Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
EQUALIZATION FEE
/ APPROACHES VOTE
Debate on Farm Bill Limited
| Tomorrow, With Outcome
Held Uncertain.
Dv IN. Associated Press.

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measure and altered along various
other lines, the McNary equalization
fac proposal today approached vote in
the Senate.
Although q vote was imminent lust
,efore adjournment YESTERDAY. and
proponents hoped TO force action TO
dan. this was not assured because "f
the Understandable amount Of time re-
uuired for disposal of several pending
smenoments. Nevertheless, unanimous
consent was given TO limit each Sena-
tor, after pm. tomorrow, TO flve min
uteS debate.
Leaders on both sides Of the fight
have conceded that the outcome will
he unusually close. After making M,
merous changes in the measure 10
meet various objections. proponents
Yesterday claimed q majority Of one.
but opponents insisted their forces out
numbered the other side by TWO.
Amendments Explained.
Among amendments confronting the
Senate today were two which proved
stumbling blocks yesterday. One,
STIMULATING that not more than $4,000.
500 of the revolving fund should be
used in marketing cotton, brought
such strenuous objections from South
arm members that Senator McNary.
Republican, of Oregon, sponsor of the
hill. withdrew it, saying he probably
would reoffer it today with some al
terations. 4 SO per cent rail and ship
preferential rate for agricultural eN-
ports was proposed in the other. which
was proposed by Senator Harris.
Democrat, OF Georgia.
Before adjourning yesterday the
Senate adopted amendments eliminat
ing cattle from the surplus plan and
made the equalization fee operative
on corn Immediately, instead OF three
years hence. Other amendments ap-
proved defined swine processing as
slaughter by purchase for market
which would permit a farmer TO
slaughter his own hogs and sell the
meat without paying the fee. and pro
vidcd that the equalization fee could
not be put into operation on any crop
except by permission of the members
OF the proposed farm board, repre-
senting land bank districts producing
more than so per cent of the crop as
figured OF the basis of the last previ,
Gus census.
Referring to Senator Simmons.
Democrat, of North Carolina, who
spoke Monday in favor Of the bill
Senator Glass declared he sought to
speech Of William Jennings Bryan.
which. he said, drove the Democratic
party from power for Is years.
He asserted that the North Carolina
Senator, as chairman of the Senate
finance committee and ranking Demo
cratic member, had impressed the Sen
ate with his arguments against the
high protective tariff. Now he stands
here and defends II, he added.
Aox hi In h.
bles from the brook to Stay the giant"
Senator Glass continued Now We
And him throwing the pebbles back
into the brook, casting his sling into
the bushes, carrying his tunic. raising
the white flag and going over to the
protectionists."
The Virginia Senator STYLED the bill
Siamese twin Of the protective tariff
and discrimination against farmers.
Pointing out that it applied only 10
the wheat, hogs, corn and cotton
farmers, he added:
Excludes Too Many Others.
What of the tobacco farmer. the
POULTRY farmer, the apple grower, the
dairyman and other farmers that
represent the bulk of the aSricu-
turists? They would be called on
under this bill to pay out their money
in taxes so that it might be used to
force them to pay higher prices for
their food and other necessaries Of
1ife.'
Replying, Senator Simmons denied
that he had come over TO the pro-
tectionists and declared he stood for
the measure because 1t would aid the
cotton farmers of the South and the
grain and live stock farmers of the
West
The tobacco growers are not here
FOR aid because they are not in the
same category of the cotton farmers"
Senator Simmons added. Good prices
for tobacco prevail because a surplus