Evening star., 1926-12-16
M'NARYF ARM BILL
TOUN|TE: BOOSTERS
Members Drop Pet Measures
to Strengthen Fight-Tariff
Looms as Issue.
By the Associated Press.

/ By the Associated Press.
! The care with which the new Nc
| Nary bill was devised to meet the
varied demands of farm relief pro-
ponents is reflected In the decision OF
| several Representatives TO forego of.
| fering proposals of their own in order
to center the fight on that measure.
The bill has not, of course, received
una animous assent. but it is regarded
| by many relief advocates as the best
: compromise obtainable az this time
! One of the mf mbers, who has dis
continued consideration of a bill of
! his own. is Representative William
son, Republican, South Dakota, who
had in mind a measure to stabilize
prices Of farm products by market
ing them only when sufficient demand
developed to command fair prices.
BEST SO FAR
However" he said, ''in view of the
| introduction of the McNary bin in 81
new and greatly improved form. |
shall not press my bill. While the
Senate bill does not entirely meet my
views. / believe it is the best so far
drafted and, If passed should materi-
| ally improve the farm situation. 1t
gives recognition to the farmers CO
operatives. and to the farmers them
selves a voice in the selection of the
| Farm Board.
Taking advantage of debate yester.
! day on the Agricultural appropriation
bill. Representative Dickinson, an
Iowa Republican. declared that if re-
lief were not provided as set forth in
the new McNary bill, there might fol-
low division of party lines. with
Middle Western Republicans seeking
to ease the rural situation by down.
ward revision of the tariff
This brought a demand for immedi-
ate tariff revision from Representa-
tive Connally, Democrat, Texas, who
charged the Iowan with seeing that
1t was done "noW and not after Mr..
Lowden is nominated for President"
Speaker Longworth Appears.
AS he was mentioning the former
Illinois governor Speaker Longworth
emerged from the lobby wearing a
red carnation and took a seat to the
left of Connally.
And as soon as we get into this
presidential discussion" Connal1y said,
the Speaker energies from his study.
He not only peeps through the cloak
room door, but sits right here in front,
where all may have look at him..
The inference brought u ripple of
laughter.
Representative Dickinson's hint that
party lines might be divided over farm
relief with tariff revision a possibility,
also received attention from House
members.
There is q firm conviction i'm the
minds of a great many in the West"
he said, that the revision Of the tariff
would be beneficial to the agricultural
interests of the country"
Downward Revision Helpful.
He said he was of the opinion that
revision downward ION a limited
number of commodities, such as steel,
aluminium, chemicals, etc." would be
helpful.
"In my judgment" he concluded,
"the party leadership that either ad-
mits the lack of a program or shows
a disposition to further delay an effort
to pass this legislation with no substi-
tute to offer, should be repudiated and
dethroned."
One of the farm relief bills was Of
fered by Representative Mclaughlin
Republican, Nebraska, who would
create a Federal corporation with a
capital stock of $1,000 ,00O, 900 to pro-
vide economic guidance of the produc-
ton and marketing of agricultural
products.
Another relief proposal was eX-
planned to President Coolidge by w. 1.
Drummond, who was active at the re-
cent st. Louis conference. He sug-
gested a Federal board with a $780,
| 000, 900 revolving fund to loan to CO.
operative farming organizations for
buying up surpluses of non-perishable
commodities.
| An attempt was made in the House
| to force consideration of farm legisla-
| ton when Representative Howard,
Democrat, Nebraska, offered a reso-
luton to devote half of all legislative
hours between now and Christmas to
the farm question. The resolution
was blocked, however, by Chairman
! Smell Of the rules committee.