crop legislation. Ii
was the unfinished business of the
Senate for three weeks before it was
passed, but received scant attention
in the food of discussion which oc-
cupied the chamber during that
period.
First, Senator McNary, Republican.
Oregon, brought forward his equaliza-
tion fee proposal as an amendment.
Similar to the Haugen bill. which had
been rejected in the House, this rider
produced most of the discussion in
the Senate, but. although numerous
changes were made in it, the equaliza-
ton fee principle, strongly opposed
by administration forces. remained,
and 1t was voted down last week by
a ma ajority of six.
Senator Fess, Republican, Ohio. then
offered his measure. 1t resembled the
credit bill offered in the House by
Representative Tincher. Republican,
Kansas. but withdrawn by him before
the vote was taken on the Haugen
measure. Both called for appropria
ton of $100,O00.00O for loans to
farmer-controlled cooperative market
ing associations to assist them in
handling crop surpluses.
Margin of Defeat Large.
Defeat of the Fess rider by a
margin which astonished even its
most vigorous opponents was at
t1ibuted to various causes. Until yes
terday's battle got under way, both
camps had been doubtful of the out
come. The tide turned against it when
the word spread that several Sena-
tors usually lined up behind admins
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