Evening star., 1926-05-04
FARM BILL STORM
BREAKS IN HOUSE
Hauqen Measures Friends
Work to Pass 1t Over 0pp0.
sjti0n of Administration.
RY g. GOULD LINCOLN.

ny &. GOULD LINCOLN.
Th. bitter war over farm relief
Legislation which threatens to upset
the administration's plans. broke in
the House today.
Supporters Of the HauRen bill,
which provides for $4,000 900 re-
volying fund to be used TO aid In the
mark citing of the surplus stable crops,
are working to the utmost limit To
bring abou, the passage Of that bill
A combination Of Western and
Middle Western Republican members
Of the House and Democrats is sup
porting the Haugen bill.
The administrat ton leaders, on the
other hand are standing firmly
against this measure. President Cool
idge and Secretary Jardine OF the
Department OF Agriculture and other
members OF the cabinet are opposed
to the iIsugen hill and to the princi-
ple upon which 1t In constructed.
situation Threatening.
The situa ton is filed with political |
dynamite. Should the Hsusen bill
he passed by the House and later the
SENATE pu' ~ '''N
President would face the unpleass nj
TASK of Netoing or approving this
measure.
While Demotra tic members Of the
House from the South and the South
west are proclaiminE loudly the pres
ent ills of the farmers. they make
no secret privately OF the fact that
they believe the passage Of the
Haugen bill might work to the detri-
ment Of the Republican administration
and the Republicsn party II the Presi-
dent should veto 1t. On the other
ha nd. should the President sign the
bill--it is inconceivable to many that
he would do so--the Democrats be
lieve that he would make himself un-
popular with the manufacturing sec
tions of the East.
When the House met today IL was
with the expectation that the rules
committee would bring In a special
rule for the consideration OF farm
legislation. This rule. which later
was adopted, grants four DAYS
general debate and provides foI
taking up the ilaugen bill under
tpe rules OF the House. When the
Hau.en bin had been perfected. it
would then be In order to offer the
Tincher bill or the AsweIl bin rs Il
HtD~tiIutc tuC IIitdEuiN
Tincher Bill q. .. p. Limit.
The Tincher bill. which provides
500 600 900 revolving fund to be
oaned TO the farm eo-operatives to
aid In ha ndiing the surplus crops, Is
reported 10 he the absolute limit 10
which the administration will go In
it's concession for farm legislation.
The Aswell bill which aims TO aid
the farm co-operatiVes and through
them the farmers. temporarily Is out
of the picture, and the real fight in
he House lies between the Haugen bill
and the Tincher bin. As matters
iIaugen bill are confident they can
defeat the Tincher bill when it is
offered as q substitute.
An effort will be made by opponents
of The Haugen bill To amend that bill
so that ii will he unacceptable in its
final form. one amendment which
will be offered would eliminate en-.
tirely the so-called eQuaiizat ton fee.
10y which the government eventually
would get back some of the money
which il would be calico upon 10 put
up TO aid the farmers in disposins
Of their surplus crops.
nd IL fIlh II NHcfi vi tne fuieS
tee explained Ia the House the pro
visions Of the special rule. He told
the House that the rules committee
was willing to do everything In its
power TO bring about a fair considera.
tion OF agricultural legislation. He
said that the time to he devoted to
general debate would be equally d.
vided among Represe Haugen.
Tincher and AsweH. the authors of the
three bills which were reported from
the House agriculture committee will
out reconme nda ton. 80 that the
House might have them all before il
for considers ton.
While the Hausen bill is to be given
the right OF way. Mr.. Smell explained
that under the special rule il would be
possible for Rermane amendments to
he offered TO the Tincher bill or the A.
well bill which are to be presented az
substitutes for the Hsuaen measure.
Representative Black of New York
complained because the special rule
made no provision for time to he used
by opponents of all three bills during
the general debate.
Rule Held Fit for Museum"
Representative Smell was subjected
to a rapid fire OF questions regarding
the operation of the special rule.
Some OF the auestiOners declared that
the rule was extraordinary and un.
heard-Of and was At for q museum.
Mr.. Smell declared at one point in
his defense Of the rule that the com.
mittee had been actuated by a desire
to help agriculture. His statement
was greeted with roar OF laughter.
Representative Pew, Democrat. OF
North Carolina, who followed Mr..
Smell delivered a violent attack upon
the Haugen bill.
only one Of these mea snres sta nds
chance OF becoming law II II pa ss.
es this hOdy." said Mr.. Pew. He did
not say which Of the bills he believed
had a chanc Of becoming law, but
the intimat ton was that only the
Tincher bill. which has the support
of the administration, would be sign.
ed by the President.
Representative Quin. Democrat, OF
MISSISSIPPI, interrupted. asking MIR.
Pew what he meant by saying only
one of these meas asures could become
a law even If it passed the House.
II am prophesyins," replied Mr..
Pew.
Quin tO Back Bill.
With some heat Mr.. Quin said:
II will vote for the Haugen bill. I
am In favor of putting 1t on the Pres
ident's dOOrstep''