New Britain herald., 1926-06-30
COOPERATIVE BILL
 ONLY THING LEFT
Senate Has Killed The FeSS Credits Measure For Farmers

Washington, June 70 GP) - With surplus crop legislation crushed be- meath iho weight of economic and political controversy, the administra- tic s cooperative marketing bill stands today as the only farm relief measur2 likely to be enacted at the current session of congress.
 Struggling with the problem in q bitter ten hour !ession yesterday the senate late in the day voted down the Fes. credits measure, which, like 10 cooperative marketing bill, had the avowed support of President Coolidge, by majority Of 2S votes a margin nearly five times as great as that by which the McNary equalization fee rider was defeated last week.
 Then. in rapid succession. one substitute proposal after another was rejected. with only a relatively small part of the senate membership rem ming in the chamber the CO., operative marketing bill was passed without a record vote.
 This measure, which would estab- fish new division in the agricul- lure department to handle coopera- tive marketing problems and author i2e an appropriation of S225,000 for it's work, already has been passed by the house, but because of senate amendments including one eliminat- ing naval stores from its provisions, it must go to conference between the two chambers for adjustment or theso differences.
 Little Delay Expected
 Little Il, lay in final enactment of the bill. however, is expected to re- sult from these changes, and house leaders held today's program open 10 expedite the progress of the meas ure toward the White House. Noth- ing else of major importance re- mains on their slate for action prior to adi,urnment which they hope 10 bring about at the end of this week or earl next week.
 Practi, llly no opposition to the cooperative marketing bill has de- vploped since it was passed by the house some weeks ago, the princi- pal criticism Of it by members of congress from agricultural sections being that in their opinion, if was inadequate to solve the farmers problems.
 In the senate. it's chief function was to serve as a vehicle for the pro posels which provided the issues for the battle over surplus crop lcgisla' lion. Ii was the unfinished bus mess" of the senate for three weeks before 1t was passed, but received scant attention in the flood of dis cussion which occupied the chamber during that period.
 First. Senator McNary. republican Oregon. brought forward his equal ization fee proposal as an amend ment. Similar 10 the llaugen bll which had been rejected in the house this rider produced most of the dis cussion in the senate, but. althougt numerous changes were made m II the equalization fee principle, strong 1y opposed by administration forces remained and it was voted down las week by majority or siA'
 Fess offers Plan
 Senator Fess, republican, OTTO then offered his measure. It re sembled the credit bill offered II the house by Representative Tlncher republican, Kansas, but withdraw bv him before the vote was tahei on the Haugen measure, both called for appropriation of $1oo,ooO'ooO fo loans to farmers controlled cooper alive marketing associations to as eiet them in handling crop surplus es
 Defeat of the l'ess rider by mar gin which astonished even It's mos vigorous opponents was attributed t' various causes. Until yesterday battle got under way, both camp